CHARGERS TURN BACK EAGLES

April 10, 2019

CHARGERS TURN BACK EAGLES

Waterbury, Conn. (4/10/19) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team defeated the Post University Eagles, 17-11, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on LaMoy Field.

Dominican University New York 2-7, 1-0

Post University 1-9, 0-1

Final

Dominican University New York (2-7, 1-0)

Post University (1-9, 0-1)

Waterbury, Conn. (4/10/19) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team defeated the Post University Eagles, 17-11, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played on LaMoy Field.

With the win, Dominican improves to 2-7 overall and 1-0 in CACC play.

The game was tied 3-3 with 7:20 remaining in the first quarter when the Chargers netted three straight off the sticks of Daniel Carson (Lindenhurst, N.Y.), Lorcan Teahan (Sparkill, N.Y.) and Ryan Fischer (Monroe, N.Y.) to take a 6-3 advantage.

Dominican continued on their run with the first three scores of the second quarter as Nicholas D'Alessandro (Levittown, N.Y.), Nicolas Jelovcic (Massapequa, N.Y.) and Marcos Pierce (Middleburg, Va.) all recorded goals to extend the lead to 9-3. Consecutive man-up goals by the Eagles made the score 9-5, but Carson ended the third quarter with his second goal of the game, off the pass from Fischer for the 10-5 lead.

After the break, the Chargers opened the third quarter with five consecutive goals as freshman Luke Martini (Abington, Mass.) scored twice during the run to extend the lead to double-digits, 15-5 and they closed out the quarter with a 15-7 edge.

Post outscored the Chargers, 4-2 in the final 15 minutes of play for the final 17-11 score. Jelovcic and Fischer recorded the goals for Dominican in the fourth quarter.

Fischer led the team with four goals and four assists, while Martini added three goals.

Faceoff specialist Stephen Falco (East Meadow, N.Y.) recorded a career high 27 ground balls and 30 faceoffs won in 32 attempts.

Patrick Gifford (Galloway, N.J.) made 10 saves in the win.

The Chargers will host Chestnut Hill College this coming Saturday night at the Torne Valley Sports Complex in CACC action.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: Ryan Fischer - 4

A: Ryan Fischer - 4

Sv: Patrick Gifford - 10

GB: Stephen Falco - 27

Post University

G: 2 Players (#5, #25) - 3

A: 3 Players (#9, #14, #25) - 1

Sv: Manuele D'Alessio - 12

GB: 3 Players (#6, #18, #19) - 3

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Post University

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

12-13

16-13

Turnovers

Face Offs Won

Man Up

1-3

2-4

Full stats

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.