DOMINICAN BEATS GOLDEN FALCONS

April 16, 2019

DOMINICAN BEATS GOLDEN FALCONS

Lyndhurst, N.J. (4/16/19) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team beat the Felician University Golden Falcons, 16-5, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played this evening at the Lyndhurst Recreation Complex.

Dominican University New York 3-8 | 2-1 CACC

Felician University 0-11 | 0-3 CACC

Final

Dominican University New York (3-8 | 2-1 CACC)

Felician University (0-11 | 0-3 CACC)

Lyndhurst, N.J. (4/16/19) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team beat the Felician University Golden Falcons, 16-5, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game played this evening at the Lyndhurst Recreation Complex.

With the win, Dominican improves to 3-8 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

Junior Nicholas D'Alessandro (Levittown, N.Y.) picked up his 100th career point with 4:43 left in the first quarter as he dished out an assist to Daniel Carson (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) to give the Chargers a 5-0 lead.

DC continued on the run with the first four scores of the second quarter to extend the lead to 9-0 and they went into the intermission with a 10-2 lead.

D'Alessandro had five points in the first half with three goals and two assists.

The Chargers outscored the Golden Falcons 3-1 in the third quarter and 3-2 in the final period for the 16-5 win.

D'Alessandro led the Charger offense with four goals and three assists.

Freshman attacker Luke Martini (Abington, Mass.) and Ryan Fischer (Monroe, N.Y.) tallied three goals each, with Fischer adding an assist.

Shaun Palmer (Massapequa, N.Y.), Marcos Pierce (Middleburg, Va.) and Carson all had two scores, while Pierce had two assists and Carson had one.

Starting goalie Patrick Gifford (Galloway, N.J.) had three saves in 45 minutes, while John Rooney (Bellmore, N.Y.) made five saves in the final 15 minutes of action.

Dominican will host the Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College in non-conference action on Thursday afternoon at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: Nicholas D'Alessandro - 4

A: Nicholas D'Alessandro - 3

Sv: John Rooney - 5

GB: Marcos Pierce - 8

Felician University

G: Ausar Wright - 2

A: 2 Players (#13, #22) - 1

Sv: Pat Hemmer - 16

GB: Pat Hemmer - 7

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Felician University

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

17-18

13-18

Turnovers

Face Offs Won

Man Up

5-9

1-5

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.