MEN'S LACROSSE DROPS SEASON OPENER TO PACE UNIVERSITY

February 22, 2020

MEN'S LACROSSE DROPS SEASON OPENER TO PACE UNIVERSITY

Pleasantville, N.J. (2/22/20) The Dominican College men’s lacrosse team fell in their season opener to Pace University by a score of 19-4.

Dominican University New York 0-1

Pace University 1-0

Final

Dominican University New York (0-1)

Pace University (1-0)

Pleasantville, N.J. (2/22/20) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team fell in their season opener to Pace University by a score of 19-4.

The Chargers fall to 0-1 on the season and the Setters earn their first win of the season in their home opener.

Marcos Peirce (Middleburg, Va.) scored two goals and recorded an assist for the Chargers and recorded four shots. William Gordon (Amityville, N.Y.) added a goal while Angel Rosario (Staten Island, N.Y.) also added a goal. Luke Martini (Abington, Mass.) led the team in shots with eight.

Alan Singleton, Jake Veres, and Bruno Surace each scored three goals. Singleton and Veres each added two assists. Adam Story, Tim Cairo, Terrance Day, and Joseph Diggle all scored two goals for Pace. Patrick Mulcahy contributed one goal.

Anthony Caputo and Joseph Diggle both led the team in assists with three.

The Chargers will look to bounce back when they host American International College on Tuesday, February 25^th for their home opener at 4:00 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: Marcos Pierce - 2

A: Marcos Pierce - 1

Sv: Patrick Gifford - 16

GB: Nicolas Jelovcic - 6

Pace University

G: 3 Players (#6, #8, #22) - 3

A: Joseph Diggle - 4

Sv: Louis Ragusa - 7

GB: Daniel Lewis - 9

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Pace University

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

16-20

27-20

Turnovers

Face Offs Won

Man Up

0-6

4-8

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.