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Dominican University New York Athletics
March 2, 2008

MEN'S LACROSSE DROPS SEASON OPENER TO SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE

Blauvelt, NY (3/2/08) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team dropped their opening game of the 2008 season, 19-7, to the visiting Hawks of Saint Anselm College this afternoon at the Torne Valley Sports Complex in Hillburn, NY.

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MEN'S LACROSSE DROPS SEASON OPENER TO SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE

Blauvelt, NY (3/2/08)  The Dominican College men's lacrosse team dropped their opening game of the 2008 season, 19-7, to the visiting Hawks of Saint Anselm College this afternoon at the Torne Valley Sports Complex in Hillburn, NY.

The Hawks opened up the game with a commanding 5-0 lead after the fourth quarter and led 9-1 at the intermission.  DC netted three goals a piece in the final two quarters, but Saint Anselm added four goals in the third and six in the fourth for the final 19-7 victory.

Junior attacker Chris Murphy (Winchester, MA) led the Hawks with four goals and one assist.  Fellow junior Matt Surette (Wakefield, MA) added three goals.  Kevin DeBenedetto (Reading, MA) and Steve Trocki (Braintree, MA) each scored two goals, while six other Hawk players had a goal in the win.

Juniors Owen Smith III (Cornwall, NY) and Remo Montalbano (Saugerties, NY), along with sophomore Alex Jones (St. Albert, Canada) led the Chargers with two goals a piece.  Frank Vermeylen (Elmwood, NJ) had the other Charger goal.  Freshman Jesse Peterson (Saskatchewan, Canada) led the team with two assists.

With the win, Saint Anselm improves to 2-1 overall, while Dominican falls to 0-1.

The Chargers are back in action on next Saturday when they travel to Franklin Pierce University.  Game time is 4pm in Rindge, New Hampshire.

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.