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CHARGERS LACROSSE DEFEATS ASSUMPTION COLLEGE ON SENIOR DAY
April 21, 2008

CHARGERS LACROSSE DEFEATS ASSUMPTION COLLEGE ON SENIOR DAY

Orangeburg, NY (4/21/08) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team defeated Assumption College, 11-5 on Senior Day this afternoon in a non-conference match up at the DC Lacrosse Field.

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CHARGERS LACROSSE DEFEATS ASSUMPTION COLLEGE ON SENIOR DAY

Orangeburg, NY (4/21/08)  The Dominican College men's lacrosse team defeated Assumption College, 11-5 on Senior Day this afternoon in a non-conference match up at the DC Lacrosse Field.

The Chargers opened up the scoring in the first as Dave Marrese (Winnipeg, MB) netted a goal off the pass by Alex Jones (St. Albert, Canada).  The Greyhounds tied the game with a goal a minute and fifteen seconds later by Mike Molk (Danvers, MA) off the pass by Brandon MacNeil (Surrey, BC).  The Chargers ended the first quarter with a 3-0 run with goals scored by Remo Montalbano (Saugerties, NY), Jesse Peterson (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) and Owen Smith III (Cornwall, NY).

Assumption got a goal back early in the second quarter as Kevin Jurgens (Needham, MA) found the net off a pass from Kevin Klaskin (Needham, MA) to cut the DC lead to 4-2.  Dominican then went on a 5-0 run, spanning from late in the second quarter to 12:07 left in the third to take a commanding 9-2 lead.

The Greyhounds stopped the DC run and scored two consecutive goals to make the score 9-4, but the Chargers responded with a goal in third quarter for a 10-4 lead.  Each team netted a goal in the fourth for the final 11-5 DC victory.

Jurgens led the Greyhounds with two goals, while MacNeil and Molk each had two assists in the loss.

Junior attacker Jeremy Arcaro (New Windsor, NY) led the game with three goals.  Smith, Jones and Marrese each netted two goals in the win, while Smith had a game leading three assists.  Peterson and Montalbano had the other DC goals, while Peterson and James Murphy (Pearl River, NY) each had an assist.

Greyhound goalie Chris Bird (North Andover, MA) had 5 saves, while DC goalie Joe Assante (Hicksville, NY) had 16 saves in the win.

 

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.