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CHARGERS LACROSSE LOSES TO ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
April 30, 2008

CHARGERS LACROSSE LOSES TO ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

Hempstead, NY (4/30/08) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team lost an East Coast Conference (ECC) game to host Adelphi University Panthers this evening. With the win the Panthers improve to 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the ECC, while the Chargers fall to 5-9 overall and 0-5 in the ECC.

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CHARGERS LACROSSE LOSES TO ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

Hempstead, NY (4/30/08)  The Dominican College men's lacrosse team lost an East Coast Conference (ECC) game to host Adelphi University Panthers this evening.  With the win the Panthers improve to 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the ECC, while the Chargers fall to 5-9 overall and 0-5 in the ECC.

The Panthers went on a 3-0 run to start the game when the Chargers struck for a goal by Alex Jones (St. Albert, AB) off the pass from Jesse Peterson (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).  AU then went on a 7-0 run to take a commanding 10-1 lead late in the second quarter.  With 1:30 left before the intermission, attacker Pat O'Shea (Dix Hills, NY) scored an unassisted goal to make the score 10-2 at the break.

The Panthers continued on the offensive with a 5-0 run to start the third when Remo Montalbano (Saugerties, NY) put one past the Panther goalie.  Adelphi then went on a 6-0 run when the Chargers scored two straight goals in the fourth quarter, one by James Murphy (Pearl River, NY) and one by Andrew Rendine (River Edge, NJ) off the assist from senior Kyle Miller (Copiague, NY).  AU scored the game's last goal for the final 22-5 victory.

Joe Assante (Hicksville, NY) had six saves in 27 minutes in the net.  Tim Manzella (Riverhead, NY) had one save in 17:38 and Brendan Bonacum (Port Jefferson Station, NY) had two saves in fifteen minutes.

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.