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#3 C.W. POST PIONEERS TURN BACK CHARGERS LACROSSE
March 23, 2009

#3 C.W. POST PIONEERS TURN BACK CHARGERS LACROSSE

Brookville, NY (3/23/09) The #3 C.W. Post University Pioneers turned back the visiting Dominican College Chargers, 19-5, in East Coast Conference (ECC) men's lacrosse action this afternoon.

Box Score

Brookville, NY (3/23/09)  The #3 C.W. Post University Pioneers turned back the visiting Dominican College Chargers, 19-5, in East Coast Conference (ECC) men's lacrosse action this afternoon.

The Pioneers got on the board in the first minute of action as senior Greg Cerar (Farmingdale, NY) netted the goal of the pass from Nicholas Coric (Walnut Creek, CA).  C.W. Post then went on a 6-0 run to close the first quarter with a commanding 7-0 lead.

The Pioneers held a 9-0 lead when DC got on the board as freshman Gabe Sutherland (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) netted a goal off the dish from senior James Murphy (Pearl River, NY) to make the score 9-1.  C.W. Post closed out the second quarter with another offensive tear, scoring seven consecutive goals to go up 16-1.

DC outscored the Pioneers 2-1 in the third quarter as senior attacker Jeremy Arcaro (New Windsor, NY) scored a goal in the first 21 seconds of the third quarter off the pass from freshman Korin Pierce (Middleburg, VA).  After the C.W. Post goal, Dominican closed out the third quarter with a goal by sophomore Andrew Rendine (River Edge, NJ) off the pass from Sutherland as the Pioneers held a 17-3 lead.

Sutherland opened up the fourth quarter with his second goal of the game off the pass by junior Dan Celebre (Lake Grove, NY) and cut the lead to 17-4.  The Pioneers went on a 2-0 run before Celebre netted the game's final goal off the assist by Arcaro as C.W. post went on to the 17-5 victory.

Charger goalie Brendan Bonacum (Port Jefferson Station, NY) made 16 saves in the net in 45 minutes of action, while Tim Manzella (Riverhead, NY) had one save in 15 minutes.

With the win C.W. Post improves to 7-1 overall and 1-0 in the ECC, while Dominican falls to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in the ECC.

Dominican is back in action on Wednesday as they host American International College in a non-conference game slated to begin at 4pm at Torne Valley Sports Complex.

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.