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MEN'S LACROSSE TAB FIRST WIN OF SEASON OVER AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
March 25, 2009

MEN'S LACROSSE TAB FIRST WIN OF SEASON OVER AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

Orangeburg, NY (3/25/09) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team picked up their first win of the season after defeating American International College, 17-7 in a non-conference game held at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Box Score

Orangeburg, NY (3/25/09)  The Dominican College men's lacrosse team picked up their first win of the season after defeating American International College, 17-7 in a non-conference game held at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

The Chargers opened up the scoring in the first quarter with three unanswered goals.  Junior midfielder Sean Murphy (Pearl River, NY) netted the game's first goal off the pass by sophomore Jesse Peterson (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).  Freshman Korin Pierce (Middleburg, VA) netted an unassisted goal, while freshman Gabe Sutherland (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) found the net off the dish by Pierce as DC took a 3-0 lead.

Dominican dominated in the second quarter with a 4-0 run to take a 7-1 lead into intermission.  Murphy netted his second goal of the game off the pass by Pierce.  Dan Celebre (Lake Grove, NY) picked up a goal off the assist from Peterson and Sutherland netted his second goal of the game as Peterson notched his third assist of the game.  Senior attacker Jeremy Arcaro (New Windsor, NY) closed out the quarter with an unassisted goal.

The Yellow Jackets outscored the Chargers 4-3 in the third quarter to cut the lead to 10-5.  Charger goals were scored by Sutherland, Pierce and James Murphy (Pearl River, NY), while Peterson and Arcaro each had an assist.

Arcaro and Peterson scored goals to open up the fourth quarter to give DC a 12-5 lead before AIC stopped the run with a goal.  Dominican charged back with a 4-0 run as Arcaro netted two more goals, Peterson picked up his second goal of the game and Christopher Jones (Saugerties, NY) netted a goal.  Pierce closed out the scoring with a goal with under a minute to go as the Chargers charged ahead with the 17-7 win.

Peterson and Arcaro led Dominican with six points each as Peterson had two goals and four assists and Arcaro had four goals and two assists.  Pierce finished with five points (three goals, two assists) and Sutherland finished with four points (three goals, one assist).

Goalie Brendan Bonacum (Port Jefferson Station, NY) had 14 saves in 57:20, while Tim Manzella (Riverhead, NY) had one save in the final 2:40.

With the win Dominican improves to 1-5 overall.

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.