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MEN'S LACROSSE FALL TO #1 C.W. POST UNIVERSITY
March 24, 2010

MEN'S LACROSSE FALL TO #1 C.W. POST UNIVERSITY

Brookville, NY (3/24/10) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team fell to the top ranked Pioneers of C.W. Post University, 10-3, this afternoon in East Coast Conference (ECC) action.

Brookville, NY (3/24/10)  The Dominican College men's lacrosse team fell to the top ranked Pioneers of C.W. Post University, 10-3, this afternoon in East Coast Conference (ECC) action.

The game was scoreless for almost the first ten minutes of the first quarter until the Pioneers netted a goal with 6:07 on the clock.  C.W. Post would tally two more goals in the first quarter for a 3-0 lead.

The Pioneers continued on the scoring run with five more goals and extending their lead to 8-0 when junior midfielder Tyler Douglas (St. Albert, AB) recorded his second goal of the season.  Following a Pioneer goal, ECC Co-Player of the Week, Alex Jones (St. Albert, AB) netted his team leading 17th goal of the season to trail at the break, 8-2.

The third quarter featured two C.W. Post goals to increase their lead to 10-2, while junior Jesse Peterson (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) netted the fourth quarter's only goal with 11:44 remaining in regulation.

C.W. Post outshot Dominican, 43-20 and held a 40-31 advantage in ground balls.

Dominican goalie Brendan Bonacum (Port Jefferson Station, NY) made 28 saves in the loss.

With the loss Dominican slips to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the ECC, while #1 C. W. Post improves to 8-0 and 4-0 in the ECC.

The Chargers are back in action on Saturday when they travel to ECC opponent Molloy College for a 1pm game.

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.