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MOLLOY TOPS MEN'S LACROSSE
March 27, 2010

MOLLOY TOPS MEN'S LACROSSE

Rockville Centre, NY (3/27/10) The Molloy College Lions topped the visiting Chargers of Dominican College, 14-8, this afternoon in East Coast Conference (ECC) game held in Rockville Centre, NY.

Rockville Centre, NY (3/27/10)  The Molloy College Lions topped the visiting Chargers of Dominican College, 14-8, this afternoon in East Coast Conference (ECC) game held in Rockville Centre, NY.

Molloy jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but Dominican quickly answered back with two consecutive goals to take a 2-1 lead.  Jesse Peterson (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) netted DC's first goal off the assist from Alex Jones (St. Albert, AB) and Remo Montalbano (Saugerties, NY) tallied the Chargers' second goal.

After a 2-0 run by the Lions, DC once again rallied with two straight goals with Peterson's second goal of the game off the pass from Montalbano and Korin Pierece (Middleburg, VA) netting a goal off the dish from Peterson for 4-3 DC lead.  A MC goal closed out the first quarter with a 4-4 tie.

Dominican opened the second quarter with two straight goals as Pierce recorded his second goal of the game and Daniel Metoyer (San Diego, CA) netted his first goal of the game for a 6-4 lead.

The Lions roared back with a 6-0 run to take a 10-6, before Montalbano broke the run with goal off the assist from Peterson to make the score 10-7.  A 4-0 MC run put the game away to rebuild a 14-7 lead and DC closed out the game on a Jones goal off the pass from Michael Holl (Montvale, NJ) for the final 14-8 score.

Goalie Brendan Bonacum (Port Jefferson Station, NY) made 16 saves in 56:19, while Andrew Slater (Brookfield, CT) played the final 3:41 of regulation.

With the loss Dominican falls 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the ECC.

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.