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#7 NYIT BEARS TURN BACK MEN'S LACROSSE
April 25, 2016

#7 NYIT BEARS TURN BACK MEN'S LACROSSE

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/25/16) The #7 New York Institute of Technology Bears turned back the Dominican College men's lacrosse team, 21-6, this afternoon in an East Coast Conference (ECC) game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Box Score

Hillburn, N.Y. (4/25/16)  The #7 New York Institute of Technology Bears turned back the Dominican College men's lacrosse team, 21-6, this afternoon in an East Coast Conference (ECC) game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Sophomore Chris Heegan (North Babylon, N.Y.) gave Dominican the early 1-0 lead with a goal off the assist from freshman David Arent (Huntington Beach, Calif.) just one minute and 22 seconds into the contest.  The Bears ended the quarter on a 5-0 run for a 5-1 advantage.

NYIT continued on their run with the first four goals of the second quarter, but Arent broke the run on a man-up opportunity to make the score 9-2 with 4:33 to play before the break.  Following two more Bear scores, midfielder Kevin Mayer (Wantagh, N.Y.) netted the unassisted goal with 1:00 minute on the clock.  The Bears closed out the half with two more goals for the 13-3 lead.

DC tallied back-to-back goals in the third quarter as Cristopher Polanco (White Plains, N.Y.) and Aaron Yulfo (Shirley, N.Y.) netted their first goals of the game with Heegan assisting on Yulfo's score.

Polanco closed out the game with the final goal with 53 ticks to go for the final 21-6 score.

Polanco finished with two goals, while Heegan finsihed with one goal and one assist.

Starting goalie Joseph Fabiilli (Glen Head, N.Y.) made 16 saves in 30 minutes of action.

Carlos Villaman (Montgomery, N.Y.) had three saves in 18:41, while Matthew Sandelier (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) made two saves in the final 11:19.

With the loss, Dominican falls to 3-11 overall and 1-6 in ECC play.

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.