Dominican Lacrosse Edges Montclair State University, 8-7

April 5, 2006

Dominican Lacrosse Edges Montclair State University, 8-7

Blauvelt, NY (4/5/06) The Dominican College men’s lacrosse team defeated the Montclair State University men’s lacrosse team, 8-7 this afternoon to improve to 2-6 on the year, while the Red Hawks fall to 5-6.

Dominican Lacrosse Edges Montclair State University, 8-7

Blauvelt, NY (4/5/06) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team defeated the Montclair State University men's lacrosse team, 8-7 this afternoon to improve to 2-6 on the year, while the Red Hawks fall to 5-6.

Montclair took an early 1-0 lead as Alfred Bachman (Montville, NJ) put it past the Charger goalie just 36 seconds into the game. The Chargers tied the game at 1-1 as freshman Jeremy Arcaro (New Windsor, NY) scored off the dish by Joe Cobis (Riverhead, NY) with 10:25 remaining in the first quarter. Arcaro returned the favor to Cobis at the 7:19 mark as Cobis scored to give the Chargers a 2-1 lead.

Four minutes later Kyle Miller (Copaigue, NY) netted a goal off the assist by Owen Smith III (Upper Saddle River, NJ) to give Dominican a two goal advantage. MSU answered back with 0:53 seconds left in the quarter as Dave Armstrong (Nutley, NJ) connected on a pass by Bryan Klimchak (Clark, NJ) to pull the Red Hawks within one, 3-2.

Early in the second quarter Montclair tied the game at 3-3 as Edward Carswell (Tabernacle, NJ) put it in the net off the assist by Armstrong. MSU took their second lead of the game as Klimchak scored to put the Red Hawks ahead, 4-3.

Dominican answered with a game tying goal by Remo Montalbano (Saugerties, NY) off another assist by Cobis to one again knot the game at 4-4. With 0:56 seconds left in the half, Dominican took advantage of a man up situation as Miller scored his second goal of the game off the assist by Montalbano to give Dominican a 5-4 lead as the first half ended.

The Chargers extended their lead to 6-4 when Smith netted an unassisted goal with 9:44 left in the third quarter. Montclair answered back as Tyler Meixner (Hamburg, NJ) scored a man up goal off the pass by Armstrong, cutting the Charger lead to 6-5.

In the fourth quarter, Montclair tied the game at 6-6 when Carswell got a pass from Armstrong and put it in the net with 11:37 remaining in the game. Arcaro answered back with two consecutive goals, one from Montalbano and one from Smith, to once again give the Chargers a two goal lead, 8-6. Montclair rallied to score a goal with 3:20 left in the game as Klimchak connected on Armstrong's fourth assist of the day for the final 8-7 score.

Charger goalie, Joe Assante (Weston, NY), had 12 saves in the win, while Red Hawk goalies Dan Cuff (Landing, NJ) and Tim Condron (West Paterson, NJ) combined for eight saves.

The Chargers are back in action on Saturday, April 8^th when they travel to Assumption College for a 1:30 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.