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2010 Dominican College Men's Lacrosse Preview

2010 Dominican College Men's Lacrosse Season Preview

 

 

The Dominican College men's lacrosse team open the 2010 NCAA Division II season with possibly their best squad ever from top to bottom. Thirteen talented freshmen and two transfers join an experienced group of returning players that persevered through a rough 2009 season.

 

 

Junior defenseman and captain, Dave Marrese and junior goal keeper Brendan Bonacum return to lead the defense.  Marrese led all East Coast Conference (ECC) defensemen with 69 groundballs, while Bonacum led with 210 saves in 2009.  Senior captain Chris Krutzler and junior Alex McKenna return to solidify a defense that will start consecutive season openers for the first time in program history.  Freshman Shea Finn has earned the starting slot at long stick midfield position.

 

 

On attack Korin Pierce, who tallied 21 goals and eight assists last year, will look to build on a successful freshmen year. Senior captain Remo Montalbano returns after a season ending injury in 2009. Transfer Daniel Metoyer and junior Andrew Rendine complete the attack.

 

 

The midfield group returns junior captain Jesse Peterson and Alex Jones. Peterson, last year's recipient of the ECC Scholar Athlete of the Year award, registered seven goals and 16 assists in 2009. Jones was Dominican's first All-Conference Player in 2008 with 28 goals and five assists and returns to the team after a one year sabbatical to Europe.  Returning players Tyler Douglas, Chris Jones and Mike Flynn will add experience and depth to the midfield, as will freshmen Connor Lawlor, Harlan Bernardo and transfer Mike Holl.

 

 

The Chargers open the 2010 season against Dominican University of California at Neptune HS in Neptune NJ, on March 7th. The home and ECC opener will be played on March 9th against Chestnut Hill University.

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.