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MEN'S LACROSSE WIN SEASON OPENER OVER GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY
February 20, 2016

MEN'S LACROSSE WIN SEASON OPENER OVER GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY

Lakewood, N.J. (2/20/16) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team opened up the 2016 season with a 9-4 non-conference victory over host, Georgian Court University, in a game played this afternoon.

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Lakewood, N.J. (2/20/16)  The Dominican College men's lacrosse team opened up the 2016 season with a 9-4 non-conference victory over host, Georgian Court University, in a game played this afternoon.

The Chargers opened the scoring with the first two goals of the game as freshman midfielder Blake Israel (Parkland, Fla.) recorded his first collegiate goal with 10:10 left in the quarter.  Sophomore Kevin Mayer* (Wantagh, N.Y.) followed with his first goal of the season off the pass from Israel to give the Chargers the 2-0 lead.  A GCU goal closed out the first quarter and made the score 2-1.

The lone goal in the second quarter was credited to Charger Conor Reeves* (Tappan, N.Y.) off the assist from Ryan Wiberly (Setauket, N.Y.) to put Dominican ahead 3-1 at halftime.

Freshman Aaron Yulfo (Shirley, N.Y.) started the scoring off in the third quarter with a goal from Wiberly and the pair later connected again with a little over than four minutes left in the frame to increase the lead to 5-2.

In the fourth quarter the Chargers pulled away with a three unanswered goals to go up 8-2.  Israel began the run with his second game goal and junior Sean Driscoll (Stony Point, N.Y.) followed off the pass from David Arent (Huntington Beach, Calif.).  Arent followed with his first collegiate goal off the assist from Driscoll for the six-goal lead with 11:48 remaining.

Following a GCU goal Driscoll knotched his second game goal and the Lions scored the final goal of the game for the 9-4 score.

Yulfo, Driscoll and Israel all had two goals in the win, while Wiberly had three assists.

Goalie Carlos Villaman (Montgomery, N.Y.) made 11 saves.

With the win, the Chargers are now 1-0 on the season.

DC will travel to non-conference opponent, Saint Anselm College next Saturday.

 

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.