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MEN'S LACROSSE DEFEAT YELLOW JACKETS
March 15, 2016

MEN'S LACROSSE DEFEAT YELLOW JACKETS

Hillburn, N.Y. (3/15/16) Senior attacker Conor Reeves* (Tappan, N.Y.) and sophomore midfielder Ryan Wiberly (Setauket, N.Y.) netted five goals a-piece to lead the Dominican College men's lacrosse team to a 19-14 victory over the visiting Yellow Jackets of American International College in a non-conference game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Box Score

Hillburn, N.Y. (3/15/16)  Senior attacker Conor Reeves* (Tappan, N.Y.) and sophomore midfielder Ryan Wiberly (Setauket, N.Y.) netted five goals a-piece to lead the Dominican College men's lacrosse team to a 19-14 victory over the visiting Yellow Jackets of American International College in a non-conference game played at the Torne Valley Sports Complex.

Reeves added three assists to finish with eight game points, while Wiberly tallied two assists to finish with seven game points.

Freshman David Arent (Huntington Beach, Calif.) scored three goals and two assists, while Cristopher Polanco (White Plains, N.Y.) and Kevin Mayer* (Wantagh, N.Y.) netted two goals each in the win.

Aaron Yulfo (Shirley, N.Y.) and Blake Israel (Parkland, Fla.) had the other Charger goals.

Goalie Joseph Fabiilli (Glen Head, N.Y.) made 10 saves in 45 minutes in the net, while Matthew Sandelier (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) had two saves in 12:52.  Carlos Villaman (Montgomery, N.Y.) played the last 2:08 in goal.

Dominican scored the game's first goal, but AIC went on a 2-0 spurt for the early lead.  Reeves began and ended a 3-0 first quarter ending surge for DC and give them a 4-2 lead.

Reeves sparked another 3-0 run for the Chargers to start the second frame and extend their lead to 7-2 with 7:40 to play before the break.  The Yellow Jackets used a 3-0 run of their own to cut the deficit to 7-5, but DC closed out the half with three unanswered goals for the 10-5 lead.

AIC started the third quarter with two quick goals to make the score 10-7, but Dominican outscored them 4-1 over the remaining five and half minutes to give them their biggest lead of the contest, 14-6.

Leading 16-8 with 12:46 to go, the Yellow Jackets went on a 6-1 run to bring them within three goals (17-14) with 4:26 to play, but the Chargers closed out the game with two goals for the 19-14 win.

With the victory, Dominican improves to 3-4 on the season.

DC returns to action on Friday as they travel to non-conference foe, Post 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.