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DOMINICAN FALLS TO ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE
March 4, 2017

DOMINICAN FALLS TO ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE

Rochester, N.Y. (3/4/17) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team dropped their East Coast Conference (ECC) season opener to host, Roberts Wesleyan College, 7-4, this afternoon.

Box Score

Rochester, N.Y. (3/4/17)  The Dominican College men's lacrosse team dropped their East Coast Conference (ECC) season opener to host, Roberts Wesleyan College, 7-4, this afternoon.

The Chargers opened with the first two goals of the contest as juniors Kevin Mayer (Wantagh, N.Y.) and Ryan Wiberly (Setauket, N.Y.) each netted unassisted goals for the 2-0 lead with 6:41 to play in the first quarter.

RWC would counter with the next two scores to tie the game, 2-2, at the half.

DC regained a 3-2 advantage with 10:04 left in the third quarter as Evan Heegan (North Babylon, N.Y.) scored the man-up goal off the dish from Kevin Meaney (Franklin Square, N,Y.).  The Redhawks retied the score with 4:26 to play in the quarter, but Wiberly netted his second game goal to give Dominican the 4-3 edge at the end of three quarters of play.

The final 15 minutes belonged to Roberts Wesleyan College as they scored four unanswered goals for the 7-4 win.

Wiberly led Dominican with two goals.

Goalie Matthew Sandelier (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) had 11 saves in the loss.

Following the loss, Domiican falls to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in ECC play.

The Chargers will travel to non-conference foe, American International College this coming Tuesday afternoon.

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.