CHARGERS DROP SEASON OPENER TO RAVENS IN OT

#4 Cad Keyser running — Photo By Tom Salus

February 28, 2026

CHARGERS DROP SEASON OPENER TO RAVENS IN OT

Dominican University New York

0-1, 0-0

Franklin Pierce University

1-1, 0-0

Final	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Dominican University New York (0-1, 0-0)	3	3	1	2	0	9
Franklin Pierce University (1-1, 0-0)	1	4	2	2	1	10

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: Chad Keyser - 6

A: Zachary Souza - 2

Sv: Nicholas Creisher - 21

GB: Sean Cosgrove - 4

Franklin Pierce University

G: 2 Players (#2, #30) - 3

A: 2 Players (#5, #7) - 2

Sv: Sean Cote - 11

GB: Drake Nelson - 5

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Dominican University New York	Franklin Pierce University
Shots	31	51
Ground Balls	19	32
Saves	21	11
Clears	20-24	19-24
Turnovers	18	12
Face Offs Won	7	15
Man Up	2-3	0-2

Full stats

Rindge, N.H. (2/28/26) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team was edged in overtime by a a score of 10-9 in their season opener against Franklin Pierce University this afternoon.

Dominican opens the season 0-1 overall while the Ravens improve to 1-1 overall on the season.

After falling behind 1-0, the Chargers scored three straight to finish the opening quarter with a 3-1 lead. Both teams traded goals in the second quarter which included two goals by DU's Chad Keyser and the Chargers held a 6-5 lead by halftime.

Keyser scored all three second half goals for the Chargers which included the go ahead goal with 7:16 remaing in the fourth quarter.

A goal by Chris Hunt tied the score at 9-9 with 6:21 left to play and the score remained as the game went to overtime.

The Ravens sealed the 10-9 win after Michael Lawler scored the game winner at 3:23 in the OT period.

Keyser led all scorers with six goals which matches a career high. Keyser also caused two turnovers and picked up one groundball.

Nickolas Paletta found the back of the net twice while Sean Cosgrove scored one goal and picked up one assist. Cosgrove also led the Chargers in groundballs with four.

Zachary Souza added a team-high two assists while Evan Dupras and Nate Melnick each added one assist.

GK Nicholas Creisher made 21 saves but suffered the loss.

Dominican returns to action this Wednesday when they visit Dominican (California) at 3:00 PM EST.

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.