MEN'S LACROSSE EDGED BY NIGHTHAWKS

#11 Ryan Gonzalez running — Photo By Tom Salus

March 7, 2026

MEN'S LACROSSE EDGED BY NIGHTHAWKS

Dominican University New York

1-2

Northwest Nazarene

2-1

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Dominican University New York (1-2)	4	2	3	4	13
Northwest Nazarene (2-1)	2	6	2	4	14

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: 2 Players (#07, #08) - 4

A: 3 Players (#04, #08, #21) - 2

Sv: Nicholas Creisher - 14

GB: 3 Players (#00, #34, #43) - 2

Northwest Nazarene

G: Colton Altimus - 5

A: 4 Players (#19, #33, #44, #88) - 1

Sv: Gordie Steidel - 6

GB: Aj Moffat - 17

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Dominican University New York	Northwest Nazarene
Shots	34	50
Ground Balls	15	41
Saves	14	6
Clears	20-27	8-27
Turnovers	19	17
Face Offs Won	4	26
Man Up	1-3	0-1

Full stats

San Rafael, Calif. (3/7/26) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team wrapped up their California trip with a 14-13 loss to the Nighthawks of Northwest Nazarene University.

The Chargers fall to 1-2 overall while the Nighthawks improve to 2-1.

The Nighthawks scored the first two goals of the game but the Chargers answered with four stright goals to take a 4-2 lead by the start of the second quarter.

The Nighthawks opened the second quarter with three goals before the Chargers ended the run on Steven Dupras second goal of the game. NNU scored three more goals later in the quarter and Chad Keyser scored his second of the game with 11 ticks remaining in the first half.

NNU took an 8-6 lead into halftime while the Chargers outscored the Nighthawks 3-2 in the third quarter and trailed 10-9 at the start of the fourth quarter.

Both teams traded goals to open the fourth quarter. Dominican scored the next three goals and took a 13-12 lead with 2:46 remaining to play.

NNU tied the game with 1:59 remaing and then secured the win with the game winning goal with four seconds left.

Steven Dupras scored a team-high four goals while adding one assist. Evan Dupras scored three goals and also picked up one assist.

Chad Keyser scored two goals and added two assists while Sean Cosgrove also added two assists.

Ian McDow, Ryan Gonzalez, Zachary Souza, and Jehvoun Byfield each scored one goal.

Michael Aufiero picked up a team-high three caused turnovers. Goalkeeper Nicholas Creisher made 14 saves but suffered the loss.

The Chargers return home on Wednesday for their home opener against UDC at 2:00 PM.

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.