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Men's Lacrosse Final Score graphic Defeated AIC 14-11 #22 Michael Aufiero defending
Photo by Tom Salus
March 12, 2026

CHARGERS TAKE DOWN YELLOW JACKETS

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/12/26) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team earned a non-conference win this afternoon over the Yellow Jackets of American International College by a score of 14-11 on O'Brien Field. 

The Chargers get their second straight win in as many days on a second half of a back to back and improve to 3-2 overall. AIC falls to 1-4 overall after the loss. 

Dominican got on the board first after a Steven Dupras goal before Jordan Boyenko scored AIC's first goal less than a minute later. 

Dominican scored three unanswered goals before AIC added their second goal before the end of the first quarter. 

The Chargers outscored the Yellow Jackets 3-2 in the second quarter and took a 7-4 lead into halftime. 

Chad Keyser scored two early goals in the third and Nickolas Paletta added a goal while Dupras scored late for the 11-7 lead by the start of the fourth.

AIC cut the lead to 11-9 with 6:46 left to play in the game. Three unanswered goals combined by Evan Dupras and Steven Dupras extended the lead to 14-9 and later the Chargers secured the 14-11 win. 

Steven Dupras finished with a team-high five goals while Evan Dupras scored one goal and picked up four assists, four groundballs, and one caused turnover. 

Keyser finished with three goals while Sean Cosgrove and Zachary Souza each scored twice. Cosgrove also added three assists, four groundballs, and caused two turnovers. Nickolas Paletta added one goal and picked up two assists. 

Sean Bradley led the team in caused turnovers with three and Michael Aufiero picked up four groundballs. 

Goalkeeper Nicholas Creisher recorded his thrid win of the season in net while making 18 saves and picked up three groundballs. 

The Chargers return to action on Saturday when they open conference play on the road against Chestnut Hill College. 

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.