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#23 Zach Souza passing the ball
Photo By Tom Salus
March 17, 2026

MEN'S LACROSSE UPENDED BY PURPLE KNIGHTS

Box Score

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/17/26) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team fell in non-conference action to the Purple Knights of St. Michael's College this afternoon on O'Brien Field. 

With the loss, the Chargers fall to 3-4 overall. The Purple Knights improve to 5-1 overall after the win. 

Starting goalkeeper for St. Michael's Mike Nelson picked up his fourth win on the season in net and made three saves.

Nicholas Creisher got the start in goal for the Chargers and made 16 saves but suffered the loss. Kyle Janks and Bryce Layton each also saw time in net.

The Purple Knights scored the first three goals of the game before Zachary Souza got the Chargers on the board. 

SMC added two more goals before the end of the first quarter for the 5-1 lead to begin the second quarter and then added five more goasl before halftime. Chad Keyser scored in the second quarter for the Chargers and they trailed 10-2 by halftime. 

St. Michael's scored three goals in the third quarter and both teams scored one each in the fourth and the Purple Knights finished off the 14-3 win. 

Max Gorny scored in the fourth quarter for the Chargers. Sean Cosgrove picked up an assist, two groundballs, and caused one turnover. Ryan Gonzalez, Sean Bradley, and Souza each picked up two groundballs. 

The Chargers return to conference play on Friday when they visit Georgian Court 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.