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#23 Zachary Souza avoiding a defender
Photo by Tom Salus
March 31, 2026

MEN'S LACROSSE UPENDED BY SPARTANS

Box Score

Sparkill, N.Y. (3/31/26) The Dominican University New York men's lacrosse team was upended by cross town rival St. Thomas Aquinas College this afternoon on Spartan Field. 

The Chargers fall to 3-8 after the loss while the Spartans improve to 3-7 overall. 

DU starting goalkeeper Nicholas Creisher made seven saves but suffered the loss. Bryce Layton and Jake Mahan also saw time in net with Layton making six saves and Mahan making three saves. 

STAC startin goalkeeper Hayden Gaudette made nine saves and picked up the win. Jaden Heltzel made four saves. 

STAC scored the first eight goals of the game with five in the first quarter and then the first three of the second.

Goals by Steven Dupras and Chad Keyser got the Chargers on the board in the second but trailed 9-2 at halftime. 

Domincan opened the third quarter strong scoring four unanswered goals to pull within three goals at 9-6. 

STAC answered with three unanswered to finish the third quarter and took a 12-6 lead into the fourth. 

The Spartans outscored the Chargers 6-2 in the fourth quarter on their way to the 18-8 victory.

Keyser finished with a hat trick while Sean Cosgrove scored twice. Zachary Souza and Jack Sherry each added one goal. 

Evan Dupras and Jakob Jason each dished out two assists while Nickolas Paletta added one assist. 

The Chargers return to action and conference play on the road against Caldwell University Thursday 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.