CHARGERS FALL TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN THEIR HOME OPENER

March 13, 2019

CHARGERS FALL TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN THEIR HOME OPENER

Hillburn, N.Y. (3/13/19) The Dominican College men’s lacrosse team fell to the University of District of Columbia in their home opener by a score of 11-7.

University of District of Columbia 2-2

Dominican University New York 1-4

Final

University of District of Columbia (2-2)

Dominican University New York (1-4)

Hillburn, N.Y. (3/13/19) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team fell to the University of District of Columbia in their home opener by a score of 11-7.

The Chargers fall to 1-4 overall on the season after the loss and the Firebirds improve their record to 2-2 overall.

Ryan Fischer (Monroe, N.Y.) led the Chargers with four goals and fired ten shots in the loss. Marcos Pierce (Middleburg, Va.), Nicholas D'Alessandro (Levittown, N.Y.), and Lorcan Teahan (Sparkill, N.Y.) each added a goal for Dominican. The Chargers took 46 total shots as a team.

Alan Singleton led the Firebirds with three goals and recorded two assists. Jeffery Vo added two goals for UDC. Six different players added one goal each in the win for the Firebirds.

The Firebirds opened a three-goal lead in the first quarter with two goals from Singleton and one from Jeffery Vo.

D'Alessandro put the Chargers on the board to start the second quarter but the Firebirds scored the next two goals to take a 5-1 lead into halftime.

The Firebirds extended out to an 8-1 lead by scoring the first three goals out of the break to open the third quarter. DC ended the run with a goal by Marcos Pierce at the end of the quarter. DC outscored the Firebirds 5-3 in the fourth quarter but was not enough as they fell 11-7.

The Chargers will look to bounce back when they host Molloy College for a non-conference game on Wednesday, March 27^th.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

University of District of Columbia

G: Alan Singleton - 3

A: Alan Singleton - 3

Sv: Nikolas Lund-Murray - 19

GB: Nikolas Lund-Murray - 6

Dominican University New York

G: Ryan Fischer - 4

A: Nicholas D'Alessandro - 1

Sv: John Rooney - 8

GB: Nicolas Jelovcic - 13

Team Stats

University of District of Columbia

Dominican University New York

Shots

Ground Balls

Saves

Clears

15-18

17-18

Turnovers

Face Offs Won

Man Up

1-6

0-5

Full stats

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.