ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Apr. 12, 2016) - For the fourteenth-ranked Molloy College men's lacrosse team, "go time" has arrived. With four games remaining in the season and a 1-3 record in East Coast Conference play, the maroon and white must win out in order to have any realistic chance to make the four-team ECC Tournament in the first week of May. The first box to be checked and the first opponent to be opposed will be the Chargers of Dominican College (N.Y.) on Wednesday (Apr. 13) in a nighttime contest at John A. Darcy Field in Rockville Centre.
About the Lions- Molloy is 7-4 overall and will be coming off of a 9-6 loss on Saturday (Apr. 9) to Mercy College as the offense sputtered to its lowest goal total of the season.
- The Lions are averaging almost 11 goals per game with senior attacker
Kevin Teresky (South Huntington, N.Y.) leading with a team-high 26 goals and 38 points. Midfielder
Austin Valenti (Baldwin, N.Y.) has collected 27 points (17G, 10A) to go along with 35 ground ball pickups this season.
- The defense has been stout for the maroon and white, as the Lions are yielding under 10 goals per game thanks in part to sophomores
Zach Antonette (Seaford, N.Y.) and
Jaron Greenidge (Flanders, N.Y.). The two long-stick defenders have each caused a team-high 13 turnovers while Antonette ranks third on the team with 29 ground ball pickups. Senior long-pole
Dan Grebe (Farmingville, N.Y.) has a team-high 37 ground balls this year.
- In cage for the Lions is sophomore
Ryan Toomey (Hicksville, N.Y.), who has a 7-4 record with a 9.27 goals-against average and a .541 save percentage. He has six double-digit save games this season, including a 10-save effort versus the Mavericks.
- The Lions have faced the Chargers in 13 consecutive seasons dating back to 2004; Molloy has won every contest in the all-time series, including a 20-10 win over Dominican (N.Y.) back on Apr. 15, 2015.
Tom Graef (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), then a junior midfielder, was one of three Lions with a hat trick in the win.
Concerning the Chargers- The Chargers have not won in nearly a full month, with the squad's last victory coming against American International College on Mar. 15. Dominican is 3-9 this season and 1-4 in ECC play with a five-game losing streak; the Chargers lost a 14-4 contest to Division III Farmingdale State College on Sunday (Apr. 10).
- Freshman David Arent (Huntington Beach, Calif.) had two goals in the loss to the Rams on Sunday; Arent has 24 goals to lead a Dominican offense that averages just 7.08 goals per contest.
- Freshman goalie Joseph Fabilli (Glen Head, N.Y.) has a 2-7 record in net for the Chargers and is third in the conference with 119 total saves, just one back of the conference leader in Toomey.
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Night- Wednesday night's game will take place as part of the East Coast Conference's season-long initiative to support awareness in the fight against multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a cancer that affects plasma cells and awareness for the fight against this disease is represented by the color maroon. The Molloy College men's lacrosse team will be wearing its maroon jerseys for the contest with the Chargers and all fans are encouraged to help support the cause by wearing maroon as well.
