ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Apr. 15, 2016) - On Wednesday (Apr. 13), the Molloy College men's lacrosse team proved the worthiness of its fourteenth overall ranking by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association in a 18-3 demolition of Dominican (N.Y.) in a crucial East Coast Conference game. Now the Lions have to continue the roll and keep the wins going if the squad wants to make the ECC Championship in early May. The maroon and white will be in Washington, D.C. on Saturday (Apr. 16) against the Firebirds of the University of the District of Columbia.
About the Lions- Molloy is 8-4 overall this season with a 2-3 record in East Coast Conference competition. The Lions have split their last four contests with wins over Post University and Dominican College and losses to Merrimack College and Mercy College in its most recent outings.
- Senior attacker
Kevin Teresky (South Huntington, N.Y.) has a team-high 28 goals and 41 total points this season. Senior midfielder
Austin Valenti (Baldwin, N.Y.) had an eight-point evening (two goals and six assists) while junior attackman
Connor Slane (North Babylon, N.Y.) had five goals against the Chargers on Wednesday night.
- Valenti and and senior long-stick midfielder
Dan Grebe (Farmingville, N.Y.) lead the Lions with 37 ground ball pickups while sophomore defender
Jaron Greenidge (Flanders, N.Y.) has a team-high 15 caused turnovers. Sophomore goalie
Ryan Toomey (Hicksville, N.Y.) is 8-4 on the 2016 campaign in cage with an 8.75 goals-against average and a .559 save percentage this season.
Concerning the Firebirds- UDC is 3-5 record overall, 0-4 in ECC play. The Firebirds are 1-4 at home this season but 0-3 at Woodrow Wilson High School, where they will face the Lions.
- The Firebirds have scored 89 goals and totaled 33 assists; the team is averaging 11.13 goals per game and yielding upwards of 13 goals per contest.
- It's been a streaky season for the Firebirds, who lost their first two games before winning the next two in a row. UDC snapped a three-game losing skid on Wednesday (Apr. 13) with a 13-8 win against first-year program Georgian Court in a game played at Word of Grace Christian Field in Herndon, Va.
Players to watch for UDC include:
Junior attacker Chase Fraser (Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada): 21 goals, 5 assists, 23 turnovers, 47 shots on goal, 108 shots taken.
Junior midfielder LaRon Hinton (Woodbridge, Va.): 13 goals, 4 assists, 12 turnovers, 22 shots on goal, 40 shots taken.
Graduate goalkeeper Pat Payne (Catonsville, Md.): 3-5 record, 99 saves made, 104 goals allowed, 12.99 goals-against average and 48.8 save percentage.
