SAN JOSE Calif. — The Dominican University of California men's lacrosse team was extremely shorthanded on Friday due to injury, having only one substitute available to them. Despite the hardship, Ned Webster's Penguins mustered a 14-11 victory over the San Jose State Spartans.
The Penguins led 8-3 at halftime and never looked back. Freshman goalie
Nic Pickell 11 saves bolstered the defense, who worked hard for every stop. Pickell also found himself on the offensive end, adding a goal and an assist as the Penguins found themselves in many different roles during the course of the game.
Freshman middie
Reed Upson led Dominican in scoring with four goals and added an assist. Junior captain attackman
Lawrence Nardi continued to find himself in the middle of the offense, scoring two goals and dishing five assists. Sophomore captain middie
Lawrence Nardi recorded a hat trick on the day. Sophomore middie
Chris Baker scored a pair of goals and freshman middie
Matt Polizzi capped the team's scoring with a goal.
Webster said of his ailing team's performance, “With several guys injured, we had to improvise and be creative. It wasn’t our prettiest game, but I will say it’s a good thing the 11 we had today are so versatile and resilient.”
With the win, Dominican improves to 5-6 while San Jose State falls to 2-6. The Penguins will look to climb back to the .500 mark on Thursday, April 9 as they make the trek to Humboldt State University. Faceoff is set for under the lights at 7:00 p.m.