Brookhaven, NY - The Dowling College Lacrosse team and Dowling College Athletics will play host to the 1st annual Wishmaker Fall Classic Tournament at Golden Lions Field on Sunday, October 19th. Thanks to the participating schools of the tournament -- Dowling College, Manhattan College, C.W. Post, and Sacred Heart University -- all proceeds from the event will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The Division II Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has a longstanding commitment to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization that grants the heartfelt wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. The student-athlete group has raised almost $500,000 since the launch of its fund-raising initiative for the charity, with the most recent efforts marking the largest amount raised by the group in any single academic year.

"We're very excited about this event as this is a very important initiative to not only Dowling, but also Division II athletics as a whole." said Men's Lacrosse head coach and event organizer Tim Boyle. "We have a lot of great teams coming out this first year and we hope to gain even more momentum each following Fall Classic."

50/50 raffles will be taking place as well as raffles for prizes donated by the various institutions and sponsors. In addition, a tailgating party will take place to the east of the main field all day.

10:00 am - Manhattan vs. Dowling
11:40 am - C.W. Post vs. Sacred Heart
1:10 pm - Youth team game
2:00 pm - Sacred Heart vs. Manhattan
3:30 pm - C.W. Post vs. Dowling

2008-10-08