Rees and Jones Earn Weekly CACC Men’s Lacrosse Player, Rookie, and Goalkeeper Awards
New Haven, Conn. - (4/29/2019) – Once again, Chestnut Hill College placed two players on the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s Lacrosse Weekly Report as sophomore attack
Carson Rees (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) and freshman goalkeeper
Austin Jones (Courtice, Ontario) respectively garnered the league’s Player, Rookie, and Goalkeeper of the Week awards. Rees totaled 13 points with 12 goals and one assist during the Griffins’ 2-0 week versus top dog Georgian Court University (16-13) and Post University (23-5), meanwhile Jones offered his second 20-plus save performance, matching his career-high with 21 saves against the Lions.
Chestnut Hill College captured a valuable Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) victory with today's 16-13 triumph at Georgian Court University as it ensures the Griffins' the 2019 CACC Men's Lacrosse Regular Season Title. The Scarlet and Gold dominated the first half, pacing the Lions to a 12-2 halftime score before enduring the home team's 11-4 second-half rally. Junior attack
Scott Wilden (Wexford, Pa.) and Rees scored five goals apiece in the contest, but the former was the star with an additional three assists and three ground balls.
As Chestnut Hill College defeated Post University, 23-5, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest, they also acknowledged 10 seniors, midfielder
Troy Ellers (Wantagh, N.Y.), midfielder
John Bennett (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.), attack
Casey Brown (Havre de Grace, Md.), midfielder
Nick Webber (Westwood, Mass.), midfielder
Daniel Vilardi (Little Silver, N.J.), midfielder
Tyler Howe (Bowie, Md.), attack
Michael DelGiorno (Floral Park, N.Y.), defender
Christopher Dachowski (Sellersville, Pa.), defender
Matthew Anderson (Yardley, Pa.), and defender
Connor Crawford (Limerick, Pa.), in a Senior Day celebration prior to the start of the game.
