New Castle, DE – (10/13/2009) – Chestnut Hill College took the early advantage over Wilmington University in this afternoon's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest. A converted penalty kick by junior forward Lauren Riiff (Clementon, NJ ) at 20:53 earned the Griffins a 1-0 lead, however, the Wildcats tied the affair by halftime and then added two second half scores to take the game 3-1.

Riiff drew a foul inside the Wilmington University (8-4, 7-2) box midway through the opening half to give Chestnut Hill College (9-5-1, 6-3-1) an opportunity to take control of the contest. She converted the penalty kick to place the Griffins in the lead 1-0. However, the Wildcats tied the contest before the break making use of a 10-3 shot advantage. They continued to direct play in the second half, outshooting the Griffins 17-2 in the closing period. As a result, the Wildcats scored twice more in the second half to win the affair 3-1.

Freshman goalkeeper Jessica Veazey (Middletown, DE ) did all she could to stop the Wildcats, making nine saves in the loss. Junior Caitlin Lafferty (Hockessin, DE ) played the final ten minutes of the contest and made one save. For the Wildcats, freshman goalkeeper Amanda Walters (Baltimore, Md.) earned the win and made three saves.

The women's soccer team will return home to host Nyack College on Senior Day, Saturday, October 17. The CACC contest is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start.

Chestnut Hill Coll. (6-3-1 CACC/9-5-1) vs. Wilmington Univ. (W) (7-2 CACC/8-4) 
Date: Oct 13, 2009  Attendance: 65       Weather: Sunny, 70

Goals by period                        1          2          Tot
 Chestnut Hill College             1          0           1
 Wilmington University             1          2           3

SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.  20:53 CHCW RIIFF, Lauren Penalty kick - penalty kick
  2.  42:40 WU-WS APPOLD, Angelica (TAYLOR, Molly)
  3.  66:35 WU-WS DAVIS, Amanda (STALLONE, Kirsten) - off rebound
  4.  71:26 WU-WS FURMAN, Klaudia (unassisted)

 Shots: Chestnut Hill Coll. 5, Wilmington Univ. (W) 27 Saves: Chestnut Hill Coll. 10 (VEAZEY, Jessica 9; LAFFERTY, Caitlin 1), Wilmington Univ. (W) 3 (WALTERS, Amanda 3).