Lafayette Hill, PA – (4/8/2010) – Wilmington University held a 14-9 advantage over Chestnut Hill College with 10:38 remaining in this afternoon's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest. Led by senior midfielder Carley Glass (Swedesboro, NJ), the Griffins closed that gap to one, 14-13, with 1:14 left to play, but time ran out as the Wildcats escaped with the victory.

Glass opened the scoring with the contest's first goal 1:50 after the initial draw. However, Wilmington University (7-5, 4-4) scored the next three goals en route to establishing a 10-6 halftime advantage. A goal from Wildcats' sophomore midfielder Rebecca Guethler (Rising Sun, MD) extended the deficit to its largest margin, 11-6, just 2:35 into the second half. Chestnut Hill College (3-6, 2-4) answered with three of the next four scores, narrowing the Wildcat lead to 12-9 with 16:19 still to play. Wilmington University recovered with two more insurance tallies to reestablish the five-goal difference, 14-9, with ten minutes to go. Carley Glass then sparked the Griffin rally. She first found her sister, senior attack Maryanne Glass (Swedesboro, NJ) to make it 14-10 with 9:22 remaining. She then added her seventh (7:19) and eighth (1:53) goals of the contest, before locating freshman midfielder Emily Goode (Ellicottville, NY) for a goal with 1:14 left. Unfortunately, the Griffins would not get a chance at the tie before the final horn.

Guethler led the Wildcats offensively with four goals and an assist. She also collected a ground ball, a draw, and a caused turnover. Defensively, sophomore midfielder Klaudia Furman (Baltimore, MD) caused five turnovers, while senior goalkeeper Amber Smith (Aberdeen, MD) earned the win with nine saves.

Eight goals and two assists totaled ten points for Carley Glass, who also hustled to six ground balls and eight draws while causing three turnovers. Maryanne Glass added three goals and an assist. She also collected a ground ball, four draws, and a caused turnover. Goode and sophomore attack Kelly McKay (Perkasie, PA) accounted for the other Griffin goals, McKay also provided an assist. Junior goalkeeper junior Cherise Bell (Elkins Park, PA) made three saves in the loss (3-6).

The women's lacrosse team travels to Post University on Saturday, April 10, for their next CACC contest. Opening draw is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.