Box Score Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. - (3/23/2014) – Chestnut Hill College and Mercy College engaged in a physical East Coast Conference (ECC) contest this afternoon as senior midfielder Michael Landau (Lancaster, Pa.) registered the Griffins second straight overtime game-winner for today's 6-5 league victory. The Mavericks and the Griffins exchanged goals and penalties as the home team scored first and last to end regulation in a 5-5 stalemate.
 
Chestnut Hill College (3-3, 2-1) staked Mercy College (6-3, 0-3) a 3-0 lead before penalties began to stack up for the home team. In the second quarter things went the Griffins way with senior midfielder Mark Winkelspecht (Laurys Station, Pa.) directing the man-up unit for two tallies and Landau scoring an unassisted goal at 5:29 to even the spread at 3-3 for halftime. Sophomore attack Tanner Fisher (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) and junior midfielder Christopher Mertens (Freeport, N.Y.) extended the run into the second half with unassisted goals giving the Griffins a 5-3 advantage. But this time it was the Mavericks who answered back, scoring with a man-up score at 9:52, 5-4, and tying the game midway through the final minute of regulation (0:32), 5-5. In overtime, a crucial faceoff victory from freshman midfielder Nicholas Capone (Rochester, N.Y.) put the ball in the Griffins grasp. They pressured for a Maverick penalty and strategically used a timeout for freshman attack Alec Dambach (Howell, N.J.) to locate Landau just before the two-minute mark (2:06) of the extra frame.
 
The Mavericks spread five goals across five different players. Sophomore attack Kyle Stockton (Medford, N.Y) was the more productive of the bunch with a goal, an assist, and three ground balls. Sophomore goalkeeper A.J. Pellati (West Islip, N.Y.) made ten saves and recovered two ground balls in the loss (6-3).
 
Landau and four others were the benefactors of the hustle and playmaking efforts of Winkelspecht and Dambach. Winkelspecht added three ground balls to his two assists while Dambach recovered five ground balls in addition to his game-winning helper. In goal, senior Joseph Donnelly (Newtown Square, Pa.) earned his third win (3-3) with 13 saves and three ground balls.
 
The men's lacrosse team plays their next ECC contest at home on Saturday, March 29, when LIU Post comes to Victory Field #1 for a 4:00 p.m. opening faceoff.