Box Score Lafayette Hill, Pa. - (4/19/2014) – Today's East Coast Conference (ECC) was anything but boring as Chestnut Hill College scored a 14-6 senior-day victory while contributing to 31:30 minutes of penalty time with the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). The graduating class rose the occasion as senior midfielder Mark Winkelspecht (Laurys Station, Pa.) and senior attack Michael Melnychenko (St. Catharines, Ontario) headlined a 13-point day for the departing Griffins.
 
The game was slow to start, but as Chestnut Hill College (6-5, 4-3) pulled away for a 7-1 halftime advantage, an 11-3 third-quarter edge, and an eventual 14-6 victory, the yellow flags continued to fly at the Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Football Stadium. Sophomore attack George Markey (Branchburg, N.J.) and Melnychenko gave the Griffins a 2-0 first-quarter lead and UDC (3-7, 2-5) scored the first goal of the second quarter, 2-1 (14:01), before three consecutive goals from Winkelspecht spurred a 5-0 Griffin run to halftime, 7-1. UDC got more involved in the second half, but the second effort would not be enough in an eight-goal home victory.
 
Senior attack Chase Fraser (Los Angeles, Calif.) and sophomore midfielder Luke Gillespie (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) led the Firebird effort. Fraser recorded two goals, three ground balls, six face-off wins (6-of-10, .600), and two caused turnovers while Gillespie offered two goals, an assist, seven ground balls, three face-off wins (3-of-10, .300), and five caused turnovers with the long pole. In goal, junior Tom Yancheski (Phoenix, Md.) made 16, grabbed two ground balls, and caused three turnovers in the loss (3-7).
 
Winkelspecht and Melnychenko both finished with four points; Winkelspecht recorded his with four goals, while Melnychenko grabbed three ground balls and caused two turnovers in addition to his two goals and two assists. Senior midfielder Michael Landau (Lancaster, Pa.) totaled a goal, two assists, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers in his final home game, while fellow classmates Ryan Hildebrand (Horsham, Pa.) and Jonathan Reynolds (Chittenango, N.Y.) also recorded senior-day scores. In goal, senior Joseph Donnelly (Newtown Square, Pa.) earned the win (6-5) with 16 saves and four ground balls.
 
The men's lacrosse team completes their 2014 regular season schedule with a 2:15 p.m. ECC contest at Roberts Wesleyan College on Saturday, April 26.