Box Score Lafayette Hill, Pa. - (10/17/2015) – After posting a 3-0 lead, Chestnut Hill College had to muster all the defense they could to hold Caldwell University off in a 3-2 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) victory. The Griffins looked unbeatable in the first 50 minutes, building a strong advantage on a picture perfect connection from senior forward Juan Amaya (Cartagena, Colombia) and senior midfielder Nicholas Jaffe (Sao Paulo, Brazil), a brilliant pass from sophomore midfielder Joseph Casaletto (Sewell, N.J.) to freshman forward Jason Burns (Douglassville, Pa.), and a fortunate loose ball that freshman forward Jason Doherty (Letterkenny Donegal, Ireland) struck to the back of the Cougar goal.
 
Caldwell University (2-10-1, 1-6-1) owned a 19-8 shooting advantage and a 4-1 corner kick edge, but Chestnut Hill College (5-5-2, 4-3-2) made the most of their chances to pick up a critical CACC victory. The Cougars rattled off the first assaults of the game, but the Griffins were first on the scoreboard, at 29:56, when Jaffe served the ball from the left flank to the oncoming foot of Amaya, 1-0. About 13 minutes later (43:11), the Griffins added a second goal with another beautiful pass, this one from Casaletto, finding the back of the Cougars net on a touch shot from Burns, 2-0.
 
Early in the second half, Doherty was the benefactor of a loose ball in the Cougar end. A deep strike beat the visiting keeper to the left post and granted the Griffins a commanding 3-0 advantage. Down but not out, the Cougars rallied to make things interesting. After a penalty kick goal from senior midfielder Christian Castro (Clifton, N.J.) at 51:52, their momentum quickly increased as the Cougars continued to pressure junior goalkeeper James Jackson (Sewell, N.J.) until another tally came at 81:22. Junior forward Jakub Havlak (Prague, Czech Republic) was the striker, beating Jackson on his own rebound and setting the scene for a tense final nine minutes of regulation. Emotions ran high as the second ticked off the game clock, but the Griffins survived, staving off the Cougars final chances for the league win.
 
Havlak and Castro took four shots apiece, but Tom Yorston (Northamptonshire, UK) led the Cougar offense with five shots. Senior goalkeeper Michael Hartmann (Medford, N.J.) made two saves in the loss (2-10-1).
 
For the Griffins, Jaffe topped the offensive effort with three shots; Doherty took two while three others recorded one. Jackson made six saves in the win (4-5-2).
The men's soccer team resumes their crusade to the CACC postseason on Tuesday, October 20, when the visit Holy Family University for a 3:30 p.m. contest.