Box Score West Palm Beach, Fla. - (9/6/2015) – Chestnut Hill College concluded their Labor Day trip to Florida this afternoon with a 3-2 victory over Oakland City University. The Griffins used a 25-9 shooting advantage to gain the upper hand and facilitate their first win of the season with a game-winning tick-tack-toe connection from sophomore forward Morgan Ruth (Blackwood, N.J.), freshman midfielder Brianna Ferrell (Newtown Square, Pa.), and sophomore forward Anna Abbot (Sicklerville, N.J.) (63:14). Farrell and Abbot hooked up twice in the game, the first time gave the Griffins a 2-1 edge just after halftime (48:19).

Oakland City University (1-2) was first on the scoreboard, making use of their first shot which came just 2:37 into the contest, 1-0. Chestnut Hill College (1-1) woke up from the early strike and gradually gained control of the contest with a series of offensive strikes from senior midfielder Danielle Spinuzza (Williamstown, N.J.). She loosened up the Oaks' defenses for Ruth, who delivered an unassisted tally just before the 11-minute mark (10:54), 1-1. The Griffin assault on the Oaks goal continued for the remainder of the opening half, but the next goal did not come until 48:19, when Abbot netted the first of her two scores on a ball through the box from Farrell, 2-1. Unfortunately, the Griffin advantage was short lived as sophomore defender Ashley Gallo (Cleveland, Tennessee) served sophomore midfielder Lauren Rapp (Evansville, Ind.) for a breakaway Oaks goal just 46 second later, 2-2 (49:05). With the game on the line the next 15 minutes got heated, with both sides launching attacks the opposing defenses. Eventually the Griffins escaped victorious with Ruth, Farrell, and Abbot supplying the game-winning tally a 63:14 as the defense clamped down, allowing only one shot on senior goalkeeper Kayla Reno (Cantonsville, Md.) the rest of the way.

Senior midfielder Allie Schechner (Wading River, N.Y.) scored the Oaks early goal and led the team in shots with four. Rapp took three shots to net her goal. Junior goalkeeper Elani Moreland (Bicknell, Indiana) made nine saves in the loss (1-2).

Reno (1-1) was helped by a stingy Griffin defense that only allowed three first-half shots and nine in all. Despite a team-high seven strikes, Spinuzza came away empty handed. Ruth took six shots while recording her first multipoint performance in the scarlet and goal with a goal and an assist (3 points).  

The women's soccer team returns north to visit The Lincoln University for a 4:00 p.m. contest on Wednesday, September 9.