Men's Soccer Senior Night 2016
Men's Soccer Senior Night 2016

Casaletto Commemorates Chestnut Hill College Senior Night with Overtime Winner against Felician University, 3-2

10/23/2016 2:25:00 AM

Box Score Lafayette Hill, Pa. – (10/22/2016) – Chestnut Hill College commemorated this evening's Senior Night recognition with a dramatic, must-have Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) win over Felician University. The icebox marathon ended on a 3-2 final in the 98th minute with junior midfielder Joseph Casaletto (Sewell, N.J.) scoring his second goal of the contest on a one-touch strike off a chip pass from junior forward Zachary Gray (W. Sussex, England).
 
The contest's initial tally came just six minutes (6:05) after the opening kickoff as junior midfielder Charles Simpson (Dalgety Bay, Scotland) connected with Casaletto on a long serve that he completed for a 1-0 Chestnut Hill College (5-9, 4-7) advantage. The Scarlet and Gold advantage held until 30:28, when Felician University (4-10-2, 3-7-1) evened the score with a chip to the middle of the pitch and a strike to the bottom right corner of the Griffin goal (1-1).
 
After halftime, the 1-1 stalemate held until the 72nd minute as a Scarlet and Gold turnover, deep in their own end, allowed Felician University to capture a 2-1 edge at 71:14. But the visitor advantage was short-lived as Gray evened the contest a 2-2 just 15 minutes (86:37) later, gathering a loose ball off foul restart for a clutch Chestnut Hill College goal.
 
As the temperature continued to drop at Victory Field #1 the pressure rose. The first overtime period appeared to have a successor until 97:04, when a Gray chip over a Golden Falcon defenseman was finished to the back of the goal by Casaletto.
 
Junior defenseman Charlie Macaskill (London, England) and senior midfielder Martin Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) were responsible for the Felician University goals. Senior goalkeeper Jasur Tursunboyev (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) (2-8-1) made three saves.
 
It was the first two-goal game of Casaletto's career. He led the Griffins in shots as well, totaling five. Senior goalkeeper James Jackson (Sewell, N.J.) (5-9) made five saves.
 
Prior to the to the contest, the Chestnut Hill College Athletic Department recognized six seniors; Jackson, defenseman Lindsay Murdoch (Perth, Scotland), defenseman Nils Fussen (Aachen, Germany), defenseman Joseph McGuigan (Philadelphia, Pa.), midfielder Hampton Mitchell (Upper Marlboro, Md.), and forward Channing Couillard (Atlantic Beach, Calif.) in annual Senior Night ceremony.
 
The Chestnut Hill College men's soccer team looks to secure their fourth straight trip to the CACC Championship Tournament on Tuesday, October 25, when they visit Philadelphia University for a 2:30 p.m. contest.
 
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