Box Score Lafayette Hill, Pa. – (4/23/2016) – With a 4-2 lead at half time, Chestnut Hill College used a strong second-half effort to keep Post University at bay in a 12-5 final. The triumph makes four in a row for the Griffins, who were fueled by Alec Dambach (Howell, N.J.). The Scarlet and Gold's junior attack recorded his fourth straight game of five points or more, offering a hat trick and two assists in today's victory.
 
Despite a 13-4 first-quarter shot advantage for Post University (6-7), Chestnut Hill College (5-6) was the only team to score in the first quarter. Sophomore goalkeeper Matthew Pedrick (New Milford, N.J.) kept the goal safe with five saves in the period, meanwhile Dambach assisted sophomore midfielder Joshua Pope (Schnecksville, Pa.) for the game's first goal at 8:51, 1-0. Klusaritz connected with Dambach roughly 45 seconds (11:16) into the second quarter to push the Griffins ahead 2-0, before freshman attack Matthew Mazza (West Seneca, N.Y.) netted the Eagles' first tally ten minutes before halftime, 2-1 (9:55). As play approached the five minute mark of the Griffins scored twice, Dambach was involved in the first one at 5:40, providing an assist to junior midfielders Justin Albarran (Freehold, N.J.) (3-1) while the latter came unassisted at 5:14 from the crosse of Andrew Dooley (Monroe Township, N.J.), 4-1. But the Eagles cut the margin again at 2:46, leaving the halftime margin at two, 4-2.
 
In the third quarter, the Scarlet and Gold continued to trade runs for solo Eagle scores. By the end of the frame it was 9-4 and after a 3-1 fourth quarter, Chestnut Hill College was the victor in a 12-5 final. Five different Griffins found the back of the net against senior goalkeeper Rob Rohan (East Islip, N.Y.), who collected 11 saves and a groundball in the loss (6-7). Mazza scored two goals while picking up two groundballs. Freshman midfielder Matthew Palmieri (Waldwick, N.J.) recovered a game-high six ground balls.\\

For the Griffins, Dambach added a groundball to his offensive production. Dooley and sophomore attack Dylan Klusaritz (Slatington, Pa.) each recorded two goals and an assist, while the reaming Chestnut Hill College tallies were provided by senior attack George Markey (Branchburg, N.J.) and junior defenseman Daniel DePasquale (Livingston, N.J.). Junior midfielder Joseph Pozniak (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) won 13-of-21 (.619) face-offs while collecting team-high four groundballs. Pedrick finished with 16 saves for his second victory (2-0) of the season.
 
The men's lacrosse team returns to East Coast Conference (ECC) play and Victory Field #1 on Tuesday, April 26, with a 4:00 p.m. contest against the University of the District of Columbia.