Box Score Lafayette Hill, Pa. - (4/18/2017) – Chestnut Hill College concluded their regular season home schedule for the 2017 season with this evening's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) versus local rival, Philadelphia University. The contest was tight for the first five minutes, 2-2, but eventually went in the visitor's favor as the Lady Rams gradually separated for an 8-4 halftime lead before winning the contest by a 15-9 final. Freshman midfielder Spencer Fitzgerald (Huntingtown, Md.) led the Griffins with her second five-point (3 goals and 2 assists) game of the season. Senior goalkeeper Katie Joe Lang (Manassas, Va.) (5-7) surpassed Stephanie Jordan '09 for the program's all-time career saves mark (545) at 29:32 in the second half.
 
The first two tallies of the contest were scored by Philadelphia University (6-7, 4-3), 2-0, but they were quickly nullified by Chestnut Hill College (5-9, 5-3) with a connection between sophomore midfielder Julia Reinert (Bridgeport, Pa.) and Fitzgerald at 25:34 (2-1) and a connection between Fitzgerald and junior midfielder Hunter Leckonby (Charleston, S.C.) at 24:34 (2-2). The separation came after the 24-minute (23:08) mark, where a four-goal run distanced the Lady Rams for a 6-2 lead. The rivals traded tallies over the remaining 20 minutes (19:34) of the opening half, leaving the intermission spread at 8-4, Lady Rams; Leckonby, Reinert, and junior attack Julia Galantich (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) provided the Scarlet and Gold goals.
 
In the second half, Philadelphia University continued on their path, using a 7-1 run to eventually separate for a 15-6 advantage. Lang's record save was the major Griffin highlight of the second half until a late three-goal run narrowed the final margin to six goals, 15-9. Fitzgerald scored twice in the final Chestnut Hill College flurry.
 
The Lady Rams were led by junior attack Kathryn Avanzato (Lake Grove, N.Y.) and graduate defender Courtney Shaw (Langhorne, Pa.); the former finished with four goals, three assists, and a ground ball, while the latter totaled four goals, two assists, four ground balls, four draws, and a caused turnover. In goal, freshman Victoria Raimondi (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) (5-6) made nine saves and collected two ground balls.

Fitzgerald added two ground balls and a draw to her five points. Leckonby finished with two goals, two ground balls, four draws, and four caused turnovers while Galantich provided a ground ball and four draws in excess of her two points (1 goal and 1 assist). Lang (5-7) totaled five saves, four ground balls, and a caused turnover.
 
Before finishing their CACC schedule, Chestnut Hill College visits Molloy College for a 6:00 p.m. contest on Thursday, April 20.