Box Score Lafayette Hill, Pa. – (4/6/2017) – An eight goal outburst from junior midfielder Hunter Leckonby (Charleston, S.C) and 10 points from senior attack Samantha Herron (three goals, seven assists) proved enough, as the Chestnut Hill College women's lacrosse team topped Post University, 25-5, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action this afternoon.
 
Following a pre-game ceremony to honor the six seniors from this year's team: Herron, midfielder Lea Sanders (North Merrick, N.Y.), midfielder Rachel Perry (Gilbertsville, Pa.), midfielder Jacklyn O'Leary (East Meadow, N.Y.), attack Gabrielle Balara (Philadelphia, Pa.), and goalkeeper Katie Joe Lang (Manassas, Va.), Chestnut Hill College (5-7, 5-1 CACC) wasted no time to secure a lead, scoring the first eight goals of the game to open and 8-0 lead.
 
Post University (1-8, 1-5 CACC) would respond with goals from junior midfielder Toni Deren (Greenlawn, N.Y.) and freshman attack Leona Stevens (Kingston, Mass.) to make the score 8-2 with 13:59 remaining in the first half. The Scarlet and Gold answered, scoring seven of the final eight goals in the stanza to enter the halftime break with a commanding 15-3 edge.
 
The Griffins extended their advantage in the second half, with an O'Leary tally off a feed from sophomore midfielder Julia Reinert (Bridgeport, Pa.) capping a 7-1 run over the opening 17:07, ballooning the host's lead to 18, 22-4. With time ticking down, the Griffins secured three more goals from a trio of scorers, including Leckonby's eighth of the game and 20^th of the season to give the game its 25-5 final
 
Deren paced the Eagles with one goal and two assists, while sophomore midfielder Aolani Hermosura (Stamford, Conn.) scored a pair of goals, collected three ground balls and secured two draw controls. Freshman goalkeeper Alana Lopez (Wolcott, Conn.) recorded seven saves in the defeat (1-8)
 
The Griffins boasted nine difference goal scorers: Leckonby (eight), O'Leary (four), Reinert (three), Herron (three), freshman attack Dai Pearson (Pottstown, Pa.) (two), junior midfielder Erica McLaughlin (Magnolia, N.J.) (two), Sanders (one), freshman midfielder Spencer Fitzgerald (Huntingtown, Md.) (one), and freshman attack Haley Norwillo (Duryea, Pa.) (one). In addition to her three goals, Herron also tied the program record with seven assists (Carly Glass, 3/12/2009 vs. American International College). Lang (5-5) recorded four saves in the victory for the Griffins.                      

Chestnut Hill College returns to action on Wednesday, April 12, when they host CACC foe Dominican College for a 7:00 p.m. contest.