Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. - (9/16/2017) – Dominican College stole an early 1-0 lead in the 18^th minute (18:47) and protected the advantage until the 85^th minute (85:02), where junior forward Jason Burns (Douglassville, Pa.) put his head to good use on the equalizer, 1-1. He struck again a little more than four minutes later (89:11) to give Chestnut Hill College the lead, 2-1, with only seconds remaining and eventually their second Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) win of the season.
 


Chestnut Hill College (3-3, 2-1) earned a pair of corner kicks in the 12^th minute (12:01, 12:26) and fired pair of shots, before a Dominican College (0-6, 0-3) drew a foul in the box for an early penalty kick opportunity and freshman forward Sergio Monton (Madrid, Spain) converted the free go to give the visitors a 1-0 lead at 18:47. The Chargers controlled play after that, but the momentum eventually disappeared around the 49^th minute, resulting in a rush of late Griffin chances; the last a stopped Burns drive.
 
As the sun beat down on the Chestnut Hill College Campus Field, tension rose on the pitch. Fouls piled up for the Chargers and the Griffins took their jabs strategically. Burns subbed in with 5:19 remaining and just seconds later completed a long serve from junior midfielder Tales Domingues (Sao Paulo, Brazil) with a header at the far post, 1-1. Overtime seemed a guarantee until the 87:08 when a Dominican College foul gave the Griffins a crucial free kick. Burns finished that restart as well, 2-1 (89:11), clinching the league win for Chestnut Hill College off the header redirect from sophomore defender Michael Roscioli (Turnersville, N.J.).
 
Monton led the Charger effort with six shots. In goal, freshman goalkeeper Joshua Stephens (Stony Creek, Ontario) recorded seven saves before taking the loss (0-6).
 
Burns made the most of his time with a team-high four shots and the clutch tallies. Domingues recorded three shots and senior midfielder Joseph Casaletto (Sewell, N.J.) recorded two, while six other Griffins each to a strike in a narrow 15-14 shot advantage. Sophomore goalkeeper Frank Maniscalco (Philadelphia, Pa.) totaled six saves in the win (3-3).
 
The Chestnut Hill College men's soccer team breaks from their CACC schedule for a 3:00 p.m. contest versus Roberts Wesleyan College on Wednesday, September 20.