Box Score Lafayette Hill, Pa. - (3/13/2018) – Chestnut Hill College and St. Michael's College took the first quarter to get warmed up as the second frame served as the pivotal period. Unfortunately, the Purple Knights took the upper hand, outscoring the Griffins 4-3 in the second frame and 2-0 in the second half to claim a 7-4 victory over the Scarlet and Gold. Four different Griffins recorded goals, while senior attack Dylan Klusaritz (Slatington, Pa.) took on the playmaker role with a pair of assists.

 

St. Michael's College (1-2) scored first with an unassisted goal at 10:19 of the first quarter, 1-0. Chestnut Hill College (1-3) tied the affair, 1-1, less than two minutes later (8:28), when Klusaritz found junior midfielder Nicholas Webber (Westwood, Mass.) for a transition goal. The back-and-forth continued in the second frame, but picked up in frequency as the Purple Knights paced the Griffins to a 3-3 tie that came on a man-up connection between senior midfielder Gerard Lyle (Baldwin, N.Y.) and freshman midfielder J.R. Howell (East Meadow, N.Y.) with 4:36 remaining in the first half. But the next two tallies went to the visitors, who assumed they would reach halftime with a 5-3 lead. However, a well-timed Chestnut Hill College timeout gave the Griffins one last shot before intermission. Sophomore attack Scott Wilden (Wexford, Pa.) made the most of the opportunity, fielding a high Klusaritz pass and sending it to the back of the Purple Knight goal just before time ran out, 5-4 (0:01).
 
After the break, the offenses struggled once again. But this time, only St. Michael's College was only team to produce, adding to their lead at 10:05 (6-4) of the third quarter and 12:45 (7-4) of the fourth quarter on man-up opportunities. Chestnut Hill College was not able to recover from their shorthanded sessions, leaving the Purple Knights to the three-goal victory, 7-4.
 
Senior midfielder Charlie Murphy (Duxbury, Mass.) led St. Michael's College with three goals and three ground balls. Four other Purple Knights accounted for the other four goals, while sophomore midfielder Justin Richmond (New Market, Md.) and senior face-off Dan Dromeshauser (Norwell, Mass.) combined to go 5-of-13 (.385) on the draws. In goal, senior Jake Sonberg (Bedford, N.H.) (1-2) totaled a dozen (12) saves and three ground balls.
 
Senior midfielder Joshua Pope (Schnecksville, Pa.) scored the Griffins first goal of the second quarter. He also recovered three ground balls. Klusaritz also grabbed three balls in addition to his helpers, but sophomore Blake Turner (Tampa, Florida) and senior goalkeeper Matthew Pedrick (New Milford, N.J.) (0-3) led Chestnut Hill College's loose ball effort with five ground balls apiece. Turner won 8-of-13 (.615) face-offs, while Pedrick finished the affair with 11 saves. Senior Kyle Newman (Plainsboro, N.J.) helped Pedrick defend the Griffin backfield with two ground balls and three caused turnovers.
 
The Chestnut Hill College men's Lacrosse team continues their schedule on Tuesday, March 20, when they host the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in a 4:00 p.m. contest.