Box Score Greensburg, Pa. - (3/24/2018) – A cross-state trip brought Chestnut Hill College to Seton Hill University for today's competition. In the battle of Griffins, the home side proved superior, using 6-1 first-quarter to propel themselves to an 18-4 victory. Senior midfielder Joshua Pope (Schnecksville, Pa.) headlined the Scarlet and Gold offense with a pair of goals, while senior Kyle Newman (Plainsboro, N.J.) and junior Connor Crawford (Limerick, Pa.) captained the defense with a combined five ground balls and four caused turnovers.
 
Seton Hill University (7-1) and Chestnut Hill College (1-4) exchanged the initial tallies of the affair a couple minutes after the opening faceoff. The home side struck first at 13:03 (1-0), but an unassisted goal from senior attack Dylan Klusaritz (Slatington, Pa.) evened the score, 1-1, just 40 seconds (12:23) later. Just past the eight minute mark (7:45), Seton Hill University split the stalemate, beginning a 4-0 run to the period break with a pair of unassisted scores, 6-1. The home governance continued in the second quarter, where an unassisted Pope goal (6-2, 12:46) and a connection between sophomore attack Scott Wilden (Wexford, Pa.) and freshman midfielder Mickey Holland (Brick, N.J.) at 6:37 (9-3) were interruptions on Seton Hill University's 13-3 halftime lead. Scoring slowed in the second half, but it did not alleviate Chestnut Hill College's struggles in an eventual 18-4 final.
 
Sophomore attack John Hofseth (Coquitlam, B.C.) led Seton Hill University with five goals, but he got plenty of help from his fellow attackmen as seniors, Jack Moran (Plainfield, Ill.) and Zack Rusch (Pittsburgh, Pa.), and sophomore attack Logan Maloni (McMurray, Pa.) combined for seven goals and nine assists. Sophomore midfielder Jay Scerbo (Woolwich, N.J.) won 22-of-26 (.846) face offs and recovered 13 ground balls, while junior long stick midfielder Brett Craig (Calgary, Alberta) scored a goal, collected eight ground balls, and caused four turnovers. In goal, sophomore Max Eissman (Rochester, N.Y.) earned the win (7-1) with seven saves, two ground balls, and a caused turnover in the opening 49:15.
 
Pope scored the fourth Chestnut Hill College goal – his second - with three minutes (3:01) remaining in the contest. Sophomore Blake Turner (Tampa, Florida) was responsible for both of the Scarlet and Gold's face off wins (2-of-17, .117) while senior goalkeeper Matthew Pedrick (New Milford, N.J.) (0-4) totaled 16 saves and recovered two ground balls.
 
The Chestnut Hill College men's Lacrosse team returns to Victory Field #1 on Tuesday, March 27, to host the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in a 7:00 p.m. contest.