Box Score Washington, DC – (3/29/2018) – Senior midfielder Hunter Leckonby (Charleston, S.C.) was the cog that facilitated Chestnut Hill College a 13-3 halftime advantage at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) this afternoon. She scored all five of her goals in the opening frame and finished with six points after finding junior midfielder Julia Reinert (Bridgeport, Pa.) for the 18^th goal (18:46) of a 21-5 Griffin triumph over the Firebirds.

Senior attack Julia Galantich (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) started Chestnut Hill College (3-3) off with an unassisted tally at 27:31. Just 10 seconds later (27:21), Leckonby scored her first goal of the game to extend the Griffin lead over UDC (1-6) to 2-0. It reached 3-0 before the Firebirds answered, but the home score was just the first of three interruptions in the Scarlet and Gold's dominant first-half effort. Sophomore attack Haley Norwillo (Duryea, Pa.), sophomore attack Dai Pearson (Pottstown, Pa.), sophomore midfielder Spencer Fitzgerald (Huntingtown, Md.) helped Leckonby and Galantich set the tempo, which paced the Griffins to their 13-3 halftime lead.

In the second half, two early Firebird scores reduced the Griffin perch to just eight goals, 13-5 (27:16), but a connection between junior attack Rita Lynn Trainer (Conshohocken, Pa.) and senior midfielder Erica McLaughlin (Magnolia, N.J.), 14-5 (26:26), reignited the Scarlet and Gold offense as Chestnut Hill College scored seven more unanswered goals in a 21-5 final.

Sophomore midfielder Kianna Franklin (North Babylon, N.Y.) and freshman Shemara Jefferson (Fredericksburg, Va.) each scored twice for UDC. Franklin also provided an assist, five ground balls, eight draws, and caused a turnover. In goal, freshman Jada Foy (Orlando, Fla.) (1-6) recorded 15 saves and recovered a ground ball.

Leckonby added two ground balls, two draws, and caused a turnover in addition to her six points. Galantich finished with four goals, two ground balls, and four draws, while Reinert netted a goal, two assists, three ground balls, four draws and two caused turnovers. Fitzgerald and junior defender Macailagh Smith (Red Bank, N.J.) scored three goals apiece.

Defensively, junior Kailey Malampy (Ridley Park, Pa.) helped the Griffin goal tenders with four ground balls, a draw, and four caused turnovers. In net, junior Valeria Amaya (Oakland, Calif.) and freshman Shenna Grady (West Chester, Pa.) split time; the former (3-3) made two saves in the opening 30 minutes, while the latter stop three Firebird shots in the final 30 minutes.

The Chestnut Hill College women's lacrosse team continues their non-conference schedule on Saturday, March 31, when they host the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in a 1:00 p.m. Senior Day contest.