Box Score Waterbury, Conn. – (4/14/2018) – Chestnut Hill College's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) season continued today, Saturday, April 14, at Post University where the Eagles paced the Griffins to a narrow, 7-6, final. The Scarlet and Gold played catch up for most of the match, pulling even on a goal from senior attack Dylan Klusaritz (Slatington, Pa.) with 7:04 (5-5) remaining in the third quarter, but coming up a tally short as the home side scored last in a one-goal spread.
 
Post University (2-9, 2-1) scored the first goal of the affair with 11:36 remaining in the opening quarter, 1-0, and a connection between Klusaritz and senior midfielder Joshua Pope (Schnecksville, Pa.) brought Chestnut Hill College (5-8, 2-1) even, 1-1, just four minutes later (7:24). Unfortunately, the Eagles scored in the closing minute (0:59) of the period to take a 2-1 edge into the quarter break. They added two more scores (6:48, 4:00 2QTR) to their advantage, 4-1, before the Griffins could issue a response. The Scarlet and Gold rebuttal came at on an unassisted goal from freshman attack J.R. Howell (East Meadow, N.Y.) at 3:33 (4-2) and a score from sophomore attack Scott Wilden (Wexford, Pa.) at 2:21 (4-3). But again the Eagles had the last word, making the halftime deficit 5-3 (0:13) with a goal in the final 15 seconds of the second quarter.
 
Refocused, Chestnut Hill College scored the first two goals of the third quarter, pulling even with Post University thanks to a Klusaritz-Wilden connection at 10:34 (5-4) and a collaboration between junior attack Casey Brown (Havre de Grace, Md.) and Klusaritz at 7:04 (5-5). Unfortunately, the Eagles' late-quarter scoring trend continued in the second half, where they secured the win with last goal of both the third (6-5, 2:24) and fourth (7-6, 7:04) quarters.
 
Senior attack Frank Nicholas Jr. (Carlsbad, Calif.) led Post University with three goals, an assist, and four ground balls. Fellow senior, Mike Brumber (Hicksville, N.Y.) headlined the Eagle defensive unit with three caused turnovers, while sophomore goalkeeper Manuele D'Alessio (Mount Laurel, N.J.) (2-9) made 15 saves and recovered a ground ball behind him.

Klusaritz finished the contest with a goal, three assists, and two ground balls. Wilden scored twice for Chestnut Hill College, who also received a score and three ground balls from senior midfielder Gerard Lyle (Baldwin, N.Y.). Pope added three ground balls and a caused turnover to his tally, while Brown's assist came with two ground balls and a caused turnover. Sophomore Blake Turner (Tampa, Fla.) dominated the faceoff circle with 13 (13-of-17, .765) victories and five ground balls, while senior Kyle Newman (Plainsboro, N.J.), junior Matthew Anderson (Yardley, Pa.), and junior Connor Crawford (Limerick, Pa.) combined for six ground balls and five caused turnovers in front of senior goalkeeper Matthew Pedrick (New Milford, N.J.). Pedrick totaled five saves and two ground balls in the loss (4-8).
 
The Chestnut Hill College men's lacrosse team returns to Victory Field #1 on Tuesday, April 17, for a 7:00 p.m. Senior Night contest against CACC rival, Georgian Court University.