Lafayette Hill, Pa. – (3/26/2019) – Chestnut Hill College had the difficult task of holding off #3 Mercy College in today's non-conference matchup at Victory Field #1. The Griffins held their own early, only trailing 4-2 at the half. Unfortunately, a 23-10 shooting differential in the second half had its effect on the final result as the Mavericks escaped with a 12-7 victory. Senior attack
Casey Brown (Havre de Grace, Md.) headlined the Griffin effort, logging four of the Scarlet and Golds seven goals.
Brown (1-1, 10:26) and junior attack
Scott Wilden (Wexford, Pa.) (3-2, 6:54) recorded Chestnut Hill College's (3-4) first-half goals, keeping the Griffins competitive with Mercy College (10-0) in a 4-2 halftime spread. In the second half, the Mavericks' extended their advantage 7-2 (7:38) before Brown deposited his second goal (7-3, 5:28) to break the run. Unfortunately, Mercy College tacked on two more goals by the periods' end, 9-3. The Griffins connected on four of their six fourth-quarter shots, including tallies from sophomore midfielder
Mickey Holland (Brick, N.J.) (10-4, 10:13), sophomore attack
Carson Rees (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) (10-5, 9:24), and Brown (11-6, 5:43/12-7, 0:41). Despite the effort, the Mavericks collected the win
Senior attack Bobby Chillianis (Bethpage, N.Y.) (8 shots, 1 ground ball), freshman attack JoJo Janavey (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) (5 shots), and senior midfielder Ryan MacSpayden (Toronto, Ontario) (10 shots, 4 assists) led Mercy College with three goals each. In goal, senior Ryan Gibbons (Seaford, N.Y.) (10-0) recorded four saves, three ground balls, and two caused turnovers.
Rees, freshman
Steele Mylroie (Clyde Hill, Wash.), sophomore attack
J.R. Howell (East Meadow, N.Y.), and senior midfielder
John Bennett (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) each provided an assist. Bennett and sophomore midfielder
Billy DiMaio (Holmdel, N.J.) did their best to keep Chestnut Hill College in possession of the ball; the former finished with an assist and six ground balls, while the latter offered five ground balls. Junior goalkeeper
Stephen Hogan Jr. (Doylestown, Pa.) (0-1) made 14 saves and recovered two ground balls.
Chestnut Hill College continues their non-conference schedule on Saturday, March 30, when they host Saint Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) for a 12:00 p.m. "Pack the Place" event.
