Philadelphia, Pa. – (4/27/2019) – Chestnut Hill College a lot to celebrate today at the campus fields, where they defeated Felician University 16-5 and sent off their eight seniors, defender
Kayla Czernik (Aston, Pa.), defender
Sabrina Castano (Paterson, N.J.), attack
Rita Lynn Trainer (Conshohocken, Pa.), midfielder
Julia Reinert (Bridgeport, Pa.), defender
Kaley Malampy (Ridley Park, Pa.), defender
Macailagh Smith (Red Bank, N.J.), defender
Kaitlin Iavecchia (Philadelphia, Pa.), and goalkeeper
Valeria Amaya (Oakland, Calif.), during a Senior Day presentation before the match.
Chestnut Hill College (5-9, 4-5 CACC) gained the 2-0 advantage by 24:11 (1
st Half) thanks to tallies from sophomore defender
Gab Fanfarillo (Glassboro, N.J.)(25:08) and Malampy (24:11), but Felician University (0-12, 0-9 CACC) responded with two of their own, tying the match 2-2 (19:34). This would mark the last time the Golden Falcons were within a reasonable reach of the Griffins, as Reinert netted three goals in a row (3-2, 18:18; 4-2, 17:35, 5-2, 15:15) that pushed their advantage to 5-2. Smith and junior attack
Dai Pearson (Pottstown, Pa.) added two more for a half time score of 7-4.
In the second half, Chestnut Hill College scored eight straight goals, Reinert (3), Fitzgerald, Fanfarillo, Malampy and Trainer, before Felcian finally interrupted with a tally at the 2:30 mark, 15-5. Fitzgerald was able to net one (:46) more before the final buzzer ending the contest 16-5.
Reinert ending the day with six recorded goals, five ground balls, and five draw controls, leading Chestnut Hill College, while Fitzgerald, Fanfarillo, Malampy (2 AST), and Smith (3 AST) all gave two goals each. Pearson (4 GB) and Trainer (1 AST, 3 GB) chipped in one tally as well. Amaya made seven saves and took the win.