Lafayette Hill, Pa. - (3/30/2021) – The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) season began today for both Chestnut Hill College and Thomas Jefferson University as the cross-city rivals met at Victory Field #1 this afternoon. The Rams owned a 30-1 shot advantage and a 14-0 lead at halftime. The Griffins opened the second half scoring as senior midfielder Gab Fanfarillo (Glassboro, N.J.) found sophomore midfielder Frances Vassallo (Hicksville, N.Y.) for her first collegiate goal at 21:04, 14-1. But Jefferson controlled the clock the rest of the way in a 17-3 final.
 
Freshman midfielder Erin Avanzato (Lake Grove, N.Y.) fronted a strong Jefferson (3-0, 1-0) offense with four first-half goals. Junior attack Lexi Patania (Wayne, N.J.) offered three goals in the frame and two others recorded at least two tallies. At the end, Avanzto led the Rams with five points (4 goals, 1 assist), two draws, three ground balls, and a caused turnover. Senior midfielder Erin Eckert (Warrington, Pa.) was Jefferson's rudder with a goal, two assists, four draws, six ground balls, and four caused turnovers. In goal, sophomore Melanie Goldstein (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) earned the win (3-0, 15:52).
 
Fanfarillo scored one of the other two Chestnut Hill College (0-3, 0-1) goals on a free position restart (16-2, 12:28), while also recording one draw and three ground balls. The last Scarlet and Gold tally was scored by sophomore midfielder Madyson Schwartz (Philadelphia, Pa.) (17-3, 4:02), who also provided a draw and four ground balls. Sophomore goalkeeper Mel Amador (Cape May, N.J.) played an inspired game in the losing effort (0-3) as she recorded 17 saves and six ground balls in the affair.
 
Chestnut Hill College returns to Victory Field #1 next Tuesday, April 6, for a 12:00 p.m. CACC contest versus Holy Family University.