Caldwell, N.J. – (4/10/2021) – After idling for two weeks, Chestnut Hill College resumed their schedule today, Saturday, April 10, with a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) statement-win at Caldwell University. The Scarlet and Gold outscored the Cougars 15-5 in the first half and 23-9 at the game's conclusion, using a 31-of-35 (.886) faceoff success rate and a 50-25 shot advantage to provide the separation. Senior attack Carson Rees (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) led the Griffins with a nine-point performance; he scored five of his six goals in the first half while tying his single-game career-high for assists with a fourth-quarter feed to sophomore attack Joseph Lojewski (Philadelphia, Pa.), (21-9, 9:35).

Caldwell University (2-2, 0-1) benefitted from an early Chestnut Hill College (4-2, 1-0) turnover and scored the game's first goal with 13:36 remaining in the opening period, 1-0. The Griffins answered with the next two tallies on unassisted efforts from Rees (1-1, 12:19) and freshman attack Jake Homan (North Wales, Pa.) (2-1, 8:51), but they were not able to distance themselves from the Cougars until late in the frame. The Scarlet and Gold's separation came just past the four-minute mark as freshman midfielder Zach Jastrzebski (Hackettstown, N.J.) tied the contest, 3-3 (3:45), before consecutive scores from Rees (4-3, 3:26), graduate faceoff Zachary Ornstein (Howell, N.J.) (5-3, 3:20), and senior midfielder Scott Wilden (Wexford, Pa.) (6-3, 1:14) propelled Chestnut Hill College to an eventual 7-4 first-quarter edge.

The Griffins traded a goal with the Cougars at the start of the second quarter, 8-5, and truly distanced themselves with the next seven scores. Rees scored two of them (10:51, 5:31), as did junior midfielder Jack Clyne (Islip Terrace, N.Y.), who recorded his back-to-back on a Rees pass at 4:39 (13-5) and a man-up opportunity at 3:37 (14-5). By the end of the third period the Scarlet and Gold lead 20-8; a 12-point edge that they only increased with a 3-1 fourth-quarter edge, 23-9.

Sophomore midfielder Kevin Albright (Mays Landing, N.J.) led Caldwell University with four goals on seven shots. In goal, junior Wayne Safreed (Mt. Arlington, N.J.) (30:00) recorded eight first-half saves in the loss (1-2).

Rees' performance was supported by four-point efforts from Clyne (3 goals, 1 assist) and freshman attack Jackson Melnick (Milford, Pa.) (2 goals, 2 assists); the latter also recorded three ground balls and a caused turnover. Ornstein won 29-of-30 (.967) of his faceoffs and recovered 23 ground balls in addition to his first-quarter score. In goal, freshman Julius Sorino (Shamong, N.J.) earned his first collegiate win (1-0) with six saves in the first three frames (45:00).

Chestnut Hill College continues their CACC schedule on Tuesday, April 13, when they host Wilmington University in a 7:00 p.m.