The Chestnut Hill College Men's Soccer team scored three times to earn their first conference win of the season with a 3-2 win over Goldey-Beacom College at NCS Field in Wilmington Delaware Tuesday afternoon.
The Griffins improve to 3-9-2 overall and 1-5 in Central Atlantic collegiate conference games. The Lightning fall to 1-10-3 overall and 0-5-1 in league play.
Chestnut Hill jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first 15 minutes of the game as Robert Keegan put the Griffins on the board with an unassisted goal at the 11:09 mark. Kervening Thelistin made the score 2-0 with a penalty kick goal at the 14:36 mark.
The Lightning cut the lead to one with a penalty kick goal with just 12 seconds left in the half.
The score remained 2-1 until Emmanuel Sampson used a bicycle kick to score the team's third goal of the game at the 82nd minute. The Lightning closed within one, 3-2 at the start of the 87th minute on a goal by Cardin Benjamin. The Griffin defense then tightened up for the final four minutes, holding the Lightning to just one more shot which sailed high with about a minute remaining.
Max Bond got the win in net for the Griffins, making six saves while giving up the two goals.
For the game, the Lightning outshot the Griffins 15-10, but the two teams had exactly eight shots on goal apiece. Jimmy Paz and Abdoulaye Kamagate had two shots on goal each to lead Chestnut Hill.
The men's soccer team returns to action on Saturday October 17, 2026 when they host Dominican University at Victory Field. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m.
