Men's Lacrosse Clipped at Chestnut Hill in CACC Opener, 9-7

LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. – Playing their first CACC game of the season, the University of Bridgeport's men's lacrosse team (1-3, 0-1) dropped a 9-7 contest at Chestnut Hill College on Saturday.

After trailing 3-1 midway through the second quarter, the Purple Knights rallied with a four-goal run that carried into the third period, highlighted by tallies from Ashton Lankowski, Noah Beard and Matthew Levantini before goals from James Napoli and Darien Fray pushed UB ahead 6-3 early in the third.

Chestnut Hill responded with three straight goals to close the third quarter, trimming the deficit to 6–5 heading into the final frame before eventually completing the comeback.

The Griffins scored four of the final five goals of the contest, including the go-ahead strike with 8:59 remaining and an insurance tally with just four seconds left.

Bridgeport's offense featured a balanced effort with five different goal scorers accounting for the team's seven tallies. Fray and Napoli each finished with two goals, while Beard, Levantini and Lankowski also found the back of the net.

Napoli added two assists to lead the Purple Knights with four points, while Lankowski also dished out a pair of helpers.

Connor Cullen led UB with six ground balls while going 10-for-16 in faceoffs, and Luca Runyan collected four ground balls.

In net, Matthew Hughes played all 60 minutes and made 10 saves in the effort.

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The Purple Knights will play their home opener on Wednesday against Post (6 p.m.).