Goldey-Beacom College fell to Chestnut Hill College, 3-2, Tuesday afternoon at Nancy Churchman Sawin Field.
Chestnut Hill opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Robert Keegan found the back of the net. Just over three minutes later, Kervening Thelistin added to the Griffins' lead. The Lightning responded just before halftime when freshman Yuma Reichert (Offenbach, Germany) converted a penalty kick in the 45th minute for his first goal of the season, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Griffins extended their lead in the 82nd minute on a goal by Emmanuel Sampson, assisted by Keegan. Goldey-Beacom answered in the 87th minute when sophomore Cardin Benjamin (Lewes, DE) scored off an assist from senior Derrick Muhire (Kigali, Rwanda), recording his first goal of the season and bringing the Lightning within one.
Goldey-Beacom finished with a 15-10 advantage in shots. Reichert led the Lightning with three shots and sophomore Andres Romero (Laurel, DE) added two. Senior goalkeeper Jamel Yasin (Sewell, NJ) recorded five saves and Chestnut Hill's Max Bond finished with six.
Goldey-Beacom visits the University of Bridgeport on Saturday at 6 p.m.
