Goldey-Beacom College fell to Chestnut Hill College, 4-1, Wednesday afternoon at Nancy Churchman Sawin Field.
The Lightning struck first in the ninth minute when junior Tess Pearce (Manchester, England) found the back of the net for her fourth goal of the season. Chestnut Hill responded in the 24th minute as Ava Mosteller scored off an assist from Chelsea Ritter. The Griffins added two more goals in the first half, with Abby Collins scoring in the 32nd minute and Lorenza D'Andrea finding the net in the 35th minute to give Chestnut Hill a 3-1 lead at halftime.
Goldey-Beacom continued to battle in the second half, recording seven shots after the break. However, Chestnut Hill added an insurance goal in the 85th minute when Gianna Kirlin scored off an assist from Jenna Gagliardi to secure the 4-1 victory.
The Lightning finished with 11 shots compared to Chestnut Hill's 13. Senior Lexy Yeager (West Deptford, NJ) led Goldey-Beacom with three shots with Pearce and junior Jessica Jensen (Las Vegas, NV) adding two apiece.
Sophomore Maria Empadinhas (Cascais, Portugal) recorded four saves for the Lightning and Haley Esposito made five for the Griffins.
Goldey-Beacom finishes the regular season with a 5-10-2 overall record and a 4-5-2 record in conference play. Goldey-Beacom will visit Bridgeport on Sunday in the first round of the CACC Tournament at 1:00 pm.
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