Box Score PITTSBURGH, Pa. – MARCH 28rd, 2018 – A strong fourth quarter by the Cougars pushed Thiel into overtime before they ultimately fell 7-6.
THE SHORT STORY
Thiel started things off with four goals in the first quarter. Chatham would score one goal in each of the first three quarters. The Cougars held Thiel to just two more goals in regulation. Down 6-3 to the Tomcats, Chatham found the back of the net three times forcing the game into overtime. Thiel would score to end the game 7-6.
KEY COUGARS
Dillon Dugan and
Adam Bleess finished with two goals for the Cougars. Bleess added three ground balls, two caused turnovers and one assist.
Matthew Ho went 5-for-7 in the faceoff X, registering six ground balls and one goal.
Daniel Napier scored the goal to force overtime with just 17 seconds left in regulation.
Will Petraglia and
Tyler Hayes both recorded one assist.
Zachery Taylor and
Ben Neal chipped in three ground balls and two caused turnovers each.
Kyle Peterson was in the net for the entire game. He saw 24 shots on goal and made 17 saves.
JUST THE STATS
Shots: Thiel 44 (24), Chatham 38 (22)
Face-offs: Chatham 8, Thiel 8
Ground Balls: Thiel, 37, Chatham 29
Clears: Chatham 24-28, Thiel 22-27
Saves: Chatham 17, Thiel 16
UP NEXT
Chatham host Hanover on Saturday March 31
st at 1 pm.
For more information on the Chatham University Men's Lacrosse team, please visit the official athletics website of Chatham University;
http://www.gochathamcougars.com .
About Chatham Athletics
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and offers nine Division III women's sports and seven men's sports. The athletic program is housed on Chatham's historic and beautiful Shadyside Campus in the $18 million, 74,000 square foot Athletic and Fitness Center (AFC). Chatham University will be unveiling a renovated weight room on September 1
st 2017. Cougar athletes excel on the field and in the classroom, as illustrated by recent accomplishments such as 52 student athletes being selected to the 2016 Presidents' Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track & field, and volleyball. Chatham will add women's lacrosse beginning play in 2017-2018. Chatham has added five men's sports competing this academic year: baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming & diving, track & field. Chatham will add two more men's varsity sports beginning play in 2017-2018; ice hockey and lacrosse.
For more information, call 1-800-837-1290 or visit
www.gochathamcougars.com
