By Jesse Balcer
The Chestnut Hill College men’s lacrosse team travels to Lakewood, N.J. today to face Georgian Court in the semifinals of the 2025 CACC tournament.
The Griffins have won the last four CACC championships.
The Griffins lost, 10-7, in their last game against Georgian Court, on April 2.
When asked about the team’s mindset heading into the game and these playoffs, senior attacker Noah Hammon said, “We need to start strong. I mean, we know we’re the better team. We were up 5-1 when we played earlier this month. We just shot terribly in the second half and couldn’t make the stops we needed to make.”
CHC clinched a first-round bye after defeating Post last week in a hard-fought 10-9 victory at home. The Griffins finished the regular season 6-2 in conference play and 7-5 overall and are poised for a strong showing against a team who got the better of them last time out.
“Overall, though, we feel good,” Hammon said. “We’re all healthy, we got all our pieces back, it’s really just starting fast, starting strong, and maintaining that for four quarters.”
Face off is set for 3:30 p.m.
The Griffins leading scorers are senior attacker Sam Slater, who has 23 goals, and graduate student and midfielder Mick Kilgallon, who has 26.
In addition to chasing their fifth consecutive CACC championship, the Griffins have a chance to make the NCAA Division II tournament, as the winner of the conference championship will receive an automatic bid.
If the Griffins can replicate their performances from the last four seasons, they will punch their ticket at a chance to win the school’s first ever national championship.
