LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. - Junior attackman Caleb Kueber matched his career-high with eight goals as the fourth-ranked Lakers powered past the host Chestnut Hill College Griffins by a score of 17-10 on Saturday afternoon at Victory Field in non-conference action.  He previously had eight last season in the game against Roberts Wesleyan.  

Mercyhurst got off to a quick start as Devin Pipher set up Kueber for his first and then it would be Pipher on the scoresheet when he beat Jake Miller with an unassisted talley off a restart.  With 7:30 to go in the first Timothy McMullen went in search of his first of the season, but his offering sailed wide.  However, just 10-seconds later off the ensuing restart he muscled his way to the front of the cage and slipped one past Miller to stretch the advantage to 3-0.  Chestnut Hill cracked the scoreboard after Carson Rees and Ben Revak fired wide Ress beat Hunter Emerson to make it 3-1.  Then, over a minute later they closed to within 3-2 when Scott Wilden cashed in.  The visitors scored two more times in a 15-second span as Dan Kritkausky buried an unassisted tally, before Benjamin Smith-Wilcox found Kueber for the final goal of the frame making it 5-2.  

Both sides found the back of the net in the opening minute of the second when Tommy Angelicola and Maurice Kelly each scored to leave the score at 6-3.  Wilden and Kelly sandwhiched a marker by Kueber leaving the Lakers ahead 7-5 still with eight minutes remaining in the half.  McMullen along with Kueber had shots knocked away by Miller, before the Smith-Wilcox to Kueber connection struck again to regain a three-goal cushion. After Revak, put one behind Emerson to trim it to 8-6, Pipher capped the scoring for the half as he fired one into the goal for the 9-6 lead at the break.   

To begin the third quarter it was all Mercyhurst with Nathan Grenon and Kueber putting home even strength markers, coupled by man-up goals by Smith-Wilcox along with Kueber to extend the advantage to 13-6, just 4:12 into the period.  The Griffins stayed within striking distance netting the final three markers of the quarter as Rees scored twice and Wilden cashed in man-up to have it 13-9 through 45-minutes.  

The Lakers left no chance for the hosts to get back into the game scoring the first four goals of the final frame.  First, Kueber buried the rock on a feed from Nicholas Bartone at the 2:31 mark.  Then, Peyton Manko netted one unassisted, followed by Kueber and Smith-Wilcox to open the margin up to 17-9.  However, Kelly put away the final goal of the contest with 28-ticks remaining off a feed from J.R. Howell.  

Mercyhurst had a 60-32 edge in shots (37-16 on goal).  The Lakers also scooped up 45 groundballs, to the Griffins 18, in addition they were dominant at the X winning 25 of 31 draws.  

While Kueber had a game-high eight points on eight goals, Smith-Wilcox and Pipher each totaled six points (two goals and four helpers).  Grenon also had a multi-point afternoon with a goal and assist.  Four other players had one point.  Shawn Doran went 25-31 at X and nabbed a team-high 15 groundballs.  Emerson made six saves in the win.  

Chestnut Hill got three goals each from Rees, Kelly and Wilden.  Howell handed out three helpers.  Miller turned aside 20 shots.

Mercyhurst will host ninth-ranked University of Indianapolis on Saturday, February 29th at 1pm.