Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/17/26
From Staff Report

Dan Riely fired home the game-winner in the second overtime today as host Malvern Prep defeated Chaminade (N.Y.), 11-10, today in a battle of two of the top-ranked boys’ lacrosse teams in the nation.

Riely’s heroics closed out a comeback from a late 10-8 deficit as the Friars – top-ranked by Phillylacrosse.com and in the PA Lacrosse News Private poll – improved to 5-0 by knocking off the No. 2 team in the Inside Lacrosse/Q Collar Rankings. Malvern entered play as the No. 3 team and will face No. 1 Lawrenceville School on March 28 after a March 24 date with La Salle.

Riely (4G, 3GB) won it after the Friars sent it into OT on late 4th-period tallies by Danny Lucovich (with 4:22 left) and Jamie McCracken (2:18 left). Riely also scored a key goal to pull Malvern within 9-8 after Chaminade had taken a 2-goal lead.

The Friars also rallied from a 7-2 second-period deficit to pull within 7-6 at the half. Lucovich (2G), Conor McCarthy, Riely and McCracken (3G, 1A, 1GB) scored unanswered goals to make it 7-6.

TJ McDermott won 7 of 10 faceoffs, and Matt Connolly was 7 of 14 at the faceoff X. Eddie Rudloff had six groundballs for Malvern Prep, while Sam Kelleher collected four GBs and Joey Murphy had a goal, an assist and two groundballs.

Malvern Prep 11, Chaminade (NY) 10, 2OT
Malvern 2-4-1-3-0-1-11
Chaminade 3-4-1-2-0-0-10

Malvern Prep
Danny Lucovich 2G
Joey Murphy 1G, 1A, 2GB
Tommy Onderdonk 1A
Shane Adams 1GB
Dan Riely 4G, 3GB (game-winning goal)
Jamie McCracken 3G, 1A, 1GB (game-tying goal)
Grant Chisholm 1A
Conor McCarthy 1G, 1A, 1GB
George Laskowski 1A, 2GB
Eddie Rudloff 6GB
Max DelVescovo 1GB
Sean Kelleher 4GB
Dylan Novak 2GB
Kevin Piffath 2gb
Mac Crawford 1GB
Thomas Ploszay 4 saves, 2gb
TJ McDermott 7/10 FO
Matt Connolly 7/14 FO