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GRANTHAM, Pa. - Bullet newcomer Jake Van Nostrand (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) opened his collegiate career with three goals and three assists, while veteran Tommy Pearce (Chestertown, MD/Woodberry Forest Sch. [VA]) tied career-highs with four goals and six points as the Gettysburg College men's lacrosse team downed Messiah 17-2 in both teams' season opener on Wednesday.
Ric Bremer (Ridgefield, CT/John Jay [NY]) added five goals for the Bullets (1-0) while Chris Baran (Newington, CT/Newington) tallied career highs with two goals and three points.
Freshman Philip Steele (Potomac, MD/Georgetown Prep) opened the scoring for the visiting battlefielders with his first collegiate score, netting a pass from Pearce at the 7:42 mark. On the next two goals it was Van Nostrand handing out the assists, feeding Baran at the 5:35 mark and setting up Pearce with 45 seconds left in the quarter.
Gettysburg quickly pushed its lead to 4-0 with the onset of the second quarter as Pearce powered home an unassisted goal at 11:43.
The Falcons finally scratched the scoreboard when Dan Videon rifled the ball past Bullet goalkeeper Tim McGinnis (Ellicott City, MD/Loyola-Blakefield) at 8:38, but it took the Bullets only 11 seconds to match the feat when Baran sank his second goal of the day. McGinnis finished the day with 15 saves.
Wes Cadman (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) and freshman Nick Purkat (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) both notched a goal and an assist in the victory, while Rich Sharp (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxborough Regional) tallied a pair of assists and John Czerapowicz (Wayland, MA/Wayland) won 12 of his 16 face-off attempts.
The Bullets, who entered the season ranked No. 5 in Division III, return to action on Saturday, March 3 when they host Drew. Game time is 2 p.m.
| Score by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
- |
F |
| Gettysburg (1-0) |
3 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
- |
17 |
| Messiah (0-1) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
- |
2 |
Goals:
Gettysburg: Ric Bremer 5, Tommy Pearce 4, Jake Van Nostrand 3, Chris Baran 2, Philip Steele, Wes Cadman, Nick Purkat.
Messiah: Jason Weisenborn, Dan Videon.
Assists:
Gettysburg: Van Nostrand 3, Pearce 2, Rich Sharp 2, Baran, Mike Bevilacqua, Cadman, Purkat, Charlie Hanchett, McConnaughay.
Messiah: Weisenborn.
Goalies:
Gettysburg (Tim McGinnis, 15 saves, 25 shots, 1 goal allowed; Byron Banghart, 2 saves, 3 shots, 1 goal allowed); Messiah (Justin Moe, 11 saves, 39 shots, 17 goals allowed).
Shots: Gettysburg 39, Messiah 28.
Faceoffs: Gettysburg 14, Messiah 6.
Groundballs: Gettysburg 38.
Clearing: Gettysburg 20 of 26, Messiah 23 of 28.
Penalties: Gettysburg 10 for 7:00, Messiah 10 for 9:30.
Extra-Man: Gettysburg 3 of 9, Messiah 0 of 8.
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