GENEVA, N.Y. – Meghan Genovese scored six times and Megan Shea added five goals to lead top-seeded William Smith to a 19-6 victory over second-seeded Gettysburg in the championship game of the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Region women's lacrosse tournament on Sunday.
Hours after her graduation ceremonies, Genovese earned the tournament's Most Valuable Player honors by setting a single-game career high with her six goals.
Shea added an assist to go with her five goals as the Herons (15-2) scored 10 straight times over a stretch of 22:42 bridging both halves to secure the title.
Becky Bucha (Waccabuc, NY/John Jay) scored two goals for the Bullets, who wrapped up their season with a 14-6 mark. Anna Haugen (Bethpage, NY/Bethpage), Megan Murphy (Wilton, CT/Wilton) and Julika Blankenship (Crumpton, MD/Kent County) each added one goal and one assist in the loss.
Haugen set up Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin) only 1:53 into the contest to give the Bullets' their first and only lead of the game.
Shea scored twice during a 4-0 run that gave William Smith a 4-1 lead before Murphy converted a free-position attempt with 12:19 left in the first half to pull the Bullets within two.
Powered by four goals from Genovese and a goal and two assists from Amanda Wynn, the Herons went on a 10-0 run over the next 22 minutes, 42 seconds to take a commanding 14-2 lead with 15:14 left to play before Blankenship broke the Bullet drought at the 13:59 mark.
Bucha scored twice in a span of 4:15 and Haugen netted her lone goal to make it 16-6 with 5:42 remaining.
Rebecca Splain made nine saves for William Smith while Liz Borucki (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) recorded eight stops for Gettysburg.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| #11 Gettysburg (14-6) |
2 |
4 |
- |
6 |
| #12 William Smith (15-2) |
7 |
12 |
- |
19 |
Goals:
Gettysburg: Becky Bucha 2, Anna Haugen, Megan Murphy, Julika Blankenship, Amy Farrell.
William Smith: Meghan Genovese 6, Megan Shea 5, Amanda Wynn 2, Gretchen Lasda 2, Brigid Lynch, Maura Reilly, Jackie Toner, Kristen Hoskins.
Assists:
Gettysburg: Haugen, Murphy, Blankenship.
William Smith: Wynn 2, Shea.
Shots: Gettysburg 26, William Smith 31.
Ground Balls: Gettysburg 17, William Smith 31.
Goalies: Gettysburg (Liz Borucki – 60 minutes, 8 saves, 19 GA), William Smith (Rebecca Splain – 60 minutes, 9 saves, 6 GA).
Draw Controls: Gettysburg 12, William Smith 15.
Caused Turnovers: Gettysburg 8, William Smith 10.
Turnovers: Gettysburg 13, William Smith 9.
Fouls: Gettysburg 8, William Smith 6.
Free Position: Gettysburg 2 of 8, William Smith 6 of 9.
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