Box Score
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Jenny Line (Carlisle,
PA/Carlisle) scored the game-winner in the 101st minute
to lead Gettysburg past Muhlenberg 1-0 in the Centennial Conference
(CC) semifinals on Saturday.
With the victory, the Bullets (11-6-2) advance
to the CC championship game on Sunday where they will face
Johns Hopkins after the Blue Jays defeated Franklin & Marshall
2-1 in the other semifinal contest. Game time is 1 p.m.
Johns Hopkins has won two straight against
Gettysburg. The Blue Jays knocked Gettysburg out of the CC
tournament last year with a 2-0 victory on Oct. 27, 2001 in
Allentown and then defeated the Bullets 3-2 in double overtime
on Nov. 5.
Line netted her team-leading sixth goal of
the season to help Gettysburg end a three-game winless streak
against the Mules (13-7). Christina DiTucci (East Rochester,
NY/Our Lady of Mercy) assisted on the game-winner.
Kim Laurino made four saves
in the losing effort. Freshman Katie Simmons (Altamont,
NY/Guilderland) made six stops for the Bullets for
the team's eighth shutout of the season.
The two teams battled for 100 minutes before
Gettysburg scored and continue its quest for a fifth CC crown.
Line scored her first goal against Muhlenberg
at the 100:46 mark after DiTucci intercepted the ball from
a Mule defender.
Becky Armstrong led Muhlenberg
with six shots as the Mules outshot the Bullets 20-13 in the
game.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
OT |
OT |
- |
F |
| Gettysburg (11-6-2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Muhlenberg (13-7) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
Scoring
G - Jenny Line (Christina DiTucci), 100:46
Shots: G 13, M 20. Corner Kicks:
G 1, M 4. Fouls: G 11, M 10. Goalie Saves: G
6 (Katie Simmons), M 4 (Kim Laurino).
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