Box Score

GRANTHAM, Pa. - Megan Murphy (Wilton, CT/Wilton) scored four times to help No. 8 Gettysburg come from behind to defeat Messiah 16-6 in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Thursday.

Candace Fisch (New Canaan, CT/Lawrenceville School [NJ]) recorded two goals and two assists while Casey Costello (Tiburon, CA/Santa Cantalina School) and Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin) each added two goals and an assist in the winning effort. Katie Lowe (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) also chipped in with her first two collegiate goals.

Erin Bluey and Heather Greer led the Falcons (0-3) with two goals and one assists apiece. Jenn Sapp and Elizabeth Schatz also netted goals in the losing effort.

The Bullets (2-0) scored 10 unanswered goals to overcome a 4-2 first-half deficit for their second victory of the year.

After Messiah took a 4-2 advantage at the 22:00 mark with three straight goals, Gettysburg tied the game with two goals to end the first half. Farrell scored unassisted before Becky Bucha (Waccabuc, NY/John Jay) tied the game off an assist from Kathryn Grassel (Dix Hills, NY/Half Hollow Hills East) with 1:44 left before the break.

The Bullets took over the game in the second half, outscoring the Falcons 12-2, including the first eight goals of the half.

Murphy, who led the team with six goals in the season-opening victory over Mary Washington, scored the eventual game-winning goal 1:03 into the second half. The junior then netted a goal off a Bucha assist at the 36:56 mark.

Six different players scored over the next 11 minutes, 33 seconds to give the Bullets a 12-4 advantage before Messiah ended the run with a Bluey goal from a Greer assist at 49:28.

Liz Borucki (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) recorded eight saves for the Bullets, while Rachel Barr made a game-high 12 stops for the Falcons.

With a goal and two assists on the afternoon, Bucha moved into fourth place on the program's all-time points list with 187, surpassing Amanda Corroon (185 from 1983-86).

Freshman Quinn Dougherty (Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River) notched her first collegiate points in the game with two assists.

Gettysburg returns to action on Wednesday when they face No. 14 Ithaca in Disney, Fla. Game time is 11 a.m.

Score by Half	1	2	-	F
#8 Gettysburg (2-0)	4	12	-	16
Messiah (0-3)	4	2	-	6

Goals:

Gettysburg: Megan Murphy 4, Casey Costello 2, Katie Lowe 2, Amy Farrell 2, Candace Fisch 2, Anna Haugen, Becky Bucha, Kathryn Grassel.

Messiah: Erin Bluey 2, Heather Greer 2, Elizabeth Schatz, Jenn Sapp.

Assists:

Gettysburg: Bucha 2, Quinn Dougherty 2, Fisch 2, Costello, Haugen, Farrell, Grassel.

Messiah: Bluey, Greer, JoAnna Wilkinson.

Shots: Gettysburg 37, Messiah 16.

Ground Balls: Gettysburg 40, Messiah 20.

Goalies: Gettysburg (Liz Borucki - 60 minutes, 8 saves, 6 GA), Messiah (Rachel Barr - 60 minutes, 12 saves, 16 GA).

Draw Controls: Gettysburg 11, Messiah 13.

Caused Turnovers: Gettysburg 10, Messiah 4.

Turnovers: Gettysburg 15, Messiah 28.

Fouls: Gettysburg 9, Messiah 13.

Free Position: Gettysburg 0 of 2, Messiah 2 for 2.

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