Box Score
CARLISLE, Pa. – Becky Bucha (Waccabuc,
NY/John Jay) scored a game-high three goals and five
points to lead ninth-ranked Gettysburg over Dickinson 16-9
in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s lacrosse action on Wednesday.
The victory was the 100th career win
for Bullet head coach Carol Cantele, making
her the winningest coach in program history. Cantele, a 1983
Gettysburg graduate who played both lacrosse and field hockey,
surpassed predecessor and mentor Lois Bowers,
who won 99 games from 1976-92.
Bucha completed her hat trick in the
game’s opening 22 minutes to help the Bullets (9-2, 5-1 CC)
build a 9-0 lead and cruise to their fifth straight win.
Casey Costello (Tiburon, CA/Santa
Catalina Sch.), Julika Blankenship (Crumpton,
MD/Kent County), Megan Murphy (Wilton, CT/Wilton)
and Quinn Dougherty (Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading
River) each chipped in with two goals in the milestone
win. Dougherty’s goals were the first of her collegiate career.
Rachel Mowell netted a
hat trick for Dickinson (0-8, 0-3 CC) while goalie Casey
Pheiffer made nine saves.
The teams battled through eight scoreless
minutes before Gettysburg got the ball rolling with four goals
in a span of 1 minute, 36 seconds.
Murphy opened the scoring off a feed
from Blankenship at 8:10 and Bucha converted a free-position
shot moments later to make it 2-0.
Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin)
scored her lone goal of the game directly off the ensuing
draw control and Cassidy Zappacosta (Monkton, MD/Maryvale
Prep) fed Bucha 18 seconds later for a 4-0 Bullet
lead.
Goals from Murphy and Anna Haugen
(Bethpage, NY/Bethpage) in another span of just 18
seconds make it a six-goal edge with 16:54 left in the first
half. Katie Lowe (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville)
and Blankenship pushed the lead to 8-0 before Bucha capped
the nine-goal run and her hat trick off a Lowe assist at 21:14.
Alison Dunn put the Red
Devils on the scoreboard at 23:54, but Costello answered twice
to make it 11-1.
Katie Naperkowski added
the final goal of the first half with 1:20 remaining.
Dickinson cut the lead to 12-5 midway
through the second half, but Zappacosta’s first collegiate
goal and back-to-back markers from Dougherty re-established
Gettysburg’s 10-goal lead.
Liz Borucki (Medford, NJ/Shawnee)
made four saves while facing only 15 Red Devil shots.
In addition to her lacrosse achievements,
Cantele also won a program-record 121 games in 10 seasons
at the helm of the Bullets’ field hockey program before stepping
down in February become Gettysburg’s senior women’s administrator
and focus on lacrosse.
The Bullets return to action on Saturday
at home against Bryn Mawr. Game time is 1 p.m.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| #9 Gettysburg (9-2, 5-1 CC) |
11 |
5 |
- |
16 |
| Dickinson (0-8, 0-3 CC) |
2 |
7 |
- |
9 |
Goals:
Gettysburg: Becky Bucha 3, Casey Costello
2, Julika Blankenship 2, Megan Murphy 2, Quinn Dougherty 2,
Anna Haugen, Katie Lowe, Amy Farrell, Kathy Delauney, Cassidy
Zappacosta.
Dickinson: Rachel Mowell 3, Elizabeth
Beckert 2, Katie Naperkowski 2, Shaina Flynn, Alison Dunn.
Assists:
Gettysburg: Bucha 2, Blankenship, Lowe,
Murphy, Farrell, Zappacosta, Jess Segar, Jacquie O’Connor,
Kathryn Grassel.
Dickinson: Beckert, Corinne McGinley.
Shots: Gettysburg 29, Dickinson 15.
Ground Balls: Gettysburg 31, Dickinson
30.
Goalies: Gettysburg (Liz Borucki – 60:00,
4 saves, 9 GA), Dickinson (Casey Pheiffer – 60:00, 9 saves,
16 GA).
Draw Controls: Gettysburg 20, Dickinson
7.
Caused Turnovers: Gettysburg 9, Dickinson
6.
Turnovers: Gettysburg 15, Dickinson
9.
Fouls: Gettysburg 14, Dickinson N/A.
Free Position: Gettysburg 1 of 3, Dickinson
1 of 3.
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