Box Score

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Becky Bucha (Waccabuc, NY/John Jay) posted season highs with five goals and seven points to lead 10th-ranked Gettysburg over No. 15 Franklin & Marshall 18-13 in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s lacrosse action on Wednesday.

 Bucha, who moved into sole possession of third placeon the program’s all-time goal-scoring list with the performance, scored three of her five goals during a 6-2 run at the end of the half that put the Bullets (7-2, 3-1 CC) ahead to stay.

 Julika Blankenship (Crumpton, MD/Kent County) also had a big day in the win, tying a career high with four goals while adding one assist to help Gettysburg post its fifth straight win over the Diplomats (5-4, 2-1 CC).

 Megan Murphy (Wilton, CT/Wilton) and Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin) each added three goals and one assist in the win.

 Alexis O’Meara and Lauren Paul paced F&M with four goals and one assist apiece.

 With each team scoring on five of its first six shots, the game was tied 5-5 with fewer than 10 minutes gone in the first half.

 After a rare scoreless stretch of nearly four minutes, Bucha scored goals one minute apart to put the Bullets ahead to stay at 7-5.

 Murphy and Farrell finished free-position opportunities just 2 minutes, 17 seconds apart to make it 9-6 and Blankenship completed her third hat trick of the season at 22:24 for a four-goal lead.

 O’Meara’s third goal of the game pulled the Diplomats within 10-7, but Bucha netted an unassisted marker with 23 seconds left in the half for an 11-7 lead at the break.

 Behind two goals from Murphy and a goal and two assists from Bucha, Gettysburg pushed the lead to 16-9 by scoring five of the first seven goals of the second half.

 F&M rattled off three goals in a span of 6 minutes, 14 seconds to pull within 16-12, but would get no closer in the game’s final seven minutes.

 Anna Haugen (Bethpage, NY/Bethpage) and Blankenship scored on Gettysburg’s first two shots for a quick 2-0 lead in the opening 82 seconds, but two goals and an assist from Paul in a span of 2:06 put the Diplomats ahead 3-2.

 Blankenship and Bucha scored 32 seconds apart to put the Bullets back on top, but two goals from O’Meara tied the game at 5 with 20:28 left in the half.

 Liz Borucki (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) made seven saves in the win. In addition to their scoring punch, Murphy and Farrell combined for 10 ground balls and seven draw controls.

 With her five-goal outing, Bucha moved into sole possession of third place on the program’s all-time list with 153 career goals, breaking a tie with former teammate Amy Stambaugh (148 from 1997-2000).

 Danielle Jones and Allison O’Meara each added two goals for F&M.

 Gettysburg returns to action on Saturday at Washington (Md.). Game time is 1 p.m.
 

Score by Half	1	2	-	F
#15 Franklin & Marshall (5-4, 2-1 CC)	7	6	-	13
#10 Gettysburg (7-2, 3-1 CC)	11	7	-	18

Goals:

F&M: Alexis O’Meara 4, Lauren Paul 4, Danielle Jones 2, Allison O’Meara 2, Emily Knapp.

Gettysburg: Becky Bucha 5, Julika Blankenship 4, Megan Murphy 3, Amy Farrell 3, Anna Haugen, Katie Lowe, Kathryn Grassel.

Assists:

F&M: Alexis O’Meara, Knapp, Paul, Cynthia DaCosta, Laura Fine.

Gettysburg: Bucha 2, Blankenship, Lowe, Murphy, Farrell, Casey Costello.

Shots: F&M 27, Gettysburg 32.

Ground Balls: F&M 27, Gettysburg 36.

Goalies: F&M (Madhavi Rao – 32:23, 5 saves, 11 GA; Katelyn Johnson – 27:37, 1 save, 7 GA), Gettysburg (Liz Borucki – 60:00, 7 saves, 13 GA).

Draw Controls: F&M 14, Gettysburg 19.

Caused Turnovers: F&M 9, Gettysburg 7.

Turnovers: F&M 21, Gettysburg 23.

Fouls: F&M 16, Gettysburg 11.

Free Position: F&M 1 of 2, Gettysburg 3 of 5.

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