Box Score

CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Becky Bucha (Waccabuc, NY/John Jay) scored three goals and Liz Borucki (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) made a season-high 14 saves to lead 10th-ranked Gettysburg over Washington 12-2 in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s lacrosse action on Saturday.

 The Bullet defense held the Shorewomen to just 17 shots on the day while allowing two goals or fewer in a game for the first time since a 20-0 shutout of Regis on Mar. 14, 2000.

 Megan Murphy (Wilton, CT/Wilton) chipped in with two goals and one assist as Gettysburg (8-2, 4-1 CC) handed Washington (5-4, 4-1 CC) its first conference loss of the season. Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin), Anna Haugen (Bethpage, NY/Bethpage) and Erin Pate (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) all scored twice in the win.

 Tracy Smet and Janet Studdiford were the lone Shorewomen to sneak a shot past Borucki on the afternoon. Goalie Mandy Higdon recorded 12 saves in the loss.

 Smet’s goal opened the scoring just 1:17 into the game, but the Bullets answered with five straight goals to take charge.

 Haugen knotted the contest with an unassisted marker at 6:01 and Bucha followed with her first goal of the game to put Gettysburg ahead to stay.

 Murphy scored 1 minute, 19 seconds later for a 3-1 lead and Pate made it a three-goal advantage with her first collegiate goal just 32 seconds after that.

 Haugen capped the 5-0 run with her second goal of the game at 16:06. Studdiford pulled Washington within 5-2 on an unassisted goal with 9:27 left in the half, but the Shorewomen wouldn’t score again the rest of the way and Farrell converted a free-position opportunity at 26:39 to restore the four-goal cushion heading into halftime.

 Bucha set up Murphy 67 seconds into the second half, then scored twice in a span of 46 seconds to make it 9-2 with 21:08 remaining.

 Kate Murphy (Wilton, CT/Wilton), Pate and Katie Coulson (Devon, PA/Shipley School) all found the net in the game’s last 13 minutes to set the final margin.

 Borucki’s 14 saves topped her previous season high of 13, set against both Ithaca and Swarthmore.

 With her four-point outing, Bucha climbed within 10 points of second place on the program’s all-time points list. The senior has 223 career points, 10 shy of Pam Williams (233 from 1985-88).

 Gettysburg returns to action on Wednesday at Dickinson. Game time is 4:30 p.m.
 

Score by Half	1	2	-	F
#10 Gettysburg (8-2, 4-1 CC)	6	6	-	12
Washington (5-4, 4-1 CC)	2	0	-	2

Goals:

Gettysburg: Becky Bucha 3, Anna Haugen 2, Erin Pate 2, Megan Murphy 2, Katie Coulson, Amy Farrell, Kate Murphy.

Washington: Tracy Smet, Janet Studdiford.

Assists:

Gettysburg: Murphy, Bucha, Farrell, Kathy Delauney.

Washington: None.

Shots: Gettysburg 27, Washington 17.

Ground Balls: Gettysburg 36, Washington 35.

Goalies: Gettysburg (Liz Borucki – 60:00, 14 saves, 2 GA), Washington (Mandy Higdon – 60:00, 12 saves, 12 GA).

Draw Controls: Gettysburg 7, Washington 8.

Caused Turnovers: N/A.

Turnovers: N/A.

Fouls: N/A.

Free Position: N/A.

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