Box Score
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Megan Murphy (Wilton,
CT/Wilton) tallied six goals and two assists to lead
sixth-ranked Gettysburg past Swarthmore 17-2 in Centennial
Conference (CC) women's lacrosse action on Saturday.
Murphy, who scored four markers in the first
half, became the fourth player in program history to record
200 points in a career and now stands at 206.
Kathy Delauney (Lutherville, MD/Roland
Park Country) recorded two goals and one assist while
Jen Bengel (Timonium, MD/Roland Park Country) added
a career-high three points on a goal and two assists in the
winning effort.
Christina Vu and Jackie
Hahn each found the twine for the Garnet's only goals
on the afternoon.
Swarthmore (3-3, 0-2 CC) was no match for
the Bullets, who went on spurts of six and 10 consecutive
goals on the way to victory. With its
eighth straight victory, Gettysburg (8-0, 2-0) starts the
season with the second-longest winning streak in program history.
Fueled by four points from Murphy, the Bullets
jumped out to a 6-0 lead.
Murphy started the scoring with an unassisted
goal at the 4:05 mark. Twenty-eight seconds later, Murphy
fed Julika Blankenship (Crumpton, MD/Kent County)
for a quick 2-0 advantage. Blankenship returned the favor,
setting up Murphy's second goal of the day at 8:18.
Delauney found the twine off a Kathryn
Grassel (Dix Hills, NY/Hal Hollow Hills East) assist
at 8:41. Delauney then feed Jess Hanson (Hunt Valley,
MD/Mayvale Prep) at 13:16 before Murphy scored unassisted
at the 15:44.
Vu momentarily stopped Gettysburg's run with
an unassisted goal 18:10 into the contest, but the Bullets
rolled off 10 straight goals to put the game out of reach.
Murphy scored consecutive markers in a span
of 41 seconds to increase the margin to 8-1at the 20:11 mark.
Ellie Shihadeh (Malvern, PA/Conestoga) found
the net off an assist from Ashley Froman (Glen Arm,
MD/Loch Raven) with 8:04 remaining in the half to
give the Bullets a 9-1 advantage at intermission.
Gettysburg then scored eight of the nine
second-half markers, cruising to the win.
Blankenship, Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper
Dauphin) and Jacquie O'Connor (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood)
each finished with one goal and one assist, while Grassel,
Quinn Dougherty (Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River)
and Jenn Kelly (Westbury, NY/Carle Place) each
netted a goal in the win.
The Bullets returns to action at No. 15 Franklin
& Marshall in CC action. Game time is 4 p.m.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| #6 Gettysburg (8-0, 2-0 CC) |
9 |
8 |
- |
17 |
| Swarthmore (3-3, 2-0 CC) |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
Goals:
Gettysburg: Megan
Murphy 6, Kathy Delauney 2, Julika Blankenship, Jess Hanson,
Ellie Shihadeh, Jen Bengel, Amy Farrell, Kathryn Grassel,
Quinn Dougherty, Jacquie O'Connor, Jenn Kelly.
Swarthmore: Christina Vu, Jackie Kahn.
Assists:
Gettysburg: Murphy
2, Bengel 2, Blankenship, Grassel, Delauney, Shihadeh, Farrell,
O'Connor, Ashley Froman, Jess Segar.
Swarthmore: Jamie
Larson.
Shots: Gettysburg
36, Swarthmore 16.
Ground Balls: Gettysburg
44, Swarthmore 22.
Goalies: Gettysburg
(Liz Borucki - 43:00, 4 saves, 1 GA; Heather Kelley - 17:00,
3 save, 1 GA), Swarthmore (Sam Uslan - 60:00, 14 saves, 17
GA).
Draw Controls: Gettysburg
11, Swarthmore 10.
Caused Turnovers: Gettysburg
17, Swarthmore 4.
Turnovers: Gettysburg
9, Swarthmore 14.
Fouls: Gettysburg
26, Swarthmore 10.
Free Position: Gettysburg
2 of 7, Swarthmore 0 of 5.
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