Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Megan Murphy (Wilton,
CT/Wilton) collected nine points to break the Centennial
Conference (CC) record for points in a single season as fourth-ranked
Gettysburg downed Muhlenberg 17-7 in CC women’s lacrosse action
on Saturday.
Murphy scored seven times and added two
assists on the day, giving her 126 points to surpass the mark
of 125 set by Swarthmore’s Julie Noyes in 1994. With 87 goals
in 2003, Murphy is one shy of the program record set by Colleen
Dunn in 1995.
After wrapping up their conference season
with a perfect 9-0 record, the Bullets (16-1, 9-0 CC) will
face Ursinus in the CC semifinals on Saturday. Franklin &
Marshall will battle Washington in the other semfinal, with
the conference championship game slated for Sunday. All three
games will be played at Gettysburg’s Memorial Field.
Julika Blankenship (Crumpton, MD/Kent
County) also enjoyed a landmark day in the win, scoring
four goals and dishing out four assists to become the third
player in program history to record at least 90 points in
a season. She has scored 46 goals and handed out a program-record
50 assists for 96 points. Dunn (101 in 1995) and Murphy are
the other two to reach the 90-point mark.
Ashley Froman (Glen Arm, MD/Loch
Raven) scooped a game-high eight of the Bullets’ 50
ground balls and also got into the offensive act with her
second goal of the season.
Courtney Tapkas scored
a game-high three goals for the Mules (8-7, 4-5 CC), giving
her 73 markers in her freshman season. Lynsey Caldwell
also recorded three points on a goal and two assists while
Diana Bleakley made 10 saves on 44 Gettysburg
shots.
Similar to Thursday’s win over Dickinson,
the Bullets used a dominating first-half performance to notch
the victory. Gettysburg outshot Muhlenberg 25-5 and held a
33-9 advantage in ground balls during the game’s first 30
minutes.
Bleakley made three saves as the Bullets
missed on their first six shots before Blankenship opened
the scoring with an unassisted goal at 4:39. On the ensuing
draw control, Blankenship won possession and threaded a cross-field
pass to Katie Lowe (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville),
who converted for a 2-0 lead just 10 seconds after Blankenship’s
game-opener.
Murphy scored her first of the day off
a feed from Blankenship at 11:09 to make it 3-0. Froman added
her eighth collegiate goal just over two minutes later, picking
up a ground ball in the fan and finishing a spinning drive
for a four-goal lead.
Murphy converted a free-position goal
at 14:54 and made it 6-0 off a Blankenship feed 65 seconds
later.
Keyed by nine first-half caused turnovers,
the Gettysburg defense held the Mules without a shot for the
game’s first 17 minutes and kept the visitors off the scoreboard
until Tapkas scored off a feed from Sarah Bowman
at 19:28.
Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin)
assisted on goals by Blankenship and Kathy Delauney
(Lutherville, MD/Roland Park Country School) in a
span of 2:56 and Murphy capped the 3-0 burst with another
free-position goal at 25:13, making it 9-1.
Shannon Donohue and Caldwell
scored for the Mules in the last three minutes of the half,
but the Bullets opened the second half with a 5-0 run to put
the game out of reach.
Murphy tied the CC points record with
a free-position goal at 52:39 and claimed sole possession
of the milestone with an unassisted tally at 53:50. With 270
career points through Saturday, she needs three more to break
the Dunn’s program record of 272.
Farrell finished with one goal and two
assists while collecting six ground balls and a team-best
five draw controls. Blankenship, Jess Hanson (Hunt Valley,
MD/Maryvale Prep) and Kathryn Grassel (Dix Hills,
NY/Half Hollow Hills East) also picked up six ground
balls on the day, helping Gettysburg top the 50-mark in that
category for the second straight game.
The Bullets return to action on Saturday
at home against Ursinus in the CC semifinals. Game time is
to be determined. Gettysburg is seeking its third conference
title in 2003.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| Muhlenberg (8-7, 4-5 CC) |
3 |
4 |
- |
7 |
| #4 Gettysburg (16-1, 9-0 CC) |
10 |
7 |
- |
17 |
Goals:
Muhlenberg: Courtney Tapkas 3, Christa
Carlstrand, Amy Lanning, Lynsey Caldwell, Shannon Donohue.
Gettysburg: Megan Murphy 7, Julika Blankenship
4, Kathy Delauney 2, Katie Lowe, Ashley Froman, Amy Farrell,
Kathryn Grassel.
Assists:
Muhlenberg: Caldwell 2, Sarah Bowman
2, Dayna McCarthy.
Gettysburg: Blankenship 4, Murphy 2,
Farrell 2, Jacquie O’Connor, Ellie Shihadeh.
Shots: Muhlenberg 12, Gettysburg 44.
Ground Balls: Muhlenberg 10, Gettysburg
50.
Goalies: Muhlenberg (Diana Bleakley
– 60:00, 10 saves, 17 GA), Gettysburg (Liz Borucki – 60:00,
4 saves, 7 GA).
Draw Controls: Muhlenberg 11, Gettysburg
14.
Caused Turnovers: Muhlenberg 6, Gettysburg
14.
Turnovers: Muhlenberg 17, Gettysburg
13.
Fouls: Muhlenberg 9, Gettysburg 10.
Free Position: Muhlenberg 1 of 3, Gettysburg
3 of 4.
Attendance: 150.
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