Box Score

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Kathy Delauney (Lutherville, MD/Roland Park Country School) matched a career high with five goals, leading fourth-ranked Gettysburg over Ursinus 12-8 in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s lacrosse action on Saturday.

 Delauney, who also scored five times in the season opener at Messiah, staked her team to an early 3-1 lead with a pair of goals, then added three more after halftime to help the Bullets (7-1, 2-0 CC) post their 19th consecutive conference victory and fourth straight win against the Bears (1-3, 0-2 CC).

 Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin) posted her third hat trick of the season for Gettysburg while Julika Blankenship (Crumpton, MD/Kent County) tallied a goal and four assists to move into fourth place on Gettysburg’s all-time career points list (235).

 Oksana Yaworsky led Ursinus with three goals while Emily Durkin chipped in with two goals and two assists. Casey Leap also scored twice for the Bears, who dropped their third straight game.

 With the draw control and shot totals virtually even throughout the day, the Bullets used timely goal scoring and steady defense to capture arguably the CC’s biggest rivalry.

 Ellie Shihadeh (Malvern, PA/Conestoga) finished a smooth feed from Blankenship to open the scoring at 2:27 and Delauney followed with a barreling solo run to make it 2-0. Yaworsky answered from Durkin at 6:58, but Delauney struck again to restore Gettysburg’s two-goal lead.

 Durkin converted a free-position shot at 17:18, but Farrell started her hat trick off Blankenship’s second assist less than a minute later.

 Intent on showing that last season’s two double-digit losses to the Bullets were an aberration, Ursinus clamped down on the defensive end and cut the lead to 4-3 when Lindsay Givens scored in front off a high feed from Ashley Ettinger at 21:16.

 With her team clinging to a one-goal lead, Gettysburg goalie Liz Borucki (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) got into the act with three of her eight saves, holding the fort until Farrell cashed in a free-position chance with 42 seconds left in the half to make it 5-3.

 The Bullets, however, weren’t finished for the half. Blankenship got free and scored her only goal of the game with three seconds remaining, giving the home squad a more comfortable 6-3 edge.

 Shihadeh opened the second half in identical fashion to the first, scoring off a Blankenship pass just 48 seconds after halftime to push the lead to 7-3. Goals from Leap and Yaworsky pulled the Bears within 7-5, but Gettysburg followed with a 4-0 run to seal the win.

 Katie Lowe (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) one-timed a behind-the-net feed from Blankenship to start the burst. Delauney scored twice in 84 seconds and Farrell followed with another free-position goal to make it 11-5.

 Delauney matched her career-high goal total with a fifth unassisted tally at 54:12 to close the Bullet scoring. The junior finished with a team-best nine of Gettysburg’s 25 shots.

 Sophomore Jamie Heeneke (Pennsauken, NJ/Moorestown) spear-headed the Bullets’ defensive effort, matching Farrell and Shihadeh with a team-best five ground balls while forcing three turnovers and winning one draw control.

 Blankenship, who cruised past Pam Williams (233 career points from 1985-88) on Gettysburg’s all-time points list, needs 22 more to eclipse former teammate Becky Bucha (256 from 1999-2002) for third place.

 The Bullets return to action on Wednesday at home against Franklin & Marshall in a rematch of last season’s CC championship game, an 8-6 Gettysburg victory. Game time is 4 p.m.
 

Score by Half	1	2	-	F
Ursinus (1-3, 0-2 CC)	3	5	-	8
#4 Gettysburg (7-1, 2-0 CC)	6	6	-	12

Goals:

Ursinus: Oksana Yaworsky 3, Casey Leap 2, Emily Durkin 2, Lindsay Givens.

Gettysburg: Kathy Delauney 5, Amy Farrell 3, Ellie Shihadeh 2, Julika Blankenship, Katie Lowe.

Assists:

Ursinus: Durkin 2, Kyle Kauffman, Ashley Ettinger.

Gettysburg: Blankenship 4.

Shots: U 24, G 25.

Ground Balls: U 47, G 36.

Goalies: U (Melissa Scholl – 60:00, 5 saves, 12 GA), G (Liz Borucki – 60:00, 8 saves, 8 GA).

Draw Controls: U 10, G 11.

Caused Turnovers: U 14, G 8.

Turnovers: U 10, G 22.

Fouls: U 12, G 11.

Free Position: U 1 of 3, G 2 of 2.
 

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