Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Julika Blankenship
(Crumpton, MD/Kent County) moved into second place
on Gettysburg’s career points list as the Bullets clinched
the top seed in the Centennial Conference (CC) women’s lacrosse
playoffs with an 18-11 victory at Haverford on Saturday.
Blankenship scored two goals and handed
out three assists to finish the day with 276 career points,
moving past Colleen Dunn (272 from 1993-96).
Only former teammate Megan Murphy (284 from
2000-03) stands between Blankenship and the No. 1 spot.
Kathy Delauney (Lutherville, MD/Roland
Park Country School) netted a team-high three goals
for the two-time defending CC champions, who will host the
2004 conference tournament on May 1-2. Amy Farrell (Ambler,
PA/Upper Dublin) and Cassidy Zappacosta (Monkton,
MD/Maryvale Prep) chipped in with two goals and one
assist apiece to key Gettysburg’s 25th consecutive CC victory.
Margaret Sampson paced
the Fords (4-7, 1-5 CC) with four goals and two assists while
Katherine Duffy made 13 saves.
Intent on locking up CC hosting rights
for the second straight year, the Bullets stormed to a 7-0
lead and cruised to the clinching victory.
Zappacosta needed exactly 16 seconds
to put Gettysburg (13-2, 8-0 CC) ahead to stay and Jenn
Kelly (Westbury, NY/Carle Place) scored off an assist
from Farrell to make it 2-0. Ellie Shihadeh (Malvern,
PA/Conestoga) and Delauney followed with back-to-back
markers for a four-goal lead.
Blankenship caught Dunn with an assist
on Shihadeh’s goal, then claimed sole possession of second
place by setting up Katie Lowe (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville)
at 14:31. Blankenship converted a free-position attempt and
Farrell scored off a Zappacosta feed at 17:20 to cap Gettysburg’s
game-opening burst.
Jody Mayer scored her two
goals to pull the Fords within 8-2. Zappacosta and Alexandra
Ewing (Monkton, MD/Garrison Forest) extended the Bullet
lead to 10-2 before Sampson scored with 24 seconds left in
the half.
Haverford could get no closer after the break.
Jen Betts’ (Potomac, MD/Acad. of the Holy Cross)
goal with 4:12 remaining gave Gettysburg its largest lead
of the game at 18-8.
Shihadeh scored twice for the Bullets, who
outshot the Fords 40-15. Dawn Mennen (Pennington, NJ/Shawnee)
added one goal and one assist in the win.
Mindy Walman finished with four
points while Meg Twomey added two goals for
Haverford.
Gettysburg returns to action on Saturday at
Muhlenberg. Game time is 1 p.m.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| #5 Gettysburg (13-2, 8-0 CC) |
10 |
8 |
- |
18 |
| Haverford (4-7, 1-5 CC) |
3 |
8 |
- |
11 |
Goals:
Gettysburg: Kathy Delauney 3, Cassidy
Zappacosta 2, Julika Blankenship 2, Ellie Shihadeh 2, Amy
Farrell 2, Dawn Mennen, Katie Lowe, Katie Hagan, Jenn Kelly,
Jen Betts, Jess Segar, Alexandra Ewing.
Haverford: Margaret Sampson 4, Mindy
Walman 2, Jody Mayer 2, Meg Twomey 2, Meredith Wen.
Assists:
Gettysburg: Blankenship 3, Zappacosta,
Farrell, Mennen.
Haverford: Sampson 2, Walman 2, Wen,
Katherine Johnson.
Shots: G 40, H 15.
Ground Balls: G 43, H 8.
Goalies: G (Liz Borucki – 40:26, 1 save,
6 GA; Heather Kelley – 19:34, 1 save, 5 GA), H (Katherine
Duffy – 60:00, 13 saves, 18 GA).
Draw Controls: G 13, H 18.
Caused Turnovers: G 11, H 7.
Turnovers: G 12, H 17.
Fouls: G 27, H 20.
Free Position: G 3 of 9, H 2 of 2.
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