Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Julika Blankenship
(Crumpton, MD/Kent County) scored seven points to
move into third place on Gettysburg’s all-time scoring list
as the fifth-ranked Bullets rolled past Bryn Mawr 20-1 in
Centennial Conference (CC) women’s lacrosse action on Friday.
Blankenship, who scored twice and handed
out five assists, finished the day with 259 career points,
moving past former teammate Becky Bucha (256 from 1999-2002).
Only Colleen Dunn (272) and Megan Murphy (284) have collected
more points in a Gettysburg uniform. Blankenship charged into
the top three with 22 points in her last three games.
Alexandra Ewing (Monkton, MD/Garrison
Forest) posted her first collegiate hat trick and
Amy Farrell (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin) also scored
three goals for the Bullets (11-1, 6-0 CC), who raced to a
14-0 halftime lead en route to their 23rd consecutive CC victory.
Katie Hagan (Media, PA/Cardinal O’Hara) added
her first three-point outing with a goal and two assists.
Ruth Zohrer scored for
the Owls (7-3, 0-3 CC), who fell to 0-11 all-time against
Gettysburg. Goalie Sarah Caldwell recorded 16
saves while facing 54 shots.
In possession for nearly the entire first
half, the Bullets dominated on offense and defense.
Blankenship assisted on three of Gettysburg’s
first four goals and scored the other, staking her squad to
a 4-0 lead barely four minutes into the game. She moved past
Bucha with her fourth assist of the day, a set-up on Ewing’s
first goal at 12:51 that made it 9-0.
Blankenship finished a solo run to give Gettysburg
a 10-goal lead, then closed her scoring day with an assist
on Farrell’s second goal at 20:20. Katie Oates (Port
Washington, NY/Kellenberg Memorial) and Jen
Betts (Potomac, MD/Acad. of the Holy Cross) converted
free-position goals in the final six minutes of the half to
give the Bullets a 14-0 lead at the break.
Defensively, Gettysburg hounded Bryn Mawr into
12 broken clears and 19 turnovers while allowing the Owls
only three offensive possessions in the first half. The Bullets
yielded only one first-half shot while causing a Bryn Mawr
turnover to halt each trip.
Zohrer finished a solo run to put the Owls
on the board at the 33:38 mark. Bryn Mawr’s goal total was
the lowest by a Gettysburg opponent since the Bullets defeated
Regis College 20-0 in 2000.
Ewing completed her hat trick with a pair of
goals in the final 15 minutes. Kelley Mishler (Moorestown,
NJ/Moorestown) tallied her first goal of the 2004
campaign.
Gettysburg goalie Heather Kelley (Berwyn,
PA/Conestoga) made one save in her first collegiate
start before giving way to freshman Susan Meyers (Ridgewood,
NJ/Immaculate Heart Acad.), who made her first collegiate
appearance.
In addition to Blankenship, Katie Lowe
(Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) and Jenn Kelly
(Westbury, NY/Carle Place) also scored twice in the
win while Kathy Delauney (Lutherville, MD/Roland Park
Country School) netted her team-leading 30th goal
of the season.
The Bullets return to action tomorrow at second-ranked
College of New Jersey. Game time is 2 p.m.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| Bryn Mawr (7-3, 0-3 CC) |
0 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| #5 Gettysburg (11-1, 6-0 CC) |
14 |
6 |
- |
20 |
Goals:
Bryn Mawr: Ruth Zohrer.
Gettysburg: Alexandra Ewing 3, Amy Farrell
3, Jenn Kelly 2, Julika Blankenship 2, Katie Lowe 2, Kelley
Mishler, Jen Betts, Katie Hagan, Jess Segar, Jacquie O’Connor,
Katie Oates, Ellie Shihadeh, Kathy Delauney.
Assists:
Bryn Mawr: None.
Gettysburg: Blankenship 5, Hagan 2,
Betts.
Shots: B 3, G 54.
Ground Balls: B 22, G 51.
Goalies: B (Sarah Caldwell – 60:00,
16 saves, 20 GA), G (Heather Kelley – 51:30, 1 save, 1 GA;
Susan Meyers – 8:30, 0 saves, 0 GA).
Draw Controls: B 8, G 15.
Caused Turnovers: B 2, G 16.
Turnovers: B 32, G 9.
Fouls: B 24, G 4.
Free Position: G 4 of 10, B 0 of 0.
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