Box Score

 Goddu tipped in a shot by Maura Downey (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Catholic) to finish a 3-on-2 break with 12:09 left in the second overtime period, giving the Bullets (17-6) their first ECAC title. Goddu also etched her name in the Gettysburg record book with the goal, setting the mark for most goals in a single season (23). She had trailed Amy Washburn’s 22-goal campaign in 1993 entering Sunday’s final.

 Goddu, who scored the game-winner in the Bullets’ opening-round win against Oneonta State, was also named the tournament’s most valuable player. She finished with a game-high six shots.

 Allison Green scored for the Cougars, who were trying to knock off their third nationally ranked opponent is as many tournament games. Kean (14-6) advanced to the final with wins over No. 19 Franklin & Marshall and No. 20 King’s.

 Cherie McNellis contributed the assist on Green’s goal while Concetta Valerio recorded seven saves in the loss.

 In an end-to-end contest worthy of a championship final, Goddu and her senior teammates made their last collegiate game a memorable one.
 It was the Cougars, however, who carried the play for most of the first half and struck first.

 On Kean’s fourth penalty corner of the half, McNellis gathered the initial hit from Katie Burrini and send a pass to Green, who blasted a shot past Katherine Corkhill (Paoli, PA/Acad. of Notre Dame) to make it 1-0 at 24:37.

 Moments later Stephanie Cirino nearly doubled the Cougars’ lead, but Michelle Marsnick (Towaco, NJ/Montville Twp.) made the defensive play of the game, diving to knock the shot off the goal line.

 After managing only one shot and one corner in the first half, Gettysburg unleashed 14 shots and forced 14 corners after the break.

 Valerio stopped a blast from Bridget Seidel (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) and snuffed a breakaway attempt by Downey to temporarily preserve the lead, but Goddu finished an individual move in front to knot the game at 1 with 16:39 left in regulation.

 Despite corners at both ends, neither team could find the winner until early in the second overtime.

 On the winning play, Downey cruised to the top of the circle on a 3-on-2 break and blasted a drive that Goddu tipped past Valerio to deliver the Bullets’ championship.

 With the win, Gettysburg concluded the year with a 12-1 record at home and a 5-0 mark in overtime games. The Bullets’ victory total (17) matched the program’s single-season record set in 1998 and 1999.
 

Scoring
K – Allison Green (Cherie McNellis), 24:37
G – Meg Goddu, 53:21
G – Goddu (Maura Downey), 87:51
 
Shots: K 6, G 15. Penalty Corners: K 10, G 15. Saves: K 7 (Concetta Valerio), G 1 (Katherine Corkhill).