Box Score
GETTYSBURG,
Pa. – Maura Downey (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Catholic) scored her
second goal of the day in overtime to push Gettysburg past McDaniel 3-2 in semifinal
round Centennial Conference (CC) playoff action on Saturday.
With the win, the second-seeded Bullets (14-5) will face
top-seeded Ursinus in the CC finals tomorrow at Ursinus. Game time is 1 p.m.
Similar to their regular season meeting, Gettysburg prevailed
in overtime with Downey the hero. The Green Terror had two quick scoring chances
in overtime, but they were stopped by Bullets goalkeeper Katherine Corkhill
(Paoli, PA/Acad. of Notre Dame). The Bullets went on the offensive and
came back winners.
Among a
crowd in front of the cage, Bridget Seidel (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin)
found Downey for the game-winning score 1:18 into the overtime period. This marked
the second time this season that Downey defeated the Green Terror with an overtime
goal – the other came on Oct. 19 at McDaniel.
Krissy
Browning (Baldwin, MD/Fallston) got Gettysburg on the board first with
an unassisted goal in the 25th minute of the contest. The goal was her 11th of
the season and the only one of the first half.
Early
in the second half, McDaniel tied the game at one on an unassisted goal from Carolanne
Bianco.
Gettysburg
answered four minutes later to regain the lead when Downey put the ball in the
cage past Erika Wawzyanick on a penalty stroke.
Two minutes later the score was once again tied. Jamie
Nash took a pass from Jamie Smith and deposited it past
Corkhill to knot the game at two.
Neither
team scored in the remaining minutes of regulation, setting up the dramatic finish.
Downey’s goals were her fifth and sixth of the season.
Downey and Seidel led the Bullets with four shots each. Browning added three while
CC scoring leader Meg Goddu (Chadds Ford, PA/Unionville) took two
shots.
Corkhill made six saves
for the Bullets while Wawzyanick made eight saves for the Green Terror.
Gettysburg is seeking its fifth CC championship and its
first since 2001. The Bullets fell to Ursinus 4-0 when the teams met in the regular
season.
| CC
Semifinals | 1 | 2 | OT | - | F |
| McDaniel (11-7) | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 |
| Gettysburg (14-5) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
Scoring
G
– Krissy Browning, 24:36
M – Carolanne Bianco, 50:25
G – Maura Downey, 54:12
M – Jamie Nash
(Jamie Smith), 56:06
G – Downey (Bridget Seidel), 71:18
Shots: M 10, G 13. Penalty Corners: M 6, G 7. Saves: M 8 (Erika
Wawzyanick), G 6 (Katherine Corkhill).
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