Box Score
GETTYSBURG,
Pa. – Katie Lowe (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) posted a hat trick
and Heather Kelley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) made 10 saves to lead
12th-ranked Gettysburg over No. 15 Mary Washington 13-6 in non-conference women’s
lacrosse action on Wednesday. Lowe
scored the last of three Bullet goals over the final 3:14 of the first half, a
burst that turned a 4-all tie into a 7-4 halftime lead. Kelley made sure that
the Eagles (3-1) stayed at arms’ length, recording seven of her saves after the
break.
Ellie Shihadeh (Malvern,
PA/Conestoga) and Jenn Kelly (Westbury, NY/Carle Place)
each chipped in with two goals and an assist, helping Gettysburg (2-0) post its
fifth straight win in the series.
Britt
Gottlieb led Mary Washington with a goal and three assists.
After watching the Eagles erase their 4-1 lead, the Bullets
quickly regrouped for their second straight win over a nationally ranked opponent.
With the score tied at 4, Kathy Delauney (Lutherville,
MD/Roland Park) converted one of Gettysburg’s three free-position goals
on the day to make it 5-4 with 3:14 left in the first half. Kelly’s win of the
ensuing draw control led to a free-position goal by Katie Hagan (Media,
PA/Cardinal O’Hara) and a 6-4 lead.
Cristi
Farrell (Broomall, PA/Acad. of Notre Dame) won the next draw, setting
up a Kelly-to-Lowe connection with 23 seconds left before the break.
Delauney and Alexandra Ewing (Monkton, MD/Garrison
Forrest) scored in the first 2 minutes, 22 seconds of the second half
to cap the 5-0 run and make it 9-4.
Gottlieb
assisted on goals by Kaitlyn Barker and Margaret Murray
to pull Mary Washington within three, but Shihadeh’s second goal of the game touched
off a 4-0 Gettysburg run over the final 11:46.
Farrell
finished with a team-high five draw controls while Kelly won four. Bullet freshman
Jamie Giffuni (St. James, NY/Smithtown) collected her first collegiate
point with a second-half assist. Delauney’s two goals moved her within one point
of 100 for her collegiate career.
Meredith
Deitrick made eight saves for Mary Washington.
Gettysburg returns to action on Saturday at Rowan. Game
time is 1 p.m.
| Score
by Half | 1 | 2 | - | F |
| #15 Mary Washington (3-1) | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
| #12 Gettysburg (2-0) | 7 | 6 | - | 13 |
Goals:
UMW: Kaitlyn Barker 2, Britt Gottlieb, Margaret Murray,
Jamie Rostan, Karen Pickering.
Gettysburg:
Katie Lowe 3, Jenn Kelly 2, Ellie Shihadeh 2, Kathy Delauney 2, Katie Hagan
2, Cassidy Zappacosta, Alexandra Ewing.
Assists:
UMW: Gottlieb 3, Murray.
Gettysburg:
Kelly, Lowe, Shihadeh, Zappacosta, Jamie Giffuni.
Shots: M 23, G 29.
Ground
Balls: M 23, G 23.
Goalies:
M (Meredith Deitrick – 60:00, 8 saves, 13 GA), G (Heather Kelley – 60:00, 10 saves,
6 GA).
Draw Controls: M 12,
G 9.
Caused Turnovers: M 9,
G 9.
Turnovers: M 16, G 19.
Fouls: M 24, G 16.
Free
Position: M 2 of 6, G 3 of 4.
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