GETTYSBURG,
Pa. - Becky Latta (West Chester, PA/Henderson) set a single-game
program record with four assists and Meg Goddu (Chadds Ford, PA/Unionville)
scored three goals to lead Gettysburg over Eastern Mennonite 9-1 in non-conference
field hockey action on Friday. Latta
surpassed three other Bullets who had recorded three assists in a game - including
Goddu in 2002 - when Laura Fronduti (Media, PA/Penncrest) one-timed
her pass into the cage with 6:13 remaining in the game. Bridget Seidel (Mohnton,
PA/Governor Mifflin) and Krissy Browning (Baldwin, MD/Fallston)
added two goals apiece, part of Gettysburg's largest goal-scoring barrage on an
opening day since the 1960 squad started with a 12-0 victory over Western Maryland.
Jonalyn Dellinger notched
the lone goal for the Lady Royals (0-1) while Christina Bender made
eight saves.
A year after leading
the Bullets (1-0) with nine assists, Latta reached nearly half of that total in
a single afternoon.
After an exchange
of goals in the first eight minutes, Latta set up Browning's go-ahead goal with
17:22 left in the first half, finding the sophomore all alone on the left doorstep.
Goddu made it 3-1 with a second-chance goal 2 minutes, 6 seconds later, then completed
her hat trick off Latta's second assist to open Gettysburg's six-goal second half.
Latta's third assist came on a re-directed
shot by Seidel that made it 6-1 with 13:01 remaining. Fronduti's goal on the record-breaking
assist came in similar fashion, pushing the margin to 8-1.
Freshman
Savannah Ruth (New Oxford, PA/New Oxford) closed out the scoring
with her first collegiate goal.
Browning's
goals were the first two of her collegiate career. Seidel, Maura Downey
(Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Catholic) and Lauren Eby (Denver, PA/Garden
Spot) added assists in the win.
Gettysburg
outshot Eastern Mennonite 25-4 for the game and held a 16-3 edge in penalty corners.
The Bullets return to action on Sunday
at home against Juniata. Game time is 1 p.m.
| Score
by Half | 1 | 2 | - | F |
| Eastern Mennonite (0-1) | 1 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Gettysburg (1-0) | 3 | 6 | - | 9 |
First Half Scoring
G
- Meg Goddu (Bridget Seidel), 32:54
E - Jonalyn Denlinger, 27:03
G - Krissy
Browning (Becky Latta), 17:22
G - Goddu, 15:16
Second
Half Scoring
G - Goddu (Latta), 27:47
G - Browning, 14:25
G -
Seidel (Latta), 13:01
G - Seidel (Maura Downey), 11:21
G - Laura Fronduti
(Latta), 6:13
G - Savannah Ruth (Lauren Eby), 2:56
Shots:
E 4, G 25. Penalty Corners: E 3, G 16. Saves: E 8 (Christina Bender), G 1 (Katherine
Corkhill).
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