Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – No. 3 Gettysburg used a balanced offensive attack and nearly 55 minutes of shutout goalkeeping by senior Pat Vaughan (Cockeysville, Md./Loyola Blakefield) to defeat Ursinus, 13-2, in Centennial Conference (CC) action at E. Frost Snell Field on Saturday afternoon. Vaughan made five saves in the game without allowing a goal to lower his season goals against average to 4.27.

Gettysburg (9-2, 5-1 CC) freshman attackman Joe Brody (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson) netted a hat trick for his third consecutive multi-goal game. He was one of four Bullets with three points in the game. Sophomore attackman Zach Pucci (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) and junior midfielder Ben Sufrin (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) each had two goals and an assist, and junior attackman Trip Dyer (Ocean View, Del./Worcester Prep [Md.]) had a goal and two helpers. Sufrin's three points matched his career high, and Pucci's two goals tied for the best outing of his career.

For the Bears (7-4, 3-3 CC), sophomore attackman Jason Patterson led the offense with a goal and an assist, and junior attackman Dane Mangin added a goal.

The Bullets were again able to play keep away thanks to senior midfielder Jimmy Gates (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge), who won 10-of-13 faceoffs and picked up seven ground balls. Sophomore midfielder Tim Stanton (Phoenix, Md./Loyola Blakefield) took four faceoffs and won them all. Gettysburg outshot Ursinus 46-18 and has compiled a 108-49 advantage in the last three games.

Gettysburg scored five goals in the first quarter and built on the lead from there. Sufrin scored first at the 10:05 mark of the period. Just 2:27 later, Dyer connected on a pass from senior midfielder Kevin Freehill (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin). Brody followed at the 4:41 mark on an assist from Dyer for his first career game winner.

Sufrin scored less than a minute later, and Pucci ran the lead to 5-0 with just two seconds showing on the clock.

Brody scored the lone goal of the second quarter, and ultimately, Gettysburg would pile up a 12-0 lead before Patterson broke up the shutout with just 3:29 to play in the fourth quarter.

An Ursinus penalty for unnecessary roughness five seconds later gave Gettysburg an extra-man opportunity, which senior captain Greg Montgomery (Asheville, N.C./St. Andrew's School [Del.]) cashed in on with an assist from sophomore attackman Rob Triplett (McLean, Va./McLean). Just over a minute later, Mangin closed out the scoring.

Gettysburg will be back in action on Wednesday when the Bullets play host to Messiah at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. The opening faceoff is set for 4 p.m.