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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Sophomore goalkeeper Haley Mowery (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Northern) recorded a career-high 19 saves for the Gettysburg College field hockey team in a 5-0 loss to ninth-ranked Ursinus College in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
 
Ursinus (4-1, 1-0 CC), which has claimed 10 of the last 11 conference titles, went right on the offensive with eight shots in the first 5:55. Mowery swiped away three of the attempts before the Bears finally found the back of the cage on a shot by Amber Steigerwelt at 6:06.
 
Despite firing off 27 shots in the opening period, Ursinus came up empty for the rest of the half as Mowery posted 13 saves. Senior Emily Van Horn (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) provided some added protection with her team-best fourth defensive save of the season in the 20th minute.
 
Junior Kathryn Hardman (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) just missed putting Gettysburg (3-2, 0-1 CC) on the board in the 17th minute, but her shot on goal was knocked away by defender Jordan Miller. Ursinus goalie Danielle DeSpirito stopped a penalty stroke by junior Hannah Fitzgerald (Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck) five minutes before the end of the first period.
 
The Bears tallied four goals in the final period, including three by Megan Keenan. After Ann Kopera scored in the 43rd minute, Keenan completed a hat trick in less than nine minutes with her final tally coming at 58:13.
 
Mowery topper her previous career best save total by three. It was the most saves by a Bullet goalkeeper since Jessy O'Neill logged 22 against Ursinus on Oct. 25, 2003.
 
Gettysburg hosts Dickinson College on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m.