GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Eleven players hit the back of the net as seventh-ranked Gettysburg College (4-0) remained perfect this spring with a 20-2 demolition of McDaniel College (0-5) in a Centennial Conference men's lacrosse match up at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium Saturday.
 

Gettysburg's Top Performers

• Jack Fletcher '21 (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day School): 5 Goals, 3 Assists
• Nick Cooper '21 (Glen Gardner, N.J./Gill St. Bernard's): 3 Goals, 4 Assist, 5 Ground Balls
• McCain Wnek '23 (Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover): 3 Goals
• Kieran Ward '22 (Malvern, Pa./Malvern Prep): Goal, 5 Assists, 4 Ground Balls
• Alex Ulrich '21 (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's): 18-20 Face-Offs, 8 Ground Balls
• Zack Puckhaber '23 (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac): 3 Ground Balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Nolan Sullivan '24 (Wilmington, Mass./Holderness): 12 Saves, 2 Ground Balls
   

McDaniel's Top Performers

• Dom Calderoni: 2 Goals
• Nathan Biddle: 4 Ground Balls, Caused Turnover
• Brighton Lorber: 19 Saves, Ground Ball, Caused Turnover

 
How It Happened…

• First Quarter
  • Gettysburg established its dominance from the outset with Ulrich winning the first face-off and the Bullets pelting shots at the McDaniel goal. Ward found the mark just over two minutes into the game before dishing to Cooper for another score 20 seconds later.
  • The defense held McDaniel to only three shots in the opening period, only one of which was on goal and was easily turned away by Sullivan. Fletcher completed a hat trick seconds before the end of the period to give the Bullets a 7-0 lead.
• Second Quarter
  • After winning all seven of his face-offs in the first period, Ulrich began the second quarter with another face-off win and Gettysburg converted the possession into a goal by Wnek 48 seconds in.
  • Sullivan was forced into a little more work with three saves on back-to-back possessions by the Green Terror. Just a minute after the third stop by the Gettysburg goalie, sophomore Aidan Wykoff (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) converted a feed from Cooper to push the lead to 9-0.
  • Calderoni was in the right place at the right time for McDaniel's first goal, grabbing an errant pass by the Bullets in front of the cage and putting it past Sullivan. Just 37 seconds later, Gettysburg made the most of its first man-up opportunity as freshman Quinton Mather (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms) ripped a shot past Lorber for a 10-1 lead going into halftime.
• Third Quarter
  • Fletcher had a hand in all three Gettysburg goals. The senior scored a pair of goals on passes from Ward and Cooper, respectively, before dishing out an assist of his own to Wnek for the period's final goal with seven seconds left.
  • Gettysburg's defense forced McDaniel into eight turnovers in the period, including three on clear attempts.
• Fourth Quarter
  • Gettysburg produced seven more goals in the final period, including the first collegiate goals for freshmen Brady McGovern (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum School) and Drew Pettinelli (Collegeville, Pa./Malvern Prep). The defense also got into the action with defensive midfielders Connor Leach (Wolfeboro, N.H./Brewster Academy) and Zack Kinsella (Annapolis, Md./Severn School) producing the team's final two goals in transition.

 
By the Numbers

• Gettysburg dominated the stat sheet with big leads in shots (57-26), ground balls (49-20), and face-off wins (22-3).
• Fletcher established a new personal best for goals and finished one point shy of his career high. The senior attackman also eclipsed 150 career points and moved into the program's top 20 in scoring, sliding into 18th with 153 points.
• Ulrich posted 18 face-off wins for the second consecutive game. The senior has won 36 of his last 46 face-offs (78.3 percent) and has won over 70 percent of his face-offs this season.
• Sullivan has racked up 48 saves in his first four collegiate outings. That is the best total by a Gettysburg first-year goalie in his first four starts since four-time All-American Patrick Vaughn '07 tallied up 59 stops in the first four games of the 2004 campaign.

 
Where the Series Stands
Saturday's 18-goal margin was Gettysburg's biggest win over McDaniel since a 28-4 decision in 1999. The Bullets improved to 42-13 against the Green Terror all-time.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg meets fellow unbeaten and 15th-ranked Franklin & Marshall College (5-0, 4-0 CC) next Saturday, May 1, at 3 p.m. Spectators are not permitted at Centennial Conference institutions this spring. The game will be streamed on the Centennial Conference Digital Network.