GETTYSBURG, Pa.  – Junior Jenna Vadinsky (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) and Hailey Rhine (Denver, Colo./St. Mary's Academy) each scored goals as the Gettysburg College defense held Lebanon Valley College to just one shot to capture the season opener with a 2-0 victory Saturday afternoon in its first game played in nearly two years.  
 
Final Result

Teams	1	2	3	4	F
Gettysburg (1-0)	0	1	1	0	2
Lebanon Valley (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0

 
Top Performers - Gettysburg
- Jenna Vadinsky '23 (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) – Goal
- Hailey Rhine '24 (Denver, Colo./St. Mary's Academy) – Goal
- Emma Bertrando '22 (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) – 7 Shots
- Eilene Besselman '22 (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) – 6 Saves
 
Top Performers – Lebanon Valley
- Emily Kline – Shot
- Courtney Kearney – 12 Saves
 
How It Happened…

• First Quarter: Gettysburg opened the first with a strong attack on the offensive end with five shots and six penalty corners. The Bullets looked to add a goal in the final minute as freshman Morgan Cherry (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) shot was saved. Senior Lauren Beccaria (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) was right there to grab the rebound, turned and shot, but a defensive save was made by an LVC player. The Dutchmen were held without a shot in the frame.  
• Second Quarter: The Dutchmen opened the period intent on breaking the ice, forcing a penalty corner and a quick shot in the opening 2:25 of the frame that Besselman saved. Vadinsky broke through for Gettysburg with under three minutes to go as she collected her own rebound, took a few dribbles, and scored the first goal. Bertrando looked to add to the lead in the final minute as she took a forceful shot that hit the post.   
• Third Quarter: Gettysburg did not let up and continued to pound at the cage as Rhine blasted a long shot from the right side to register her first career goal 1:44 into the frame to make it 2-0. The Bullets finished with six shots and held LVC to none.  
• Fourth Quarter: The Orange and Blue dominated the fourth quarter, accounting for all five shots and three penalty corners.

By the Numbers

• Gettysburg led in shots 24-1.
• Gettysburg led in penalty corners 10-2.
• Today's game marked the first competition since Nov. 8, 2019, at No. 6 Johns Hopkins University in the semifinals of the Centennial Conference Field Hockey Championship. This was also the first time Gettysburg has played at Shirk since Nov. 2, 2019.

Where the Series Stands Now
Gettysburg improved to 25-22-4 against Lebanon Valley since the series began in 1949. The Bullets have beaten the Dutchmen for the second straight meeting.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg hits the road for a non-conference affair at Stevenson University on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m.