CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Sophomore Quinton Mather (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms) rocked the back of the net for five goals and No. 13 Gettysburg College (8-3, 3-0 CC) locked down another Centennial Conference opponent with an 11-4 victory over Washington College (1-7, 0-3 CC) on Saturday.
 
Gettysburg, which has held its three conference foes to just 12 goals total this spring, surrendered an opening goal to Luke Brennan less than two minutes into the contest. The Bullets were quick to answer as senior Griffin Gallagher (Ardmore, Pa./Shipley School) scored just 28 seconds later. Gallagher has scored the team's first goal in each of the last four games.
 
The swarming defense of the Bullets led to three consecutive turnovers by Washington, the last caused by freshman defenseman Andy Marquet (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga). Mather turned in his first goal less than 40 seconds later and added a second score off a pass from junior Michael Zima (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) to give Gettysburg a 3-1 lead at 4:12 in the first period.
 
Brennan once again connected with a goal to trim the deficit down to one 53 seconds into the second period. Washington couldn't find the equalizer with four consecutive turnovers, while the Bullets ran off the next three goals. A strike by Gallagher pushed the lead to 6-2 with 6:50 left before the break. Senior goalie Scott MacMillan (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) picked up saves on back-to-back shots by Ewan Temple and Cory Morgan, while another caused turnover by Marquet maintained the score heading into halftime.
 
The Shoremen turned in the only goal of the third quarter as Cory Morgan cut the margin down to three (6-3) with a score at 10:02. The Bullets were stonewalled by goalie Ryan Leahy five times in the final 5:19, including three consecutive stops with Washington playing a man down.
 
Gettysburg revved up the offense with three quick goals to start the final period. Freshman Jack Dunleavy (New Providence, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) jumped into the scoring column at 13:33 before dishing out back-to-back assists to Mather and junior Aidan Wykoff (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe), the latter score giving Gettysburg a 9-3 lead at 10:55.
 
After Washington picked up their final goal with 10 minutes left, junior George Raymond (Darien, Conn./Suffield Academy) and Mather polished off the scoring with back-to-back goals just 26 seconds apart. MacMillan kept the Shoremen off the board with four saves inside the game's final five minutes.
 
Gettysburg led in shots (40-25) and ground balls (29-22), while Washington managed to slip ahead in face-off wins 10-9. The Shoremen committed 23 turnovers in the game, which marks the sixth time this spring that the Bullets have forced a foe into 20 or more.
 
Mather topped his previous best goal total by three and has tallied seven goals in the last two games. Raymond and Gallagher each added two goals, while Dunleavy finished with a goal and four assists. Marquet posted three caused turnovers and two ground balls, while junior defenseman Zack Puckhaber (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) finished with four caused turnovers. MacMillan logged four ground balls and nine saves.
 
Brennan tallied two goals and one assist and Leahy finished with 15 saves for Washington.
 
Gettysburg visits Swarthmore College on Saturday, April 9, at 1 p.m.