THE FACTS
Franklin & Marshall (5-3, 2-0 CC) 3, Gettysburg (2-5, 0-2 CC) 1
What: Centennial Conference (CC) field hockey game
When: Wednesday, Sept. 28
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Goals in the final two minutes of both the second and third quarters propelled Franklin & Marshall to a 3-1 win over Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Hailey Rhine (Denver, Colo./St. Mary's Academy) led the Bullets with a goal in the waning seconds.
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Audrey Ross (Turnersville, N.J./Washington Twp.) made five saves.
FOR THE FOES
• Darby Klopp scored the final two goals for the Diplomats.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• After a back-and-forth first 28 minutes in which neither defense allowed the opponent good looks at the cage, Sophie Carroll took advantage of a scramble in front of the cage and knocked home the rebound off a Faith DiMantova shot and save with 1:55 to play in the opening half.
• Off a corner in the 44th minute, DiMantova sent a ball across the goal mouth that Darby Klopp was able to get a stick on and knock into the goal for a 2-0 lead.
• Kat Study played a ball off the goalie's pads in the 59th minute and Klopp was able to get her second tip of the game for a 3-0 advantage.
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Hailey Rhine finished a
Bella Bonazinga (Spring Lake, N.J./Wall) pass in the final seven seconds to prevent the shutout.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Franklin & Marshall finished with a 10-6 edge in shots and 6-3 edge in penalty corners.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Swarthmore on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
