THE FACTS
No. 9 Gettysburg (11-2, 5-1 CC) 15, No. 19 Muhlenberg (9-4, 4-2 CC) 13
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, Apr. 15
Where: Allentown, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked ninth in the latest USILA Division III coaches' poll, scored the final four goals to overcome a two-goal, fourth-quarter deficit and top No. 19 Muhlenberg, 15-13.
THE LEADERS
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Kieran Ward (Malvern, Pa./Malvern Prep) led the Bullets with three goals and three assists, including having a hand in three of the final four tallies to pull off the victory.
FOR THE FOES
• James Dalimonte led the Mules with four goals.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Ethan Kessler (Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School) opened the scoring with an unassisted tally at the 9:48 mark of the first quarter.
Kyle Howard (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) scored directly off a
Jonathan Moshe (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Earl L. Vandermeulen) faceoff win and feed just seven ticks later. Kessler then found
Jack Dunleavy (New Providence, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) with 6:49 on the clock for a 3-0 lead. Back-to-back James Dalimonte tallies closed the deficit to 3-2 at the end of the opening period.
• The Mules carried the momentum into the second, extending the run to four straight for a 4-3 edge just 2:20 into the next quarter.
Kieran Ward finished a pass from Dunleavy to tie the game but Muhlenberg scored five of the final seven in the half to take a 9-6 lead into the break. Dalimonte had his other two markers during the stretch.
• Wyatt Malia extended the lead to four in the opening three minutes of the third quarter before Ward hit
Ryan Cernuto (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) and Howard a minute apart to cut the deficit in half with 7:35 showing. Dominic Visintin finished a solo run to stretch the lead back to 11-8 just 55 seconds later but Dunleavy finished
George Raymond's (Darien, Conn./Suffield Academy) second helper of the day with a man-up goal in the final minute of the period to once again close the margin to two.
• Raymond and
Quinton Mather (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farm) scored 25 seconds apart to tie the game before a full minute had elapsed in the final period. Muhlenberg responded, however, with goals from Jack Taub and Jason Metz 67 seconds apart for a 13-11 lead with 10:16 to play. Dunleavy finished a solo run one minute later before Ward finished a Howard feed to tie the game with 6:03 remaining. Ward then found
Aidan Wykoff (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) for the go-ahead tally with 5:31 to play then Ward added an insurance tally with 4:18 on the clock.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Jonathan Moshe won 18 of 31 faceoffs with nine ground balls and the assist.
• Gettysburg finished with a 43-36 edge in shots.
• The Bullets moved into to a virtual tie for first place in the conference standings with two weeks to play in the regular season.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against No. 12 Dickinson on Wednesday. Game time is 4 p.m.
