THE FACTS
No. 9 Dickinson (11-3, 5-1 CC) 12, No. 6 Gettysburg (11-3, 5-2 CC) 7
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's lacrosse game
When: Wednesday, Apr. 19
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Dickinson, ranked ninth in the latest USILA Div. III coaches' poll, held sixth-ranked Gettysburg to a season-low seven goals for a 12-7 win in a top-10 showdown.
THE LEADERS
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Kyle Howard (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) led the Bullets with two goals and three assists.
FOR THE FOES
• Chris Brandau made 17 saves in cage to backstop a defense that shut down an offense that was averaging 14.6 goals per game.
• Owen Porter led the attack with three goals.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• It took more than 11 minutes before either team could break down the defense. Charlie Baughan finally broke through, finishing a feed form Sascha Gannon with 3:45 to play in the first quarter. Gettysburg responded with an
Ethan Kessler (Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School) man-up tally with 88 seconds left in the first quarter, tying the game at 1-all.
• Will Farrell finished a solo run just 1:57 into the second quarter to put the visitors back in front by one.
Ryan Cernuto (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) tied the game once again with 8:40 on the clock off the first of
Kyle Howard's assists. Owen Porter cashed in on a man-up opportunity just over two minutes later to start a three-goal run by three different goal scorers that gave Dickinson a 5-2 lead with 4:17 to play. Gettysburg, however, found the back of the net twice in the final 1:24 of the half to close to within one at the break.
Kieran Ward (Malvern, Pa./Malvern Prep) finished a solo run then Howard scored from Kessler on the break in the waning seconds of the half.
• Porter and Jack Murphy pushed the lead back to three with goals 1 minute, 45 seconds apart. Murphy's man-up tally came with 9:19 to play and the defenses took over for the rest of the quarter.
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Aidan Wykoff (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) finished a skip pass from Howard with 12:56 remaining but the Red Devils reeled off the next four to take an 11-5 lead with 6:21 to play. Porter capped the run with his third tally of the day. Howard broke up the run with 2:27 to play before Gannon and Kessler traded markers in the final 1:37.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Dickinson finished with a 43-38 advantage in shots and won 14 of 23 faceoffs.
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Andy Marquet (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) picked up six ground balls to lead the Bullets.
• Gettysburg will need a victory in its season finale to assure itself a first-round bye in the new five-team conference tournament.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg concludes the regular season at home against Washington (Md.) on Saturday, Apr. 29. Game time is 1 p.m.
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