THE FACTS
No. 8 Gettysburg (14-3, 9-0 CC) 20, Muhlenberg (11-5, 4-5 CC)
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, April 30
Where: Allentown, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg outscored Muhlenberg 14-3 over the second and third quarters of action to key a 20-6 regular season finale win.
THE LEADERS
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Katie Fullowan (Lebanon, N.J./North Hunterdon) scored five goals as part of the offensive unit.
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Jordan Basso (Rye, N.Y./Rye) led all scorers with six goals. She also dished one assist.
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Julia Daly (McLean, Va./McLean) had a hat trick, and added on assist.
FOR THE FOES
• Nicole Steiner tallied two goals and one assist to lead the Mules.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Jordan Basso was first to find the net with an unassisted tally in the first three minutes. Muhlenberg answered just two minutes later, as Nicole Steiner passed to Emily Gaffney to tie the score. A free position shot 2:05 after made it a 2-1 Muhlenberg lead, forcing a Gettysburg timeout. Out of the strategy session, the Bullets scored three goals in just over three minutes to regain the lead and close out the period. In the stretch, Basso scored two and
Julia Daly netted one as Gettysburg took a 4-2 lead going into the second quarter.
• Gettysburg outscored Muhlenberg 8-2 in the second quarter to take a solid lead.
Kelly O'Connor (Livingston, N.J./Livingston) scored on a free position shot only 45 seconds in, and
Emily Crane (Upper Montclair, N.J./Montclair) followed up with an unassisted second-chance goal only 45 seconds later to force a Mules timeout. Nicole Steiner found the net with 11:15 showing to cut the deficit to three, but Gettysburg went on a six-goal tear over the next nine minutes to increase their lead to eight goals. O'Connor,
Katie Fullowan, Daly, and
Julie Breedveld (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) each scored within the stretch, with Fullowan contributing three off free position shots. Muhlenberg finally broke through with 53 seconds left in the quarter, off a goal from Emily Vaughan, but Gettysburg held onto a 12-4 lead going into half.
• Basso and Fullowan each netted two in the opening 6:30 of the second half to bring the Bullets' lead to 12. Ava Milia scored the only goal of the third period for the Mules with 6:25 showing, and Gettysburg closed out the period with a goal by Crane and Basso to take an 18-5 lead heading into the final stanza.
• Neither team found the net until 8:57 showing in the final quarter, as
Julia Daly grabbed a pass from
Caroline Sullivan (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield-Ludlowe) for her third goal of the day.
Sophie Showers (Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck) scored on a free position shot just over three minutes later, and Muhlenberg had the final tally of the game off a Nicole Steiner free position shot to end it, 20-6 in favor of the Bullets.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Caroline Sullivan had four assists on the day.
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Kelly O'Connor and
Emily Crane each scored two goals.
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Gillian Cortese and
Juliette deVarenne (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) split time in goal for Gettysburg. Cortese made three saves, while deVarenne had six.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action on Friday in the Centennial Conference tournament semifinal round. The Bullets are the No. 1 seed. Full tournament schedule will be announced on Monday.
