THE FACTS
No. 5 Gettysburg (9-1) 9, No. 12 York (Pa.) (5-5) 8
What: Non-conference men's lacrosse game
When: Wednesday, Apr. 5
Where: York, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked fifth in the latest USILA Division III coaches' poll, got one last stand from its defense to stave off a large charge by No. 12 York to record a 9-8 road victory.
THE LEADERS
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Andy Marquet (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) led the Bullets, who got big contributions from its entire defensive unit, led the way with two caused turnovers and three ground balls while also scoring his first goal of the season.
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Zack Puckhaber (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) and
Zack Kinsella (Annapolis, Md./Severn School) added five ground balls and two caused turnovers each.
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Ethan Kessler (Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School) led the attack with two goals and two assists.
FOR THE FOES
• Will Harnick led the Spartans with three goals on the evening.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Ryan Cernuto (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater Raritan) finished a solo run to stake Gettysburg to a 1-0 lead at the 9:19 mark of the first quarter.
• That goal was the only tally given up by either defense until Will Harnick found the back of the net with just four ticks remaining in the first quarter and then put the hosts in front with 10:07 remaining in the second quarter.
Jonathan Moshe (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Earl L. Vandermeulen) won the ensuing faceoff and went right to goal, scoring six seconds later to retie the game. Unassisted tallies from Ryan Kazella and Ben Mayer 3 minutes, 21 seconds apart gave York a 4-2 lead with 3:50 remaining. However, both of Kessler's goals came in a nine-second stretch to tie the game with 39 seconds showing.
Aidan Wykoff (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) then wrapped around the cage and peppered the back of the net with six seconds remaining for a 5-4 halftime lead.
• Kessler found
McCain Wnek (Wilmington, Del./New Hanover) with 9:21 to play in the third quarter.
Kyle Howard (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) finished a solo run with 7:53 showing and Marquet converted from Kessler a minute and a half later to cap a 6-0 run over just 9 minutes, 35 seconds of game time for a 9-4 lead. Harnick closed the margin to 9-5 in the final 2:06 of the period.
• Kazella trimmed the deficit to 9-6 with 5:38 to play in the contest. Ethan Greene ripped a shot to close the deficit to two with 2:11 remaining before Ben Mayer snuck one under the crossbar with 33 ticks on the clock to make it a one-goal game. The Spartans won the ensuring faceoff and took a timeout. They got a look but were called for a crease violation with 2.8 seconds left, turning the ball back over to run out the clock.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Chase Morgan (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) made 10 saves in his first game back in goal in more than a month.
• York finished with a 33-30 edge in shots and 32-30 edge in ground balls.
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Jonathan Moshe won 13 of 21 faceoffs.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Swarthmore on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
