GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg will host one of the two semifinals of 2023 Centennial Conference (CC) women's lacrosse championship tournament on Friday. Game time is 4 p.m.

The Bullets (14-3, 9-0 CC), the No. 1 seed in the new six-team format, will host the winner of Wednesday's first-round game between No. 4 Washington (Md.) (9-7, 5-4 CC) and No. 5 Ursinus (9-8, 5-4 CC), which begins at 7 p.m., while second-seeded Franklin & Marshall (13-4, 8-1 CC) hosts the winner of the other first-round game between third-seeded Haverford (11-5, 7-2 CC) and sixth-seeded Muhlenberg (11-5, 4-5 CC), which begins at 4 p.m., on Friday at 7 p.m.

The semifinal winners will advance to Sunday's championship game, which will be played at the site of the highest remaining seed. Game time will be 1 p.m. if it is held at Gettysburg.

The tournament's champion will earn the CC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division III tournament, slated to begin on May 13 with first- and second-round action at 14 sites. The NCAA field will be announced on Monday, May 8 at 10:30 a.m.
The Bullets are seeking their 14th conference title and second in a row. It is the 21st tournament straight appearance for Gettysburg. The Bullets also in search of their 21st NCAA tournament bid.

In the regular-season meetings, Gettysburg defeated Washington 21-8 on Apr. 1 and Ursinus 20-5 on Apr. 22. Both games were at home.

Junior Jordan Basso (Rye, N.Y./Rye) leads the team and conference with 93 points this season. Her 34 assists paces the conference while her 59 goals is tied for the conference lead. Senior Katie Fullowan (Lebanon, N.J./North Hunterdon) and junior Caroline Sullivan (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) both have 60 points on the year. Fullowan is second on the team with 41 goals while adding 19 assists. Sullivan is second on the team with 33 assists while adding 27 goals. Sullivan also has a team-best 30 ground balls.

Sophomore Lily Macatee (Street, Md./North Harford) has a team-best 94 draw controls to go with 18 caused turnovers and 25 ground balls. Senior Essie Pasternak (Short Hills, N.J./Blair Academy) paces the team with 21 caused turnovers and has 29 ground balls and 12 draw controls.

Junior Gillian Cortese (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) has backstopped a defense that has posted a 6.98 goals-against average. She has made 76 saves for a .458 save percentage and has a 7.58 goals-against average.