THE FACTS
Haverford (6-3, 1-1 CC) 3, Gettysburg (3-5, 0-3 CC) 1
What: Centennial Conference field hockey game
When: Saturday, September 30
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg got out to a quick start in the first quarter, but the Fords used three third-quarter goals to outpace the Bullets and earn the 4-1 win.
THE LEADERS
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Hailey Rhine (Denver, Colo./St. Mary's Academy) scored the lone goal for Gettysburg.
FOR THE FOES
• Erica Pardon scored two of the Fords' four goals.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg got the scoring started just 5:35 into the game as
Jillian Somers (Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate) sent a cross to
Hailey Rhine for the first tally of the game.
• After two Haverford shots in the second quarter, Poppy Swallow got a pass to Erica Pardon, who scored her first of the day to tie the game.
Alex Wenz (Blue Bell, Pa./Gwynedd Mercy Academy) had a look for Gettysburg late in the period, but Fords goalie Mary Smith made the stop.
• It took only 3:37 into the second half for Haverford to take a 2-1 lead, as Naomi York dribbled into a one-on-one opportunity with the keeper and blasted one past for the Fords' second tally. After two shots by Haverford, they were awarded a corner, and a scramble in front of the cage allowed Zoey Despines to get the ball to Swallow for a 3-1 Fords advantage. The visitors would score once more in the quarter, as Pardon netted her second off a feed from Holly Vincent.
• Gettysburg had three scoring opportunities in the final quarter, but all three were saved for a 4-1 final score.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Haverford held a 15-6 advantage in shots and a 7-5 advantage in corners.
• Haverford goalie Mary Smith and Gettysburg goalie
Emilia Saccento (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood) each made five saves.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action Wednesday at Franklin & Marshall. Game time is 7 p.m.
