THE FACTS
Muhlenberg (7-7, 4-2 CC) 12, No. 15 Gettysburg (8-5, 4-2 CC) 11
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, April 13
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Muhlenberg held a two-goal lead over 15th-ranked Gettysburg at three different points in the contest, including in the final five minutes, but Gettysburg scored twice to force overtime. The Mules found the golden goal just 40 seconds into the extra period for a 12-11 victory. It was the first overtime game of the season for Gettysburg and the third for Muhlenberg.
THE LEADERS
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Quinton Mather (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms) led the offense with four goals.
FOR THE FOES
• Jack Bill paced the Mules with four goals, including the gamewinner.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Muhlenberg's Wyatt Malia scored the first goal of the day just over five minutes into the game. The Bullets responded just 27 seconds later with a faceoff win and goal by
Charlie Johnson (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) from
Ethan Kessler (Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School).
Stokes Myers (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy) launched the ball to
Quinton Mather (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms), who connected for Gettysburg's first lead of the day two minutes later. The Mules put up two unassisted tallies in the final 3:06 of the opening period to switch the advantage as they led 3-2 after one.
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Will Hedley (Charlotte, N.C./The Hotchkiss School) opened the second quarter action with a caused turnover and goa, assisted by Kessler, to tie the game for the third time. Goals by Daniel Friedel and
Jackson Hearn (Houston, Texas/Episcopal Bellaire) within just 36 seconds of eachother created a 4-all tie. The back-and-forth continued, with Mather finishing an unassisted run and Jack Bill putting up two back-to-back, before Kessler passed to Mather for his third of the day and a 6-all tie at half.
• Muhlenberg established the first two-goal lead of the day in the opening 5:27 of the second half with goals by Chase Kusko and Ryan Neal. Gettysburg got back within one on a Hearn goal, but Ryan May put up the last tally of the period for Muhlenberg to maintain the 9-7 lead going into the fourth quarter.
• The Mules capitalized on a man-up opportunity to open the third quarter with a three-goal lead.
Jack Dunleavy (New Providence, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) scored his only goal of the day to cut the deficit back to two, and Kessler followed shortly after with a solo tally to trail by just one. Muhlenberg fought to maintain their lead with a goal by Malia, but Mather converted with 3:14 showing to bring the Bullets back within one. In the final two minutes, Myers finished a Dunleavy pass to tie the game for the first time since the second quarter, 11-all. On the Mules final possession of the quarter, Gettysburg goalie
Chase Morgan (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) made a critical save, but with just 11 seconds left on the clock Gettysburg's shot went wide to send the teams to overtime.
• It took just 40 seconds for Muhlenberg to find the game-winning goal. After the Mules won the faceoff by violation, Kusko passed the ball from behind to Bill, who scored the golden goal.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg outshot Muhlenberg 50-37. Of the Bullets' 50 shots, just 23 were on goal. 22 of Muhlenberg's shots were on target.
• The game marked Muhlenberg's second overtime win of the year.
• Gettysburg won 20 of 26 faceoffs, with
Michael Voehringer (West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep) taking each for the Bullets.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against No. 5 Dickinson on Wednesday. Game time is 7 p.m.
