THE FACTS
Washington (Md.) (6-10, 4-4 CC) 18, No. 20 Gettysburg (8-7, 4-4 CC) 14
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, April 26
Where: Chestertown, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Washington (Md.) used a big seven-goal first quarter to forge a 10-8 lead at half and outscored Gettysburg by two goals in the second half of play to upset the Bullets, 18-14.
THE LEADERS
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Stokes Myers (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy) completed his first collegiate hat trick to lead the Bullets. He added one assist for four points.
FOR THE FOES
• Cam Carrigan was one of three Shoremen to score three goals on the day. He also chipped in three assists.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Washington struck first with a second-chance goal by Cam Carrigan, and made it a 2-0 advantage just three minutes later on an unassisted Connor Garrison tally. A failed clear by the Shoremen led to Gettysburg's first goal of the day out of the stick of
Stokes Myers, and Ben Dickinson and Myers traded goals to a 3-2 Washington lead. With 4:59 showing, both teams went on a two-goal spurt, with the Bullets getting goals from
Patrick Maroney (Hingham, Mass./Boston College H.S.) and
Ryan Cernuto (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan). Washington finished the quarter with two more goals in the final 46 seconds to lead 7-4 after the first 15 minutes.
• The Bullets came storming back in the beginning of the second quarter, scoring three goals in just under two minutes to tie the game.
Jack Dunleavy (New Providence, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) scored his first of the day off an assist from
Ethan Kessler (Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School), and
Jackson Hearn (Houston, Texas/Episcopal Bellaire) fed a pass to
Luke Barbera (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) for Myers got his one assist of the day on a man-up goal by
Quinton Mather (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms). Back-to-back Cory Morgan goals within two minutes allowed the hosts to regain the lead, but Dunleavy found Kessler to cut the deficit back to just one. A Luke Brennan goal in the final 31 seconds of the first half made it a 10-8 Washington College lead at halftime.
• Morgan and Dylan Kilroy opened the second half of play with tallies in the first 2:04 to push the Shoremen lead back to four. A Hearn unassisted goal would be the only one the Bullets would net in the third quarter, while Washington scored two more in the final 7:08 to establish their biggest lead yet, 14-9, going into the final period of play.
• Dunleavy struck in the first 31 seconds of the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to four, but Reeve Hargrave scored just 32 seconds after that to make it a five-goal lead for the hosts yet again. Mather chipped in an unassisted goal, but it was followed by two Washington College tallies for a six-goal advantage with 6:57 left to play. With just over three minutes showing, Gettysburg started a 3-0 spurt, getting goals from Hearn, Kessler, and Myers, but couldn't complete the comeback as Washington netted one more in the last five seconds for an 18-14 victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
• The last time Gettysburg lost to Washington (Md.) was during the 2014 season. The Bullets fell to the Shoremen 13-8 during the 2014 regular season and 20-7 in the conference tournament.
• Gettysburg outshot Washington 56-39 and led the Shoremen in faceoffs, 25-10.
• Will Charvala made 16 saves in cage for Washington.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action Tuesday at Washington (Md.) for a rematch of today's game in the first round of the Centennial Conference tournament. Game time is to be determined.
