THE FACTS
Gettysburg (6-1) 1, Bridgewater (4-2) 0 (OT)
What: Non-conference field hockey game
When: Wednesday, Sept. 18
Where: Bridgewater, Va.
THE SKINNY STORY
For the fourth time in seven games this season, Gettysburg played an overtime game. For the third time in those games, the Bullets were the ones to record the game-winner – this time defeating Bridgewater, 1-0.
THE LEADERS
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Cassie DeBlieck (Grafton, Mass./Grafton) broke up the double shutout with the game-winning tally for the Bullets.
FOR THE FOES
• Madalyn Miller and Ashley Nau combined to make five saves for the Eagles in goal.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• After neither team could find the back of the net in regulation, Gettysburg earned three penalty corners in overtime, including two with fewer than two minutes to play in the first extra session. On the second of those attempts,
Morgan Cherry (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) played the ball to
Cassie DeBlieck. Her shot bounced off the goalie's pads and into the side of the cage for the game-winner with 1:39 to play in the first 10-minute extra session.
THE INSIDE STORY
• The Bullets finished with advantages of 9-6 in shots and 8-3 in penalty corners for the game. Of the 15 shots in the game, seven – four for Gettysburg and three for Bridgewater – came in the final 8:21 of the contest.
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Emilia Saccento (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood) made two saves in goal for her first individual shutout of the season.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Elizabethtown on Wednesday. Game time is 4 p.m.
