THE FACTS
No. 23 Haverford (11-1, 5-0 CC) 2, Gettysburg (6-6, 1-3 CC) 1 (SO)
What: Centennial Conference (CC) field hockey game
When: Saturday, Oct. 11
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
A full 60 minutes and two 10-minute overtimes were not enough. Neither was a first full round of five shootout attempts. It took until the sixth shootout attempts for No. 23 Haverford to earn a 2-1 win over Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Cassie DeBlieck (Grafton, Mass./Grafton) scored the lone goal in regulation for the Bullets.
FOR THE FOES
• Erica Pardon had the winning shootout goal for the Fords.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Louisa Coughlin opened the scoring for Haverford, flicking in a quick tap from Erica Pardon for a 1-0 lead at the 18:44 mark. Just over 10 minutes later,
Jane Mezzanotte (Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy) sent a ball in from the left side that
Sabrina Post (Poquoson, Va./Hampton Roads Academy) fired at the post and
Cassie DeBlieck was waiting behind the keeper to tap it in and tie the game.
• Both teams had opportunities to end the game in regulation but could not find the game-winner before the squads split up overtimes with the better looks. Haverford had the best looks in the first extra session while Gettysburg had the better attempts in the second.
• After the Bullets missed their first attempt of the shootout, Pardon stepped up and made it count for a 1-0 advantage. The teams combined to miss their next three attempts before DeBlieck got the equalizer in the top of the fourth. A save, shot just wide and violation sent the shootout to sudden victory. Pardon got her attempt to go before Steph Ionescu had a kick save in the bottom half to earn the win.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Haverford finished with a 15-12 edge in shots and 12-9 edge in penalty corners.
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Emilia Saccento (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood) made nine saves in the game for Gettysburg while Steph Ionescu had six.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against No. 13 Dickinson on Wednesday. Game time is 5 p.m.
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