THE FACTS
No. 17 Franklin & Marshall (9-2, 2-0 CC) 6, Gettysburg (6-5, 1-2 CC) 2
What: Centennial Conference (CC) field hockey game
When: Wednesday, Oct. 8
Where: Lancaster, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Franklin & Marshall, ranked 17th in the latest NFHCA Div. III coaches' poll, scored three goals in the first 7:18 of the third quarter to turn a 1-0 halftime edge into a 4-0 lead, defeating Gettysburg, 6-2.
THE LEADERS
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Sam Woolery (Media, Pa./Penncrest) scored her first goal of the season for the Bullets.
FOR THE FOES
• Caitlin Hoover led the Diplomats with a three-goal afternoon.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• After a scoreless first 27 minutes in which Gettysburg held a 6-2 advantage in shots, Keira Boensch put back her own shot-and-save with 2:17 to play until halftime for a 1-0 lead by the hosts.
• Caitlin Hoover then recorded a natural hat trick, scoring three times in a stretch of 4 minutes, 7 seconds to open up the 4-0 lead midway through the third quarter. Her first tally came on a penalty stroke at the 33:11 mark before she finished a feed from Hannah Fitzgerald nearly two minutes later and the scored unassisted two minutes after that.
Sam Woolery broke up the shutout off a feed from
Margaret-Ann Graves (Charlottesville, Va./The Covenant School) on a third shot attempt off a penalty corner in the final minute of the period.
• Fitzgerald then added a goal to her assist in the first 1:35 of the fourth quarter. Megan Dadio pushed the lead to 6-1 in the 54th minute before
Sydney Yaw (West Chester, Pa./West Chester Rustin) hit the backboard with 10 seconds remaining for the final margin.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg finished with an 18-17 edge in shots while Franklin & Marshall held the advantage in penalty corners, 10-8.
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Delaney Ellsworth (Cos Cob, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall) and
Emilia Saccento (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood) combined for nine saves in the game. Ellsworth made four in the first 37 minutes before Saccento had five in the final 23.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Haverford on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
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