THE FACTS
Franklin & Marshall (11-4-4) 2, Gettysburg (7-9-3) 1
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's soccer tournament first-round game
When: Tuesday, Nov. 4
Where: Lancaster, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg controlled play in the first half and took a 1-0 lead into the break but Franklin & Marshall controlled the second half and scored twice in an eight-minute span to rally for a 2-1 win in the first round of the 2025 Centennial Conference women's soccer championship tournament.
THE LEADERS
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Kylee Gust (Bala Cynwyd, Pa./Lower Marion) scored the first-half marker for the Bullets.
FOR THE FOES
• Lillian Williams netted the game-winner for the Diplomats, who advance to Friday's semifinal at top-seeded Swarthmore.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Just over 28 minutes into the game,
Abigail Fitzsimmons (Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham) played a ball through the defense that
Kylee Gust (Bala Cynwyd, Pa./Lower Marion) ran onto down the right wing and – with a drawn-out keeper – slid the ball into the lower-right corner of the net for a 1-0 Gettysburg lead.
• In the 74th minute, Colleen Ferrarese lofted a free kick into the box. The ball got a high hop over the primary offensive option as the Gettysburg defense before Emerson McDonald was able to get a head to it for the equalizer. Nearly eight minutes later, Kate Boujoukos played a short pass to Lillian Williams, who fired from the top-left corner of the box and lofted it over everyone into the far top corner for the 2-1 lead. Gettysburg had one last gasp to force overtime in the final minute but a free-kick shot from the top of the box was blocked.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Franklin & Marshall finished with a 15-14 edge in shots and 5-3 edge in corner kicks.
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Alex Jurow (Teaneck, N.J./Parsippany Hills) had four saves in goal for the Bullets.
