THE FACTS
No. 9 Gettysburg (2-0) 16, No. 19 Denison (0-1) 6
What: Non-conference women's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, Feb. 22
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked ninth in the latest IWLCA Div. III coaches' poll, limited No. 19 Denison to just one goal in the game's first 34 minutes to key a 16-6 win in the home opener.
THE LEADERS
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Lily Macatee (Street, Md./North Harford) led the defensive effort for the Bullets with six draw controls and three ground balls.
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Emily Crane (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) led the attack with four goals and one assist to go with six draw controls.
FOR THE FOES
• Sydney Lavin led the Big Red with two goals and two ground balls.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Emily Crane found the back of the net with an unassisted tally midway through the first quarter before finishing a second solo run just over five minutes later for a 2-0 lead.
Julia Daly (McLean, Va./Langley) found
Michaela Kelly (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) just 20 seconds later for a 3-0 lead after a first quarter in which Gettysburg outshot its guest, 11-0.
• Daly returned the favor for Kelly with 11:38 to play in the second quarter before the two connected in an advantage situation nearly a minute later for a 5-0 lead. Anan DeVuono broke up the shutout with 6:18 showing before
Sarah Scollin (Oreland, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) started a four-goal run in the final 2:59 of the first half to take a 9-1 lead to the break.
Nina Marra (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood),
Grace Battle (Lynchburg, Va./Virginia Episcopal School) and Kelly capped the run.
• Crane scored her third just 3:10 into the third quarter before Madison Goldstein responded a minute later. Daly and Sydney Lavin traded markers to make it an 11-3 game after three quarters.
• Crane finished a solo run for her fourth and Daly converted a free-position for her fourth just 17 seconds apart to push the game to running clock with 10:11 to play. The teams traded tallies the rest of the way with Marra, Scollin and Battle all finding the back of the net for a second time.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Julia Daly finished with four goals on five shots to go with one assist and three ground balls.
• Gettysburg finished with a 38-17 advantage in shots and 17-6 advantage in draw controls.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against No. 7 Washington and Lee on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
