THE FACTS
No. 4 Christopher Newport (8-0) 13, No. 8 Gettysburg (3-1) 4
What: Non-conference men's lacrosse game
When: Friday, Mar. 14
Where: Owings Mills, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Christopher Newport, ranked fourth in the latest USILA Div. II coaches' poll, scored seven straight goals to take a 7-1 halftime lead on No. 8 Gettysburg and finish with a 13-4 victory in the opening game of the Callum Robinson Mustang Classic hosted by Stevenson.
THE LEADERS
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Jack Dunleavy (New Providence, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) led the Bullets with two goals.
FOR THE FOES
• Jamie Smith paced the Captains with four markers and four ground balls.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Ethan Kessler (Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School) finished a
Jackson Barroll (Annapolis, Md./Severn School) feed for a 1-0 Gettysburg lead just 1:36 into the game. Brett Jackson, however, started a run of five straight unassisted goals for Christopher Newport, tying the game at 1-all with 9:17 showing. A Brett Kelly marker and two from Jamie Smith made it 4-1 at the end of the first quarter.
• Jackson Platner finished in the first minute of the second quarter before Smith converted a man-up tally just over a minute later and Jackson Shaw scored with 5:10 showing for a 7-1 halftime lead.
• Barroll opened the second-half scoring with 13:08 to play but Kevin Miller found Jackson and Brady Mitchell 98 seconds apart for a 9-2 lead with 8:26 showing.
Jack Dunleavy sandwiched goals around a John Santono marker to make it 10-4 after three.
• Platner, Smith and Jackson each added goals in the fourth quarter for the final margin.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Christopher Newport had a 41-36 edge in shots.
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Brian Delduchetto (Weston, Mass./Weston) had two caused turnovers and two ground balls for the Bullets.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Hamilton in the second day of the Callum Robinson Mustang Classic on Saturday. Game time is 1:45 p.m.
