THE FACTS
No. 8 Gettysburg (4-2) 10, Hamilton (1-4) 6
What: Non-conference men's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, Mar. 15
Where: Owings Mills, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked eighth in the latest USILA Div. II coaches' poll, scored the first four goals of the game to set an early pace and defeat Hamilton 10-6 on the second day 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 and an assist.
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Miles Balachandran (Wayne, Pa./The Haverford School) paced the defense with four ground balls and four caused turnovers.
FOR THE FOES
• Will Heher led the Continentals with two goals and a helper.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Charlie Johnson (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) opened the scoring with 9:37 to play in the opening quarter. It took another 3 minutes, 39 seconds before
Jackson Hearn (Houston, Texas/Episcopal Bellaire) finished a
Jackson Barroll (Annapolis, Md./Severn School) pass to double the lead.
Matt Maciolek (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) needed just 32 seconds to make it 3-0, finishing a
Luke Barbera (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) feed.
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Jack Dunleavy made it 4-0 with 10:38 to play in the second quarter before Will Heher finally broke up the shutout with 4:56 on the clock. Barroll reestablished the four-goal lead at the break, finishing a Dunleavy feed with 3:06 showing.
• Frank Coyle and Justin Pearl scored around a
Declan Mack (Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Marion) laser from distance to make it 6-3 with 9:07 on the third-quarter clock.
Ethan Kessler (Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School) found the back of the net midway through the period and Johnson added a man-up tally from
Stokes Myers (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy) three minutes later for an 8-3 advantage. Thomas Healy closed the deficit back to four with 1:38 showing.
• The teams traded markers in the fourth with Mack and Dunleavy scoring for Gettysburg and Heher and Jesse Delinsky finding the back of the net for Hamilton.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg had a 33-30 edge in shots.
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Murphy Hoey (Fairfield, Conn./Berkshire School [Mass.]) made 12 saves in goal for the Bullets.
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Will Hedley (Charlotte, N.C./The Hotchkiss School) had four ground balls and three caused turnovers.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in the Centennial Conference opener at home against No. 11 Swarthmore on Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m.
