Gettysburg College Athletics

OPENING DRAW: Today's non-conference game marks the 15th all-time meeting between No. 6 Gettysburg (3-0) and No. 4 Salisbury (3-1) in a series that dates back to 1996. The Sea Gulls have won the last three meetings to tie the all-time series at 7-all. The last Bullets victory was a 12-11 overtime win in 2020.

WHEN LAST WE MET: Salisbury held Gettysburg off the scoreboard for the final 35 minutes, 7 seconds to record a 16-7 victory last season. Julia Daly led the Bullets with three goals. Mary Hanzsche led the Sea Gulls with seven points on four goals and three assists. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

LAST TIME OUT: Gettysburg scored seven of the game's final eight goals to break open an 8-6 game and take down No. 4 Washington and Lee 15-7 last Saturday. Emily Crane led the Bullets with five goals and four draw controls. Betty Boatwright led the Generals with two goals, three caused turnovers, two ground balls and two draw controls. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

NO. 9 WITH A BULLET: Gettysburg moved up to sixth in this week's IWLCA Div. III coaches' poll after win over then-No. 4 Washington and Lee last Saturday. The Bullet were ninth in each of the previous polls this season.

HEAD OF THE CLASS: Lily Macatee led a stout defensive effort to key a 15-7 win for the Bullets over Washington and Lee last Saturday to earn Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors. The unit limited a Generals' attack that came into the game averaging 17.5 goals per game to just four tallies over the final 57:56. Macatee corralled eight draw controls to move into second place in program history while adding three ground balls and a caused turnover. She enters today with 273 career draws, which is 12 shy of the program record. For the season, Macatee leads the team with 18 draw controls while adding nine ground balls and two caused turnovers.

LAST TIME OUT: Fifth-ranked Salisbury team used a mammoth second half and a banner day by Audrey Harrington to secure a 20-6 victory over Washington on Saturday. Harrington tallied a career-high eight points on three goals and five assists while putting all five of her shots on target in the win. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

GETTING OFFENSIVE: Salisbury entered its Eastern Shore-showdown with Washington last Saturday averaging just 9.67 goals per game over its first three contests before exploding for 20 in the 20-6 victory. The Sea Gulls had outpaced their game scoring average by halftime with an 11-5 advantage before whitewashing the Shorewomen 6-0 in the third quarter. Four players had hat tricks for Salisbury.