THE FACTS
No. 5 Franklin & Marshall (9-1, 2-0 CC) 11, No. 3 Gettysburg (9-2, 1-1 CC) 10
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's lacrosse game
When: Wednesday, Apr. 2
Where: Lancaster, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Franklin & Marshall, ranked fifth in the latest IWLCA Div. III coaches' poll, broke a 10-all tie with the only goal of the fourth quarter to defeat No. 3 Gettysburg, 11-10.
THE LEADERS
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Sophie Smith (Great Falls, Va./Langley) led the Bullets with three goals on three shots.
FOR THE FOES
• Lane Lambeth paced the Diplomats with four goals and one assist.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Michaela Kelly (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) found her way in front of the cage and finished from short range for a 1-0 lead in the first 45 seconds of the contest.
Emily Crane (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) then found a cutting
Sophie Smith, who finished for a 2-0 lead with 7:48 on the clock. Lane Lambeth cut the deficit in half a minute later. Lydia Cassilly cut down the middle and finished to tie the game with 5:50 to play in the opening period. In transition,
Julia Daly (McLean, Va./Langley) hit Smith in stride to goal, putting Gettysburg back in front with 4:25 remaining.
• Lambeth drew the game back even, cutting and scoring with 13:48 to play in the second quarter.
Lauren O'Connell (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) dotted the upper-right corner of the goal just 39 seconds later to put her team back up one. Lambeth put a one-timer into the left side of the net to complete a hat trick and retie the game with 10:51 on the clock. Just under a minute later, Smith completed her hat trick to once again give the visitors the lead. Alexandra Proefrock converted a free-position attempt with 6:58 showing for the fourth tie of the game. Cassilly gave Franklin & Marshall its first lead of the game with 5:50 on the clock. Lambeth gave the hosts a two-goal lead with 3:56 to play, forcing a timeout.
Sarah Scollin (Oreland, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) hit
Nina Marra (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) in stride to snap the three-goal run and close the margin back to one with 1:55 to play.
• Just 45 seconds into the third quarter, the Diplomats went back up two with a goal from Devyn Crone. Cassilly went low the first three-goal lead by either team, taking a 9-6 advantage 45 seconds later. Crane took a pass from O'Connell and finished on the run to trim the margin to two with 8:18 on the clock. Crone responded on the other end before
Julie Breedveld (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) once again made it a two-goal game with 4:57 showing. Scollin made it 10-9 with a low shot across the face of the goal just over a minute later. Scollin then found Marra, who got a low shot inside the post to tie the game with 70 ticks remaining in the third.
• Lauren Pittman reestablished the one-goal advantage for the hosts, finishing in traffic nearly two minutes into the final quarter for the lone goal of the final 15 minutes.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg finished with a 28-24 edge in shots.
• It was the 12th game between the Bullets and Diplomats since 2005 that was decided by one goal.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Ursinus on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
