Gettysburg College Athletics

OPENING FACEOFF: Tonight's Centennial Conference (CC) opener marks the 71st all-time meeting between No. 9 Gettysburg (7-3, 3-0 CC) and No. 17 Dickinson (7-4, 4-0 CC) in a series that dates back to 1958. The Bullets lead the all-time series 52-18 but the Red Devils have won five of the last six matchups.

WHEN LAST WE MET: Gettysburg outscored Dickinson 5-4 in the first quarter but the Red Devils, ranked eighth in the latest USILA poll, locked down on defense and only allowed Gettysburg three goals over the final three quarters to win 13-8 and claim their third consecutive Centennial Conference Championship title. Quinton Mather and Ryan Cernuto each scored two goals to lead the Bullets. Xander Usich was named the tournament MVP with three ground balls and three caused turnovers in the contest. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

LAST TIME OUT: Gettysburg scored three goals in the game's first 8:02 and built a 10-1 second-quarter lead en route to a 16-6 win at Haverford on Saturday. Jack Dunleavy led the Bullets with four goals and two assists. Phillip Passalaqua paced the Fords with two goals and one assist. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

NO. 9 WITH A BULLET: Gettysburg fell to No. 9 the latest USILA Div. III coaches' poll after splitting a pair of road games last week. 

30/30 CLUB: The Bullets have a pair of players who have registered more than 30 points through the first 10 games of the season. Charlie Johnson has a team-high 26 goals to go with seven assists to rank second on the team with 33 points. Jack Dunleavy leads Gettysburg with 15 assists to go with his 19 goals for a team-high 34 points. Both players have scored three times in man-up situations. Johnson is also fourth on the team with 25 ground balls.

LAST TIME OUT: No. 17Dickinson got goals from nine different players, including five from the reigning Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week Landen Hyatt en route to a 17-6 conference road win over Ursinus on Friday night. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

ON TRACK JUST IN TIME: After dropping three straight games in March - all to ranked teams and the final two at the Mustang Classic - Dickinson has won four straight to start Centennial Conference play. Three of those four victories have been by seven or more goals. The only close contest was an 11-9 home win over Swarthmore on Mar. 29. Landen Hyatt has been the catalyst to the success with 19 goals and one assist in the four conference games, scoring four or more times in each game. He found the back of the net five times in all three of the lop-sided wins.