THE FACTS
No. 11 Gettysburg (12-5, 7-1 CC) 19, Washington (Md.) (10-6, 4-4 CC) 7
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, Apr. 25
Where: Chestertown, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 11th in the latest IWLCA Div. III poll, jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the game's first 6:03 and never looked back in a 19-7 win at Washington (Md.).
THE LEADERS
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Julia Daly (McLean, Va./Langley) went over the 350-point mark for her career, leading the Bullets with a season-high nine points on five goals and four assists. She also had five ground balls and two caused turnovers.
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Riley d'Entremont (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor) established a career high with seven points on three goals and four assists.
FOR THE FOES
• Mia Salvatierra led the Shorewomen with four goals and an assist. She also had three ground balls and two draw controls.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Riley d'Entremont got the day going, finishing a
Maddie Passarello (West Chester, Pa./Unionville) pass fewer than two minutes into the game.
Julia Daly opened her big day just 1 minute, 25 seconds later off a
Nina Marra (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) feed. A
Sarah Scollin (Orefield, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) unassisted goal and d'Entermont-to-
Riley Kenrick (Verona, N.J./Verona) connection just 50 seconds apart made it 4-0. Mia Salvatierra scored on the Gettysburg defense for the first time in approximately 85 minutes of game play before Anna Wilson cut the margin to 4-2 with 2:09 to play in the opening quarter.
• Daly hit Scollin in the first 40 seconds of the second quarter before scoring twice for a 7-2 lead with 10:57 on the clock. After a second Salvatierra goal, Daly converted her fourth midway through the period. After Piper Evans and
Katie Westmoreland (Abington, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy) traded goals, Passarello finished d'Entremont and Daly helpers just 67 seconds apart. Marra made it a 12-4 game just before the intermission.
• Daly found Kenrick with 11:43 on the third-quarter clock to net the Bullets' fifth straight en route to a 8-0 run.
Michaela Kelly (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) put home d'Entremont's third assist before the freshman did the work herself for a 15-4 lead with 8:59 showing. Daly tallied her fifth with 4:52 on the clock before Salvatierra made it 16-5 in the final 3:24 of the period.
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Kali McDonnell (Norwich, Vt./Hanover) finished off a Daly pass before d'Entermont made it 18-5. Salvatierra found Wilson then scored an unassisted goal to close the margin to 18-7 before
Delaney Nolan (Allentown, N.J./Allentown) gave d'Entremont her seventh point with just 35 ticks.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg finished with a 39-18 advantage in shots and 20-7 advantage in draw controls.
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Grace Battle (Lynchburg, Va./Virginia Episcopal School) and
Ally Kennedy (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown East) each had seven draw controls while
Maddie Passarello corralled six to go with her two goals and one assist. Kennedy added four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• The Bullets have allowed just 12 total goals in their last three games combined as part of a seven-game winning streak entering the postseason.
• Gettysburg finished as part of a three-way tie for the best record in the conference but will be the No. 3 seed in next week's tournament after tiebreakers. Washington claimed the No. 5 seed and will travel to Swarthmore in the first round.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Franklin & Marshall in the semifinals of the Centennial Conference tournament on Friday. Game time will be announced on Monday morning.
