GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg will host one of the two semifinals of 2026 Centennial Conference (CC) men's lacrosse championship tournament on Thursday. Game time is 7 p.m.
In the five-team format, the second-seeded Bullets (10-4, 7-1 CC) will host No. 3 Washington (Md.) (12-5, 6-2 CC) while top-seeded Dickinson (14-2, 7-1 CC) hosts the winner of Tuesday's first-round game between No. 4 Muhlenberg (10-7, 5-3 CC) and No. 4 Swarthmore (10-7, 4-3 CC) in the other semifinal on Thursday at 4 p.m. Tuesday's first-round game will begin at 7 p.m.
The semifinal winners will advance to Saturday's championship game, which will be played at the site of the highest remaining seed. Game time will be 7 p.m.
Tickets will be sold for each round of the CC tournament and will be available soon on the Centennial ticketing homepage. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students age 6 through high school and senior citizens. Children five and under as well as students and staff from conference institutions are free.
The tournament's champion will earn the CC's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division III tournament, slated to begin on May 8 with eight first-round games. The second and third rounds will be held on May 9 and 10. The NCAA field will be announced on Sunday night at 9 p.m.
The Bullets are seeking their 16th conference title and first since 2016. It is the 24th tournament straight appearance for Gettysburg. The Bullets also in search of their 30th NCAA tournament bid.
In the regular-season meeting between Gettysburg and Washington, the Bullets picked up a 16-7 win in Chestertown on Apr. 18.
Junior Charlie Jackson (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) leads the attack with 37 goals. He ranks third in total points with 42 points, adding five assists. Junior
Jackson Hearn (Houston, Texas/Episcopal Bellaire) leads the team with 31 assists and 51 points. His 20 goals is fourth on the team. Sophomore
Jackson Barroll (Annapolis, Md./Severn School) is second on the team with 29 goals and 49 points.
Junior
Brian Delduchetto (Weston, Mass./Weston) leads the defense with 18 caused turnovers and has added 19 ground balls. Senior
Will Hedley (Charlotte, N.C./The Hotchkiss School) has 29 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
Junior
Jacob Goldstein (St. Louis, Mo./Ladue Horton Watkins) is winning 57.3 percent of his faceoffs (125-for-218) while freshman
Brady Schwenk (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford Area) is winning 65.6 percent (61-for-93). Goldstein has a team-high 71 ground balls, two goals and two assists.
Murphy Hoey (Fairfield, Conn./Berkshire School [Mass.]) has a 10.57 goals-against average and .471 save percentage in goal this season.
-Go Bullets-