Heading Home: Gettysburg Routs Trinity
from press release
GETTYSBURG, Pa. –The Gettysburg College women's
lacrosse team continued to ride on the wings of destiny this spring
by blowing out Trinity (Conn.) College 17-3 in the NCAA Division
III Tournament Regional Championship Saturday afternoon and
clinching a spot in next weekend's national championships hosted at
the Bullets' very own Clark Field.
Seniors Hollis Stahl (Hightstown, N.J./Peddie School) and Lauren
Woodman (Denver, Colo./Kent Denver) led Gettysburg's scoring
barrage with four goals and sophomore Hannah Church (Ellicott City,
Md./Mount de Sales Academy) chalked up a career-high seven points
on three goals and four assists. Senior goalie Kristen Krammer
(Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) polished off an outstanding weekend in the
cage with eight saves.
Gettysburg (18-3) advances to its fourth semifinal in five seasons
and joins a familiar crew as Hamilton College (20-0), Franklin
& Marshall College (16-3), and Salisbury University (19-1) also
breezed by their opponents on Sunday. Those four teams made up the
semifinals of the 2009 women's lacrosse championships, with
Franklin & Marshall taking the title. It will be rematches on
both sides of the bracket, as the Diplomats meet the Continentals
at 11 a.m. and the Bullets face the Sea Gulls at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, May 22. The two winners will square off for the Division
III title on Sunday at noon in a game televised by CBSSports.
Sunday's opening goal was not turned in by a player wearing orange
and blue décor as Trinity (15-4) struck on Jennifer Calver's
free-position goal at 27:02. That would be the last goal by the
Bantams until the one-minute mark of the final period, a scoreless
stretch of 56:02.
In the meantime, Gettysburg was clicking on all cylinders on the
offensive end and poured in six goals on its first eight shots.
Senior Jessica Crane (Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury) initiated the
run by handing out assists to Stahl and freshman Lindsey Robinson
(Potomac, Md./Holton-Arms) before the Bullets put up four goals in
less than two minutes. Church scored her first tally at 17:01 and
then handed off the ball to senior Lexie Hearn (Old Greenwich,
Conn./Greenwich) for another goal just 22 seconds later to spot the
hosts a 6-1 lead.
Trinity took seven free-position shots in the first period, but the
visitors couldn't find the net thanks in large part to the efforts
of Krammer. After posting nine saves against Babson College the day
before, Gettysburg's senior keeper posted six of her eight stops in
the first half against Trinity, helping the hosts head into the
break with a 9-1 advantage.
The defense was just as stingy in the final stanza, holding Trinity
without a shot until 19:07 when Krammer stonewalled Sarah Remes'
free-position attempt. The Bantams only managed four shots in the
second half and didn't reach the scoring column again until Liz
Bruno scored with exactly one minute left.
Gettysburg pumped in eight goals on 13 shots in the second half
with Woodman lighting the lamp twice and Church factoring into four
consecutive goals.
Gettysburg out-shot Trinity 30-14 and corralled one more draw
control (11-10) for the game.
Woodman tied a personal mark with four goals on four shots. Stahl
polished off a nine-goal weekend with her effort and rocketed into
second place on Gettysburg's all-time list for goals. She passed
Megan Murphy '03 (187) and closed out the day with 190 for her
career. Stahl also led the Bullets with three caused turnovers and
tied for team honors with three ground balls. Church topped her
career high for points by one and doubled her previous high for
assists.
Hearn posted one goal and handed out a season-high four assists.
Robinson and freshman Katie Levy (Baltimore, Md./Friends School)
each scored twice and Crane posted a pair of assists. Senior
defender Nicole Ditillo (Baldwin, Md./Fallston) led the way with
four draw controls and corralled three ground balls.
In addition to a goal, Bruno added two ground balls, three draw
controls, and one caused turnover for Trinity. Joy Finnen posted
four ground balls and four caused turnovers, while Stephanie Fisher
and Gina Dinallo combined for four saves.
