GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The fourth-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team scored twice in the final three minutes to force overtime but couldn't finish the job, dropping a 12-11 heartbreaker to the sixth-ranked Gettysburg Bullets on Saturday afternoon at Clark Field.
After falling behind 3-0 early, the Sea Gulls stole one back at the end of the first quarter as
Amelia Skinner found the back of the net. The Bullets increased their lead to 5-2 in the second before
Julianna Ott put one on the board to make it 5-3, but GC answered with a goal from Grace Battle to take a 6-3 lead into the break.
SU burst out of the gate to start the second half as
Audrey Harrington scored within the first minute of the third quarter and
Miranda Mears followed with a man-up marker in the next minute to make it a one-goal game at 6-5. The teams traded the next two tallies, then
Alexandra Parker found Mears for another man-up goal at the 3:06 mark to tie it at 7-7, where it would stay through the end of the third.
The Sea Gulls took their first lead in the first minute of the fourth as
Liz Haney tickled the twine, then two minutes later Harrington struck again to put SU up 9-7. Gettysburg came roaring back, though, and scored the next four, going up 11-9 on another strike by Battle with 3:45 to go.
Salisbury regrouped and
Carly Hoffman scored a minute later to make it 11-10, then after a timeout, Parker fed
Grace Doyle, who deposited it into the cage with 1:06 remaining in regulation to tie it at 11-11.
The Bullets won the opening draw control of overtime, then after an SU foul Julie Breedveld fed Battle for the game-winning overtime goal, dealing the Sea Gulls a 12-11 defeat.
GAME NOTES
The Sea Gulls will face more stiff competition next Saturday, jousting at home against fifth-ranked William Smith in the team's annual One Love Game benefiting the One Love Foundation. Opening draw control from Sea Gull Stadium is slated for 12 p.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 202 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
