Box Score

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Twelve different players factored into at least one goal to lead No. 6 Gettysburg to a 17-5 win over the Swarthmore College women's lacrosse team on Saturday, Apr. 5 at Clothier Field.
 
The Bullets scored three goals in less than four minutes to open the contest and establish control of the game. After Bailey Beardsley scored on a free position shot, senior Corinne Sommi answered with a free position goal of her own at the other end to make it 3-1 with 25:34 left.
 
But that was as close as the Garnet would come, as Gettysburg (9-1, CC 4-0) rattled off another three unanswered to take a 6-1 lead. The visitors closed out the half on a 5-0 run with five different players finding the back of the net and another three assisting on the tallies.
 
Trailing 11-2 at the break, Swarthmore attempted to get back in the game early in the second half and netted two in a row to chip the deficit down to seven. Sommi completed a hat trick at 27:59 before senior Lucy Whitacre capitalized on a free position shot with 26:26 on the clock.
 
Kelsey Markiewicz, however, netted three straight goals in a span of 1:26 for three of her game-high five points to put the Bullets ahead by a 14-4 score. Emma Christie, a freshman, then sealed the final outcome with a marker at 8:02.
 
Gettysburg outshot Swarthmore 35-10 and also had a 15-9 advantage in draw controls. The Bullets, who utilized three goalkeepers in the game, also scooped up 11 ground balls while the Garnet finished with six. Freshman Shannon Keeler picked up the victory between the pipes for Gettysburg and turned away one shot, while senior Michelle Ammerman made  eight saves for the hosts in the loss.
 
Swarthmore (6-4, CC 1-3) visits Messiah on Thursday, Apr. 10 at 7 p.m.