GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior
Emma Bertrando (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) capped a two-goal day with the game-winning penalty stroke in overtime to lift Gettysburg College past Dickinson College 3-2 and into the Centennial Conference playoffs for the first time in seven seasons.
Top Performers – Gettysburg
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Emma Bertrando '21 – 2 Goals, 7 Shots
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Julia Soares '20 (Barrington, R.I./Barrington) – Goal, 3 Shots
- Jillian Caputo '20 (Haddon Township, N.J./Haddon Township) – 5 Saves
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Sam Nicol '20 (Califon, N.J./Voorhees) – Defensive Save
Top Performers – Dickinson
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Hannah Spiri – Goal, 3 Shots
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Emma Godfrey – Goal
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Mia Scott – Assist
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Heather Meeder – 4 Saves
How It Happened…
- First Quarter: Gettysburg took four shots and forced three penalty corners, but came up empty as Meeder stopped the only attempt on goal by sophomore Henna Fraiman (Lutherville, Md./Roland Park Country) in the 13th minute.
- Second Quarter: Bertrando put the Bullets ahead early in the period, corralling her own rebound and slapping it past Meeder in the 19th minute. Caputo posted a pair of saves before Godfrey scored in front of the cage in the 28th minute to tie the contest.
- Third Quarter: Meeder knocked away a hot shot by Soares early in the third period. The Red Devils nearly took the lead in the 38th minute on a slap by Maddie Dombroski, but Nicol made a diving stop with her stick to maintain the deadlock. Caputo added two more stops of her own in the 40th and 43rd minutes.
- Fourth Quarter: Soares muscled her way to a goal in the 48th minute, out-dueling several Dickinson defenders to knock the loose ball into the back of the cage. The Red Devils found the equalizer on a penalty stroke by Spiri with just 3:48 remaining in the game. Meeder made one final save on an attempt by Soares 30 seconds later to help send the game to overtime.
- Overtime: The Bullets wasted no time going after the win, driving to the cage just over a minute into the extra session. A penalty stroke was awarded following a move to the cage and Bertrando stepped in front and drilled the winner just inside the right post.
By the Numbers
- Dickinson held a slight edge in shots (13-11), while the two teams tied with seven penalty corners.
- Bertrando scored her fifth game-winning goal of the season and the ninth of her career. She also set a new personal best with her eighth goal of the campaign.
- Soares set a new season high with her 10th goal. Gettysburg improved to 17-3 when Soares scores a goal, including 7-1 this fall.
- Nicol notched her ninth career defensive save to move into a tie for sixth on Gettysburg's career list.
- Caputo went over 200 saves (204) for her career in the victory.
- Gettysburg played its fifth overtime game of 2019. The Bullets are 4-1 in those contests.
Where the Series Stands Now
Gettysburg ended a five-game skid to Dickinson and improve its lead in the all-time series to 34-15-2.
We're Talking Playoffs!
Gettysburg's win propelled the team into the playoffs for the first time since 2012. The Bullets draw a rematch with Bryn Mawr College (14-3, 7-3 CC) in the opening game on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Owls are in the tournament for the first time in program history and defeated Gettysburg 3-2 in double overtime on Oct. 4.
The winner will head to eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins University (15-2, 10-0 CC) for the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 8. No. 6 Franklin & Marshall College (15-2, 9-1 CC) takes on No. 11 Ursinus College (11-6, 7-3 CC) in Friday's other semifinal. The championship will be held Saturday at Homewood Field in Baltimore.