Release courtesy of Gettysburg Athletic Communications
Box Score THE FACTS
No. 7 Gettysburg (13-4) 22, Scranton (14-6) 9
What: NCAA men's lacrosse tournament second round game
When: Friday, May 12
Where: Newport News, Va.
THE SKINNY STORY
Scranton controlled the first quarter, but Gettysburg, ranked seventh in the final USILA men's lacrosse poll, outscored the Royals 9-2 in the second quarter en route to a 22-9 win in the second round of the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament.
THE LEADERS
• Kyle Howard (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) led the Gettysburg offense with four goals. He also tallied a career-high 18 shots.
• Kieran Ward (Malvern, Pa./Malvern Prep) tallied a hat trick.
• George Raymond (Darien, Conn./Suffield Academy) had three helpers and one goal of his own for four points.
• Andy Marquet (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) paced the defense with three ground balls and three caused turnovers.
FOR THE FOES
• Christopher Crapanza led the Royals with four goals.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg struggled to find the gas early on, as two consecutive faceoff violations and a turnover led to three straight Scranton goals within the first 2:57 of the game. Out of a Bullets timeout, Jack Dunleavy (New Providence, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) cracked the scoreboard with a solo tally, and Ryan Cernuto (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) followed up just under two minutes later to bring the Bullets within one goal, 3-2. A man-up opportunity for Scranton led to a tally by Christopher Crapanza to bring the Royals back to a two-goal lead, but with 3:11 left to play in the first Ethan Kessler (Ridgefield, Conn./Millbrook School) dished to Kyle Howard to again bring the Bullets within one, 4-3, after the first fifteen minutes.
• The Bullets found their footing quickly in the second quarter and dominated on the attack, outscoring the Royals 9-2. Cernuto and Crapanza traded goals to start the quarter and yield a 5-4 Scranton lead before Gettysburg exploded for a seven-goal run over the next six minutes to tie the game and take an 11-5 lead. In the stretch, five different Bullets scored once, while Kessler tallied two. Colin Hughes finally broke up the Gettysburg momentum with a goal at 2:44 left in the half, but Kieran Ward responded only 16 seconds later to give the Bullets a 12-6 lead over Scranton going into the break.
• George Raymond got the ball to Howard just under two minutes into the second half for a man-down goal, but Scranton responded shortly after with a goal by Joe Boyle. A Dylan Savitscus (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) unassisted goal at 9:32 was the first of a four-goal Bullets spurt that closed out the quarter, with the Bullets leading 17-7 over Scranton. Will Hedley (Charlotte, N.C./The Hotchkiss School) found the back of the net once in the run, while Howard scored the other two.
• Crapanza and McCain Wnek (Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover) traded tallies to open the final quarter of play, before Raymond's third assist of the day led to Ward's third goal of the game, with 10:24 left to play. Savitscus finished his own solo run just over a minute later to give the Bullets a 20-8 lead. In the final minutes of the game, Gavin Banyas (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) and Stokes Myers (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy) scored for the Bullets, while Scranton added one last tally for a 22-9 Bullets win.
THE INSIDE STORY
• With the win, Gettysburg moves to 10-0 all time against Scranton. The Bullets tallied 63 shots to Scranton's 29. Jonathan Moshe (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Earl L. Vandermeulen) won 15 of 25 faceoffs at the X, to go with one goal.
• 13 different Bullets tallied at least one point, and 12 scored at least one goal.
• Jack Dunleavy, Dylan Savitscus, Ethan Kessler, McCain Wnek, and Ryan Cernuto each scored three goals. Kessler also added two helpers.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action tomorrow in the NCAA tournament third round against host Christopher Newport. Game time is 7:00 p.m.