Shipley Scores Three Goals, Assists on Another in Debut

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Second-ranked Gettysburg jumped out to a 14-2 halftime lead en route to an 18-9 Centennial Conference women's lacrosse victory over host Washington College this afternoon on Kibler Field at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium. The Bullets improved to 2-0 with the win over the Shorewomen, who were playing their season opener.

Nina Emala led Gettysburg with five goals, two assists, seven ground balls, and four caused turnovers. Hollis Stahl added four goals and five draw controls, while Hannah Church tallied two goals and one assist. Jessica Crane, Marnie Commins, and Erin Cushing each added one goal and one assist. Kristen Krammer played the first half in goal for the Bullets, making one save. Laura McIntyre played the second half and made three saves.

Freshman midfielder Mollie Shipley (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) paced the Shorewomen with three goals and an assist. Freshman midfielder Marissa Restaino (Media, PA/Penncrest) netted two goals, while sophomore attacker Liza Twilley (Salisbury, MD/Salisbury School) and senior midfielder Allie Hanzsche (Catonsville, MD/Mount de Sales) netted one goal and one assist each. Junior midfielder Liz Cumberpatch (Annapolis, MD/Annapolis) and freshman attacker Corinne Ziccardi (Baltimore, MD/Loch Raven) scored one goal each. WC junior goalie Amber Madore (Columbia, MD/Wilde Lake) made 14 saves and recorded five ground balls in the loss.

Gettysburg held a 40-18 advantage in shots in the game and controlled 21 of the game's 29 draws.

The Shorewomen return to action Tuesday with a 3:30 p.m. game at Methodist.