Thank-a-thon!!

The Orange & Blue Club

For more than 20 years, the Orange & Blue Club has provided annual support for Bullet Athletics- ensuring Gettysburg College has the resources to remain a leader among NCAA Division III programs.

Every dollar of support to O&B provides our student-athletes a positive, competitive experience, and the tools and opportunities to reach their goals. Gifts to O&B help our athletic programs in many ways, including:
-Enhancement of athletic budget in supporting 24 intercollegiate sports
-Equipment, uniforms and supplies
-Improvements and repairs of fields and facilities
-Hall of Athletic Honor activities
-Senior athlete awards, All-American certificates, and Centennial Conference championship plaques

Here are some Bullets Lacrosse Players taking time to thank all the O&B donors!!! We appreciate your support!

Shy Miss Marnie.......................................Alex

Hannah.........................................Lindsay

Mairead

Last Week's Action....

On Saturday we bounced back with a great game against Swarthmore. We got in the scoring groove early and continued to create scoring opportunities all day. Marnie Commins broke out of her shell with 1 goal, 6 assists, and a huge smile on her face. Defense had another stellar day with both Kristen Krammer and Laura Mac anchoring the unit, neither letting up any goals.

It was quite a battle on Clark Field last Tuesday when Middlebury came to town. Although this game was close in all the statistical categories, Middlebury went on a serious scoring run and We Bullets were struggling to find the back of the net. We learned alot about ourselves on this day and our courage to keep fighting until the end. We pulled within two and had our opportunities but in the end time was not on our side. Our Player of the Game against Middlebury is Defender Becky Lutz. For 60 minutes Becky played with a "refuse to lose" attitude coming up with crucial groundballs and draw controls. Becky anchored a solid defensive effort this day, and a defensive unit that proves to get better each and every game.

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

And what a day it was.....
Pot-o-Gold Challenge

The Irish Pub Crawl

Irish Football

The Bullets pay Elizabethtown a visit

Another great win for the Bullets which extends our streak to 6-0. We mixed it up with alot of people this game and it paid off big time. Player of the game, Hollis Stahl found the back of the net early and often finishing the day with 6 points (5g,1a) as well as being a force both on the draw cirlce (6dc) and the defensive end. We're back in action this Saturday at Muhlenberg.

Go Bullets!!

Last day in Texas....

Before we knew it, it was game day again, this time it was was Thursday and the matchup was between the Gettysburg Bullets vs. Catholic Cardinals....and what a game it was! Into the break Gettysburg lead 7-5 but it wasn't long before Catholic went on a dangerous run to make it 10-7. We stepped up our defensive pressure and held Catholic scoreless for the next 16 minutes and with with less than 30 seconds to go, scored 2 goals to send it to overtime. In the overtime period we were able to score 2 goals early and come away with a "W." Both Hannah Church and Lexie Hearn were tremendous on the day. In crunch time Lexie came up with valuable draw controls, and Hannah was a force on the offensive end. The Bullets dug deep this game and proved that even if we're down, we're not out. Great fight and Great win Gettysburg!

Win,Win

Well, we're back and have a lot of catching up to do on the details of our trip. The sun finally came out just in time for our first game on Tuesday against Wittenberg University. Our Bullets were ready to play from the very first whistle and we saw some big things happening from both familiar and new faces. Senior Erin Cushing came out of the box ready to leave her mark, and she did just that. Erin had an all around solid performance. We saw lot's of hustle and great decision making which lead to her finishing the game with 1 goal and 2 caused turnovers. Erin is our Player of the Game in 16-2 win against Wittenberg. Great game Bullets!!

Tuesday was a busy day for the gals in Orange & Blue. We were back on the field later that day for a contest against Colby-Sawyer. This was an exciting game because the future of Gettysburg Lacrosse was before our very eyes. Our players were a pleasure to watch! They played with speed, confidence and determination on both ends of the field. While many names landed in the scoring column, First year, Lindsay Menton wreaked havoc all over the field. Lindsay finished the day with 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists), 2 groundballs, 2 caused turnovers, and 8 draw controls. Lindsay is one our team's hardest workers and it has sure paid off!!

Who needs p90x when you have b90x

We had another very wet day yesterday, but as always we made it work.  We had a good practice in the morning despite a bit of thunder and lightening, and then we improvised in the afternoon.... Earlier this year we discovered a little gem called p90x which is how we made it through some cold early morning practices in February.  As it turns out, p90x works if there is torrential rain too, but we didn't have a DVD player so we had to improvise yet again.....this time with b90x.  

Check us out!           

 

Rain Rain Go Away!!

It was a rainy day in San Antonio today so the team's motto of Tanned and Toned will have to wait another day. But, I think our team would take a mild rain in Texas over a freezing snow in Gettysburg any day.  So we're happy!

We had two great practices today despite the weather and our team is working very hard!! Because of the flight restrictions we were only able to bring a certain number of lacrosse balls with us, so the ones we have are like gold.  Birthday girl Jess Crane almost had to lace up her PF Flyers, scale a fence into a backyard, and pickle the beast to retrieve a couple of our 8 meter shots that went high and wide.  Needless to say, we will be practicing them again tomorrow. 

Overall, a good Day 2 on SB '10.  Looking forward to tomorrow!

......and we made it to San Antonio

We all remembered our ID's, everyone's bags weighed under 50lbs, we didn't lose the stick bags (or any players) and we made it in time to have a Tex-Mex dinner.  So far this Spring Break trip to San Antonio has been great!!  We are staying in a hotel right by the Riverwalk so there is much to do.  In fact, if you look out the window you can practically see the Alamo.....not as big as you would think it is.  Time to get to bed....we have an early morning!