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.  

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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!

5v5 Tournament---It's not too late!!

It's not too late to sign up for our 5v5 Tournament and Clinic!!!

When: Sunday, February 14, 2010
Where: Gettysburg College, Clark and Shirk Field-turf Fields

Come as a Team or an Individual!! We still have spots!

See more details on our Gettysburg College Athletics Page
Click Here: 5v5

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Gettysburg Bullets give back to the community through "Girls on the Run"

Girls on the Run is a program which aims to instill healthy body image and good eating and exercise habits in elementery school-aged girls. High school and college-aged students are paired with elementery school aged girls to help the girls train to run a 5K. Female college students act as role models of good help, and encourage their partners to exercise regularly and help the girls build confidence and develop a positive image of themselves and their bodies.

The Gettysburg Women's Lacrosse program has been participating in the Girls on the Run program, in conjunction with the affiliated Gettysburg area elementery schools and Gettysburg College, for the past three years. In our involvement with Girls on the Run, the lacrosse team has been able to give back to the Gettysburg community, which has always supported our team throughout the season.