INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Gettysburg will host a first- and second-round pod of the 2023 NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse tournament beginning on Saturday.
The Bullets (15-4) earned one of 13 at-large bids into the field of 46 based on its body of work throughout the season. Gettysburg fell to Franklin & Marshall 15-14 in the championship game of the Centennial Conference (CC) tournament on Sunday.
Gettysburg is making its 21st NCAA tournament appearance. The Bullets earn a first-round bye and will await the winner of Saturday’s first-round game between Christopher Newport and Johnson and Wales, which will begin at 2 p.m. on Clark Field. The winner of that game will play the host Bullets in Sunday’s second round at 2 p.m. on Clark Field.
It would be the first-ever meeting between Gettysburg and either Christopher Newport or Johnson and Wales.
Junior Jordan Basso (Rye, N.Y./Rye) leads the team and conference with 99 points this season. Her 64 goals pace the conference, while her 35 assists are second. Junior Caroline Sullivan (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) and senior Katie Fullowan (Lebanon, N.J./North Hunterdon) have 67 and 66 points, respectively, on the year. Fullowan is second on the team with 47 goals while adding 19 assists. Sullivan leads the team and conference with 39 assists while adding 28 goals. Sullivan also has a team-best 34 ground balls.
Sophomore Lily Macatee (Street, Md./North Harford) has a team-best 103 draw controls to go with 18 caused turnovers and 27 ground balls. Senior Essie Pasternak (Short Hills, N.J./Blair Academy) paces the team with 21 caused turnovers and has 30 ground balls and 15 draw controls.
Junior Gillian Cortese (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) has backstopped a defense that has posted a 7.40 goals-against average. She has made 91 saves for a .462 save percentage and has a 7.92 goals-against average.
This article was first published on the Gettysburg College website.
Good luck to both the women’s and men’s LAX teams