Division III Men :      March 31, 2001 [ The Game Story]
Salisbury State 10 Gettysburg 11 Scoring: Scoring: Steve Brianas Josh Bergey Rob Bookhamer Andy Arnold Andrew Robson Mike Roberts Andy Murray (4, 0) (3, 1) (0, 2) (1, 1) (0, 2) (1, 0) (1, 0) Pete Milliman Jake Vannostrand Tommy Pearce Wes Cadman Rich Sharp John Czerapowicz Matt Twombly Ric Bremer (4, 3) (3, 1) (1, 2) (1, 1) (0, 1) (0, 1) (1, 0) (1, 0) Saves: Saves: Pat Tewes 11  (0.500) Tim Mcginnis 18  (0.643) Current Record :     (9-1) Current Record :     (7-1) Team Page For 2001 Team Page For 2001       The Game Story:

The opening face off was won by Gettysburg's John Czerapowicz, but a loose ball push turned it over to the Gull's Rob Bookhamer. Salisbury then went into a one-four-one with Bookhamer driving from the top and dishing it off to sophomore attack man Andrew Robson, who was able to get off a low bounce shot. Gettysburg's McGinnis was there for the save and was able to turn it into a fast break which was thwarted by a a errant pass from Wes Cadman. It was Salisbury who struck first when at 11:45 Bookhamer drove down the left side of the field which opened up Andy Arnold who was wide open for the backdoor quick stick. Gettysburg won the ensuing face off but once again was unable to control the ball as long stick middie Dave Dipaola absolutely stripped Charlie Hanchett outside of the Salisbury box. It was all Salisbury for the next three minutes, but this young team wasn't able to take advantage of the opportunities given. Gettysburg battled back getting a couple of chances themselves but were unable to sneak one by Tewes. After multiple missed opportunities senior Rob Bookhamer snuck a cross crease feed to Josh Bergey who shot a laser off of McGinnis's left hip. Gettysburg after multiple shots, finally got on the board at 2:52 of the first quarter when a McGinnis clearing pass turned into a fast break which was finished by Pete Milliman on shot that snuck between Tewes's legs. The rest of the quarter was all Gettysburg who's patient offense paid dividends again at :14 when Jake Van Nostrand found Milliman on the right side of the crease, Milliman threw one fake high, Tewes bit, and Milliman put it in the bottom left hand corner.

Gettysburg started off the second quarter the way they ended the first, with Pete Milliman shooting a laser past Tewes, which gave Gettysburg a 3-2 advantage. For the next three minutes it was all Gettysburg, they were throwing the ball around with such confidence that it was hard for Salisbury's young midfield to keep up. Salisbury got it's chance at 10:30 when a Tewes rebound shot out to Josh Cline, however Mike Roberts was unable to bring the ball over the midfield line and the Gettysburg offense chewed up another three minutes. It looked as though the Bullet's were going to take the game over, but Salisbury swung the momentum to their side when a Tewes save enabled them to clear the ball and give them some much needed attack time. Salisbury was quick to capitalize when freshman Andy Murray threw a pass fake that turned everybody's head giving him time to walk in front of the net and dunk one past McGinnis. A young Salisbury team was quick to give the Bullets a chance to take the lead when unchecked emotion gave way to a minute penalty for an illegal body check. Gettysburg set up in a one four one and found the back of the net when Tommy Pearce threw a dangerous skip pass to Van Nostrand who buried it giving Gettysburg a 4-3 lead. It was only two minutes later when Salisbury decided to shut off midfielder Wes Cadman in hopes to stall Gettysburg offense. But it was Cadman who got the best of Dipaola off of a weak roll dodge which drew two men leaving once again Milliman alone for the quick goal. Salisbury came close at :14 when Joe Parker shot an overhand rocket from six yards out, but McGinnis who looked suspect earlier came up with a brilliant glove save to end the half.

The second half started out a with both teams taking penalties, but it was Salisbury who was able to capitalize when Gettysburg tried to shut off Andy Arnold(why I have no idea), leaving Steve Brianas open for an easy goal. Gettysburg who had battled all day was determined to stay ahead and did so with a hard bounce shot from a driving Tommy Pearce giving them a 7-6 lead going into the fourth quarter. As the fourth quater began the fans started to rally and so did Salisbury, gaining possession on the opening face-off, but a young Andrew Robson took a poor shot and gave the ball back to the very patient Gettysburg offense. Gettysburg looked as if they were up for good when Milliman picked up his own rebound and scored on an empty net. The Gull's however had other ideas and found themselves in a 8-8 tied game after Bergey put a man up high bounce shot in the back of the net. Salisbury then scored two more goals off of individual efforts from Briannas and Bookhamer and were up by two with 5:00 to go. Things looked bleak for Gettysburg who had trouble scoring quickly all game but Hanchett picked up a quick goal at 4:17 off of a quick roll dodge. Gettysburg then won the face off and called a quick time out. It was at 1:02 that they tied it up when Milliman backed his way inside and dished off a beautiful feed to Van Nostrand.

In O.T. it was Gettysburg once again winning the face-off and calling a crucial time out. A poised Gettysburg attack took the field at 4:43 and went into a two-three-one offense. Pearce took the ball at the top of the circle and drove down the right side, drawing a double, which left Matt Twombly all alone. Pearce quickly fed Twombly the ball, and he bounced it into a vacant net.