Box Score

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall will face Gettysburg in the Centennial Conference (CC) women's lacrosse championship game for the eighth consecutive year thanks to a 15-0 win over Ursinus in Saturday's semifinal. The shutout was the first in the history of the Centennial postseason.

The Diplomats (13-3) bested their own record for least goals allowed in Centennial postseason play. F&M had set the previous record with a 16-3 win over McDaniel in the 2007 CC semis. Lidia Sanza needed only four saves to secure the Diplomats' second shutout of the season, marking the first year in which F&M pitched a pair of shutouts. The Diplomats defense limited the Bears (11-6) to eight shots in the game.

Blake Hargest and Meredith Lussier reached career milestones in a 9-0 first half rout. Lussier twice drove through multiple Ursinus defenders to give F&M an early 2-0 lead and get herself to the 150-goal plateau. She finished the first half with a hat trick. Hargest scored the third and ninth goal of the first half, tying then breaking Katie Tarr's Centennial Conference record for career points. Hargest's second goal was the 325th point of her career.

The Diplomats scored on six of their first nine shots in the game punching in three in a stretch of 2:37. Hargest's first started the spurt that ended with a Maggie Mae Shields pair.

Lussier finished the game with 4 goals and 2 assists. One of her feeds allowed Megan Cohen to find her first goal of the season. Sarah Veneski scored a goal and assisted three more.

The Diplomats and Bullets will face one another for the eighth consecutive championship final tomorrow on Clark Field at 2:00pm. The home team has won each of the first seven title meetings between the schools.

Ursinus (11-6) vs. Franklin & Marshall (13-3)

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot

Ursinus............. 0 0 - 0

Franklin & Marshall. 9 6 - 15

Ursinus SCORING: GOALS: None.

ASSISTS: None.

Franklin & Marshall SCORING: GOALS: Meredith Lussier 4; Blake Hargest 3; Maggie Mae Shields 2; Sarah Veneski 1; Cat Serpe 1; Erin Dunne 1; Lauren Selawski 1; Katie Delaney 1; Meghan Cohen 1.

ASSISTS: Sarah Veneski 3; Meredith Lussier 2; Maggie Mae Shields 1; Cat Serpe 1.

Ursinus GROUND BALLS: Allison Furman 2; Elizabeth Chatburn 1; Lauren Distler 1; Alex McBride 1; Amy Sezack 1; Cindy Taylor 1.

Franklin & Marshall GROUND BALLS: Erin Dunne 2; Lidia Sanza 2; Cat Serpe 2; Paulette Cutruzzula 1; Rebecca Foley 1; Rachel Hickman 1; Maggie Mae Shields 1; Sarah Veneski 1.

Ursinus TURNOVERS CAUSED: Amy Sezack 2; Elizabeth Chatburn 1; Allison Furman 1; Cindy Taylor 1.

Franklin & Marshall TURNOVERS CAUSED: Paulette Cutruzzula 1; Erin Dunne 1; Cat Serpe 1.

SHOTS - Ursinus 8; Franklin & Marshall 26.

SHOTS ON GOAL - Ursinus 4; Franklin & Marshall 24.

TURNOVERS - Ursinus 11; Franklin & Marshall 7.

FACEOFFS - Ursinus 0-0; Franklin & Marshall 0-0.

CLEARS - Ursinus 9-14; Franklin & Marshall 11-12.

GOALIES - UC: Alex McBride 11-6 (60:00 minutes, 24 shots-9 saves, 15 GA); F&M: Lidia Sanza 13-3 (60:00, 4-4, 0).