Women’s Lacrosse Falls Short of Three-peat
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor On Sunday, shortly after Commencement for the class of 2019 had concluded at Penn Hall, the women’s lacrosse team was across the way at Clark Field, trying to continue its pursuit of a third straight national championship. The Wesleyan Cardinals were down in Gettysburg for the national quarterfinals, the winner of which would play for a chance to be in the title game. For the Bullets, this was...
Bullet Shot: Brian Kolen
By John Zak, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College Men’s Lacrosse team has had a successful season this year, finishing 13-3 and coming off a six-game winning streak to end the regular season. Their 81.2% winning percentage is coupled with the team’s 7-1 record in Centennial Conference play. A large part of this success has been due to junior attack man Brian Kolen. Over the season, Kolen has led the team with 55 goals, fourth in the...
Women’s Lacrosse Secures Second Seed; Will Rematch Washington College in Playoffs
By Brody Tennant, Staff Writer Over the weekend, No. 2 Gettysburg College Women’s Lacrosse team had a tough matchup against Washington College, coming back from three goals behind early in the first half to win 16-13. They outscored Washington 6-1 to finish out the first half. With this victory in the final regular season game, Gettysburg clinched the number two seed for the Centennial Conference Tournament, while Washington clinched...
Bullets Golf Teams Rack up Conference Championships
By Garrett Glaeser, Staff Writer This past weekend, the Bullets’ golf teams reigned supreme as both the men and women’s squads were crowned Centennial Conference champions, the first for the men since 2002, and the ninth straight for the women. The wins gave the men their fourth overall conference title and the women their tenth since their program’s inception in 2001, which amounts to a conference championship winning...
Bullet Shot: Sam Sheldon
By Candace Means, Staff Writer Earlier this season, the Gettysburg Bullets placed second in the Mason-Dixon Invitational. Junior Sam Sheldon had a particularly successful meet, finishing 2nd in the mile run in 4:31.34, five seconds behind senior Alex Petrecca. He also set a new personal record in the 800-meter run, finishing in 2:02.35, good for 9th place overall. Sheldon has had a positive past at the Mason-Dixon Invitational. Last...
Men’s Lacrosse Plays Strongest Game of the Year
By Brody Tennant, Staff Writer Two weeks ago, the Gettysburg College Men’s Lacrosse team turned in its largest victory over Haverford College in 17 years, winning 21-5. Sophomore Jack Fletcher and junior Brian Kolen combined for a total of 17 points. Kolen had four goals and four assists, tying his personal best for points. Fletcher outdid him by one point, scoring three goals and six assists, both personal bests for him. Seniors...
