Gettysburg, Pa. – Sophomore attacker Hannah Church (Ellicott City, Md.) notched three goals and four assists to lead the Gettysburg College Bullets to a 17-3 victory over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament this afternoon on Clark Field. The Bantams, ranked No. 8 in the nation, close the 2010 season with a College-record 15 wins against four losses, and win two games in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, but fall short in the NCAA Quarters for the fourth time in as many appearances. No. 4-ranked Gettysburg improves to 18-3 and advances to the NCAA Final Four for the fourth time in the last five years. The Bullets will face Salisbury University in the NCAA Semifinals on Saturday. Trinity falls to 0-3 all-time against Gettysburg, including a 13-8 loss on the road in the 2007 NCAA Second Round, and is now 4-6 in six appearances in the NCAA Tourney.

Trinity senior tri-captain attacker Jenn Calver (Barnard, Vt.) opened the scoring with a bouncer on a free-position 2:58 into the game, but the Bantams failed on all six of their remaining free-position tries in the half while surrendering nine first-half goals for a 9-1 deficit at the break. Bullet senior midfielder Hollis Stahl (Hightstown, N.J.) tied the game at 1-1 at the 26:44 mark, winning the draw and taking the ball down the field and around the cage before shooting high past Trinity sophomore goalie Stephanie Fisher (Brunswick, Maine). Freshman attacker Lindsey Robinson (Potomac, Md.) gave Gettysburg the lead for good with 24:07 on the clock, bouncing the ball past Fisher after a pass by senior midfielder Jessica Crane (Sudbury, Mass.). Crane fed fellow senior Lauren Woodman (Denver, Colo.) in traffic for the next Bullet goal that started a streak of four scores for the home team in a 2:03 span. Gettysburg continued to control the game in the second stanza, scoring eight more times before Bantam sophomore midfielder Liz Bruno (Andover, Mass.) scored from senior attacker Kristin Phelps (Sudbury, Mass.) with a minute left and junior midfielder Alisen Urquhart (Redding, Conn.) converted on a free psoition 16 seconds later to account for the 17-3 final tally.

Gettysburg outshot Trinity, 30 to 14, while Stahl and Woodman each scored four times to lead all goal scorers, and senior goalie Kristen Krammer (Woodbine, Md.) made eight saves. Fisher had one save and sophomore Gina Dinallo (West Hartford, Conn.) stopped three shots in relief in the Bantam goal. Trinity freshman defender Joy Finnen (Chatham, N.J.) recorded game-highs of four ground balls and four caused turnovers, and Bruno paced the Bantams in ground balls with three.

"Gettysburg got off to a fast start, although we did score the first goal, and after that there defense was stifling," said Trinity Head Coach Kate Livesay (4th Season). "It was really a fantastic season with great senior leadership. I am very proud of this team and all that they were able to accomplish."

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