CARLISLE, Pa. – Coming off an exciting semifinal win over the third-seeded Swarthmore College on Friday afternoon, the second seed Dickinson men's lacrosse team will go in search of their fourth-straight Centennial Conference title on Sunday afternoon when they make the short drive down to the Battlefield for a 1pm opening faceoff versus top-seeded Gettysburg College at Musselman Stadium.

Game Information
Opponents – Gettysburg College Bullets
Date – Sunday, May 4th
Time – 1:00 pm
Location – Gettysburg, Pa. (Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium)
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RED OUT MUSSELMAN!
Even though the game is on the road we want all Dickinson fans making the trip to Gettysburg in RED to support our Devils as we look for another CC title!

Weather Advisory! 
Sunday might have a stray shower or storm pop-up and we want all of RED DEVIL NATION to be out in full support and voice! Umbrellas will be permitted inside the stadium, but must not be infringing upon another spectator's view of the action.

Regular Season Meeting - #9 Bullets 13, #17 DEVILS 12 (OT) (Shirk Field - Gettysburg, Pa.)
In one of the best Division III lacrosse games the host Bullets edged the Red and White by one goal in overtime by a final of 13-12. After GC took an early 1-0 lead, Tommy Baldini, Ethan Ferrant and Ramsey Huggins gave DC a 3-1 edge through 15 minutes. For the second consecutive quarter the home side struck early as tallies from Jackson Barroll and Jackson Hearn surrounded another marker for Huggins to cut the Devils advantage to one at 4-3 with 7:57 gone. Ethan Gess and Huggins struck in an 11-second span less than a minute later to extend the score to 6-3. However, the rest of the second and the early part of the third saw the Bullets embark on a five-goal run to reclaim the lead at 8-6. Dickinson closed out the period with a hat-trick from Landen Hyatt along with a solo tally for Joey Wood to make it 10-9 after 45 minutes. Gettysburg came out strong to open the fourth scoring three of the first four goals with Luke Whalen cashing in for the Devils to leave DC behind 12-11. Whalen would strike with exactly one minute left to knot the score up and force overtime. Unfortunately, for the visitors Ethan Kessler scored inside the final minute of the first extra session to finish off the 13-12 win. Ben Trucksess won 15-29 faceoffs to give DC a slight edge in that category. Goalkeepers Rocco Bognet and Murphy Hoey were brilliant recording 13 and 14 saves respectively.

Inside the Devils Den (12-5, 7-1 Centennial)
Schedule Overview
Dickinson began the season with an 11-6 home setback to 13th-ranked Stevens, but then ripped off three straight wins against University of Scranton (7-2), Roanoke College (14-6) and Kenyon College (18-5). Then, some injuries took a toll on the Red and White for a bit as they were tripped up by a trio of nationally-ranked foes in #19 Stevenson University (10-16), #3 Rochester Institute of Technology (7-24) and #13 Washington and Lee University (8-11). However, coming out of that brutal stretch the Devils collected four consecutive conference victories over Washington College (15-8), McDaniel College (15-5), #13 Swarthmore College (11-9) and Ursinus College (17-6). Then, in one of the most anticipated games not only of the conference season, but in all of DIII lacrosse when the Red and White visited Gettysburg College for the top spot in the conference on the line. In one of the best games of the year that was "nip and tuck" all day long Whalen scored with a minute left to tie the game, before Ethan Kessler claimed an overtime winner to get the Bullets past DC (12-13). That setback just seemed to spark the Devils as they ended the regular season on a four-game winning streak versus St. Mary's College of Maryland (14-11), Franklin and Marshall College (9-8), Haverford College (15-5) and Muhlenberg College (11-7).

Chance to Four-Peat 
Last year the Red and White became the first program to three-peat as Centennial Conference champion since the Dickinson programs of 2011, 2012 and 2013. This year's group of Red Devils will look to become the first school to post a four-peat since Gettysburg ran off six straight titles from 2004-2009.

Dynamic Duo
The duo of Gess and Hyatt have combined for 86 points on the campaign. Hyatt leads the team in goals with 38 and has chipped in four assists, while Gess has 19 markers with a team-high 25 helpers.

The Rest of the Attack
Dickinson has four other players that have tallied ten or more goals on the campaign led by Huggins and Whalen with 23, followed by Baldini (12) and Cullen Mulhern (10). The group of Charlie Baughan, Hagen McTear, Owen Porter, Matt Thurston and Wood have each picked up at least five tallies combining for 32 markers. For the year, 30 different players have found the back of the net for the Red and White.

Sharing the Rock
While Gess and Huggins have been responsible for most of the Devils assists this season combining for 37, the group of Charlie Baughan, Mac Childs, Baldini, Porter and Whalen have all handed out five or more.

Strong Defensive Backbone
The Dickinson defense has been a main reason that the Red and White find themselves back in the title game as five players have forced double-digit turnovers, including a trio with 20 or more, Evan Karetsos ranks tops on the team and the conference with 38, while Ferrant has added 23 and Capp Reynolds has notched 20. Jack Deady and Ethan Ackerman have caused 17 and 14 respectively. Huggins is approaching double-digits as well sitting on nine entering the playoffs.

Strong at the Dot
Ben Trucksess has been the main faceoff men for the Devils all year going 218-of-358 at the X for a .609 winning percentage. The 218 wins rank tops in the Centennial Conference as well. The pair of Andrew Atkins and Ryan Backus have chipped in as well going 9-of-21 and 8-of-31 respectively.

The Keepers of the Cage
Bognet has been outstanding for Dickinson in his first season as the Devils primary starter. On the year, he holds a 9-5 record with a .496 save percentage and a 8.91 goals-against average which ranks him third in the conference. First-year Josef Zyngier has appeared in four games making two starts going 2-0 with a 6.70 save percentage and a . 548 save percentage, while Ben Tompkins has played nearly 70 minutes over five games recording 13 stops.  

The Front Line (13-3, 8-0 Centennial)
Gettysburg has been the top team in the conference all year posting an undefeated conference mark of 8-0 and have been ranked inside the Top-10 nationally since March 3rd. The Orange and Blue arrive in the final for the second consecutive and are feeling really good after downing the fourth-seeded Muhlenberg College by a score of 20-9 on Friday night at home. The Bullets will bring a balanced attack into the matchup as they bring six double-digit goal scorers with them into the final with Jackson Barroll and Jack Dunleavy each possessing 32 tallies. Charlie Johnson is just one off the 30-goal mark at 29, followed by Ethan Kessler (26), Patrick Mroney (17) and Jackson Hearn (16). The Devils will have to keep Dunleavy from playing provider as he has a team-high 30. The quartet of Stokes Myers, Hearn, Johnson and Kessler all have over ten helpers. At the faceoff X, Tate Kuster is 118-203 with 52 groundballs, while Cisco Celotto has added 72-141 nabbing 28 loose balls. Jacob Goldstein completes the Bullets faceoff crew winning 19 additional faceoffs collecting 11 groundballs. Defensively, Gettysburg has seven players that have forced double-digit turnovers led by the dynamic duo of Will Hedley and Andy Marquet who have 23 each. Brian Delduchetto has 16, while Frank Barbera and Owen McAllister have 14 apiece. The duo of Miles Balachandran and JP Meyo have combined for 22. The Bullets are led between the pipes by Muphy Hoey who has started 15 of 16 games posting an 13-3 mark with a 9.16 goals against average and .522 save percentage. Gettysburg is coached by Peter Toner in his fourth season.

What's At Stake
The winner of this game will claim the Centennial Conference Championship and will gain the conference's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Tournament and very likely hosting duties for next weekend's first two rounds. The loser is more than likely in the Big Dance as well, but will most likely be on the road for the duration.