Blatter Scores Six Times, Keeps Streak Alive
Knitter Contributes Seven Goals, Three Assists to Victory
April 19, 2008
TOWSON, Md. - Goucher's Emily Blatter (Lexington,
VA/Rockbridge County) extended her goal-scoring streak to
40 games with a six-goal, three-assist performance that helped the
Gophers take down Moravian, 23-12, in a Landmark Conference game
played today.
The goal-scoring streak is the second-longest in NCAA Division III
history, five short of the 45-game streak that Scranton's Liz
Baumback put together from 2001-03.
The senior attacker's final goal against the Greyhounds, which
provided the Gophers (4-9, 3-1 Landmark) with a 17-6 lead with
21:37 remaining, was also the 199th of her career.
Blatter, who put Goucher ahead to stay with an unassisted goal
that snapped a 1-1 tie just 3:01 into the contest, wasn't even the
Gophers' leading scorer today. That honor went to Kate
Knitter (Sellersville, PA/Pennridge), who contributed
seven goals and three assists to the victory for the second
10-point effort of her career.
Sandy Okun (Stevenson, MD/McDonogh School) and
Marlo Tersigni (Worcester, MA/Lawrence Academy)
both tallied three goals and Colleen Cole (Holliston,
MA/Northfield Mt. Hermon School) scored twice for
Goucher.
Although the Gophers never trailed, they were ahead by only 6-3
midway through the first half before closing the period with a 7-1
run that provided them with a commanding 13-4 advantage at the
break.
Erica Spatz collected six goals for the Greyhounds (8-6, 0-4
Landmark), who were never able to string together back-to-back
goals until they reeled off three in a row to close to within 21-11
with 10:17 left to play.
Both things that had to take place today in order for Goucher to
clinch a berth in the upcoming Landmark Conference playoffs
happened: the Gophers defeated Moravian and Scranton lost to
Catholic, 18-5.