GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Freshman attacker Hollis Stahl (Hightstown, N.J./Peddie School) scored the first three goals of the game on her way to a career-high four and led No. 4 Gettysburg to a 13-8 victory against No. 6 Hamilton in the 2007 NCAA Regional Final at Clark Field on Sunday afternoon. The win punches the Bullets' ticket to their second straight NCAA Division III semifinal.

Gettysburg (17-3) has now won at least 17 games in four of the last five seasons, over which time the team has amassed an overall record of 91-13 for an .875 winning percentage. The Bullets also used a 5-0 run over the first 16:42 to improve to 9-6 all-time in NCAA tournament play.

Stahl also had an assist on the afternoon for a career-high five points. Junior attacker Krissy Browning (Baldwin, Md./Fallston) added a hat trick and an assist. Junior midfielder Megan Moore (Chestertown, Md./Gunston Day School) and senior attacker Jen Betts (Potomac, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross) had two goals apiece. Moore tacked on an assist, and junior midfielder Katie Ceglarski (Darien, Conn./Darien) passed out three helpers. Freshman goalie Kristen Krammer (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) made 12 saves in the game, including three on free-position attempts and several from point-blank range.

The Continentals (16-3) got two goals apiece from senior attacker Suzy Belmont and junior attacker Jen McGowan, who also had an assist for a team-high three points. Senior netminder Kalley Greer made 11 saves in her final collegiate game.

Stahl got things started with just 1:42 gone with an assist going to senior captain Katie Hagan (Media, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara). Over the next seven minutes, Stahl would add a pair of unassisted tallies to give her a natural hat trick just 9:13 in. On her second goal, she made a nice catch of a slightly off-target pass and eluded one defender on a run from the right side to convert. Just over three minutes later, Gettysburg got the ball in transition and made several nice passes to set up a 2-on-1. Betts jumped to catch a wide pass near the left post, and in one motion, flipped it to senior attacker Alexandra Ewing (Baltimore, Md./Garrison Forest) who tried to underhand it past Greer. Greer made the slide to her left and made the stop on the initial shot, but Stahl picked up the ground ball and scored.

Betts and Moore connected on the Bullets' fourth goal with 17:34 to play before halftime. Moore was awarded a free-position attempt to Greer's left, but Moore opted to pass to Betts, who was wide open at the left post. She deposited the ball into an open net for the 4-0 lead.

Hamilton had a great scoring opportunity off the ensuing draw. Senior midfielder Inga Stots and junior midfielder Nicole Tetreault, the 2007 Liberty League Player of the Year, had a 2-on-1 opportunity, but Krammer stopped Tetreault's point-blank attempt. That allowed Moore to make it 5-0 just under four minutes later.

The Bullets patiently passed the ball around in the Continental end, until it came to Moore at the top of the 12-meter arc. She took several steps to her right and fired a laser beam for her first goal of the game.

Hamilton finally stopped the run with 12:37 left in the opening half by forcing a turnover after Gettysburg had won a draw. Sophomore midfielder Kate Marek picked up the ground ball and started the break the other way. The ball eventually came to Gowan, who eluded a defender and scored the Continentals' first goal. It took more than nine minutes, but she would make it back-to-back scores at the 3:26 mark on an assist by senior midfielder Liz Longley.

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