(Photo Courtesy of Gettysburg Athletics)
Gettysburg re-asserted itself atop the Centennial Conference in what was absolutely one of the best games of the 2021 DIII season, beating Ursinus 10-9 in overtime.
At the time of the shutdown in 2020 Ursinus was 7-0, had beaten two ranked opponents (Stevenson & CNU), and was oozing with confidence. Their next scheduled game was a home game against the Bullets. It never happened.
In 2019 Ursinus had a similar start; it was 7-0 and had beaten three ranked opponents (Stevenson, Cortland, & CNU) before falling to Gettysburg. In the 2019 Centennial playoffs, Ursinus strung together a comeback win against F&M in the semis and then a shock to Gettysburg in the championship. Understanding the history of these two teams since the arrival of Coach Mercadante is necessary to comprehend the importance of this most recent edition of the budding Gettysburg vs. Ursinus rivalry.
Union men’s lacrosse, McCann seeking to build off season-opening win | The Daily Gazette
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Keaton McCann, right, scored six goals in the Dutchmen s season-opening win over Plattsburgh. (Photo courtesy Union Athletics)
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SCHENECTADY He didn’t realize it.
But, in the absence of playing men’s lacrosse games for Union College, junior Keaton McCann had forgotten about the anxiousness he felt prior to a matchup and how much he liked that feeling.
“It’s crazy we’d been waiting for so long and you forget what it feels like to prepare for a game,” McCann said Tuesday in a phone interview. “You play over the summer, in the fall and during practice, and you’re excited but you miss that feeling of the pre-game nervousness, the pre-game jitters.”