Gophers Prepare for Playoffs by Downing Royals

Gophers Prepare for Playoffs by Downing Royals

Blatter Becomes Fourth Player in School History with 200 Career Goals

April 26, 2008

TOWSON, Md. - Goucher tuned up for its appearance in the upcoming Landmark Conference championship tournament by shutting down Scranton, 8-7, this afternoon in Gopher Stadium.

The Gophers (5-9, 4-1 Landmark) never trailed, but saw their lead reduced to a single goal when Scranton's Caroline Pryor tallied an unassisted goal with 1:40 left to play. Even though the Royals (8-8, 1-4 Landmark) controlled the ensuing draw, time expired before they could get off a shot.

Brittany Foster (Portland, ME/Portland) went the distance in goal for Goucher, making 13 saves. It's the first time all season that the Gophers held an opponent below 10 goals.

Goucher jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the opening 20:19. One of the goals was by Emily Blatter (Lexington, VA/Rockbridge County), and it not only extended her goal-scoring streak to 41 games, the second-longest in NCAA Division III history, but it was also the 200th of the senior attacker's career with the Gophers. She's only the fourth player in the history of the school's women's lacrosse program to score 200 goals during her career.

The Royals trailed 5-2 at the end of the first half.

Goucher will enter the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed and will host third-seeded Drew in the semifinals on Tuesday at 4:00.