Long scoring runs dominated this game from beginning to end. Whittier opened the game with three straight goals in fewer than three minutes time. Jess Hansen (Seal Beach, Calif.) scored the opener just a minute into the game, while Lexie Meanor (Sewickley, Pa.) made it a 2-0 game off of the impending draw control. Rebekah Delledera (Livermore, Calif.) made it a three-goal game with a power play goal just forty seconds later.
Gordon struck back with two goals by Olivia McCarrick (Glen Burnie, Md.) and Jessica Castelline (Concord, Mass.) to close the gap, but another three-goal run by the Poets put some distance between the two squads.
Whittier held a 7-3 lead at the half.
Gordon owned the beginning of the second half with four straight goals, including back-to-back strikes by McCarrick. Blake Orndorff (Churchville, Md.) and Castelline netted the others to tie the game at the midway points of the half.
However, Gordon had a defensive breakdown over the next seven minutes, as Whittier scored four goals in a row to put Gordon on the brink. A timeout settled the Scots down and Castelline led the charge back to contention. The senior midfielder scored two goals in a minute, while McCarrick added another a minute later to make it a game again.
The Fighting Scots had several good looks over the final five minutes to tie the game, but Whittier keeper Madison Topping (El Dorado Hills, Calif.) made several big saves on free-position attempts to keep Gordon from completing a comeback.
Daniella Delledera (Livermore, Calif.) essentially ended Gordon's rally with an unassisted strike with 90 seconds to go.
For the Scots
- Castelline and McCarrick both finished with four goals apiece. Castelline had an eight-point day with all four of Gordon's assists.
- Jackie Kiernan (Lexington, Mass.) made 10 saves in the loss.
- Gordon outshot Whittier 29-23 for the game.
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