Box Score Meghan Antrim had a pair of goals and Amber Hartranft added a goal an assist to lift the #9 Misericordia University women's soccer team to an impressive 5-1 win over Gettysburg, Monday night at Mangelsdorf Field.
 
Megan Mahoney and Nicole Palanza both added goals and Jacqueline Stevens had two assists for the Cougars who improved to 7-2.
 
The Cougars erupted for four goals in a 22-minute span in the first half.
 
After Gettysburg possessed the ball early without a serious scoring opportunity, the Cougars took advantage of their own scoring chances.
 
Following an off sides call on the Bullets, Stevens served a ball from the left flank and found a hard-charging Antrim who one-timed the ball inside the left post from in front of the net at 12:53.
 
The Cougars nearly scored again just three minutes later as Stevens carried down the middle and found Mahoney at the top of the box.  Mahoney spun and fired a shot that was deflected wide of the right post.
 
MU made it 2-0 at 23:23 when Stevens was ripped a shot from 15 yards out that ricocheted off a Gettysburg defender to Hartranft who buried the rebound past a diving goalkeeper inside the left post.
 
The Bullets had a breakaway opportunity at 26:30, but MU's Kylen Smith ran down the Gettysburg attacker at the top of MU box and regained possession.
 
Smith showed her versatility at the other end as she started MU's third goal five minutes later.  Off a re-start from the left side deep in the Gettysburg end, Smith served a ball into the box and Hartranft forwarded the ball to Antrim who slotted the ball home from 12 yards out at 32:25.
 
Shortly after entering the game, Palanza scored her first goal when she finished a Kailee Crockett serve near the left post for a 4-0 lead at 34:00.
 
The Cougars picked up where they left off in the second half when Antrim found Hartranft on a breakaway and her shot was deflected off the right post, but Mahoney was there to tap home the rebound to put MU ahead, 5-0.
 
The Bullets had a shot from the top of the box with 12 minutes remaining, but MU's Alyssa Pojero was there to tip the ball over the crossbar.
 
Gettysburg managed their lone goal with just 19 seconds to play.
 
The Cougars will open Freedom Conference action when they host King's, Saturday at 5:00 at Mangelsdorf Field.