1.) Be physical on defense. According to my colleague Mike Preston, who covered the Mustangs’ 11-9 victory over two-time defending national champion Salisbury Wednesday, Stevenson’s defense "bodied up" the Sea Gulls. Long poles Mike Simon, Evan Douglass, Ian Hart and Austin Hale refused to let a player get in front of junior goalkeeper Geoff Hebert without enduring a few blows and a short-stick defensive group that included Chris Baldwin, Brett Yoder and Jake Stockdale flustered Salisbury by getting its sticks in the passing lanes. The Mustangs need to repeat that effort against a Bullets offense that has scored 28 goals in two tournament games.

2.) Apply pressure to Gettysburg senior goalie Zach Furshman. In the only regular-season meeting between these two teams, Stevenson racked up 14 goals on Furshman en route to a convincing 16-6 win on March 4. While the Mustangs outshot the Bullets, 44-36, the key was shot placement. Stevenson put 26 shots on net, which translates into a daunting 59.1 percent of its attempts. Furshman is an accomplished netminder, ranking ninth in the country with a 6.99 goals-against average. But if the Mustangs can maintain a high percentage of shots on goal, the physical and mental fortitude Furshman will have to exhibit could be too much.

3.) Beat Gettysburg to the punch. The Bullets remember how the Mustangs won the first meeting by scoring 10 straight goals after trailing, 2-1, early in the first quarter. Gettysburg would like to return the favor, but Stevenson must ride the wave of momentum from what should be a considerable pro-Mustangs crowd and put the Bullets in the hole early.