WESTMINSTER, Md. --- Making his first collegiate start, freshman Greg Hill set a school record with eight three-pointers and finished with 27 points to lead Western Maryland past Gettysburg 72-68 in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Wednesday.

     The win broke a 10-game conference losing streak for the Green Terror (3-11, 1-4 CC) dating back to January 23, 1999.

     Gettysburg's Greg Schreiber (Mechanicsburg, PA/East Pennsboro) scored a career-high 24 points for the Bullets, who fell to 8-7 (2-3 CC) while losing for only the second time in their last six games.  Ryan Napp added 13 points for Gettysburg while Bill Davidson (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) added 12.

     Hill finished the day 9-for-11 from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 from three-point range.  Jim Hegmann also reached double figures for Western Maryland with 10 points.

     The Bullets took their biggest lead of the game with eight seconds remaining when Schreiber nailed a three-pointer to make it 38-32.

     Hill, however, tossed in a 45-foot three-pointer as the buzzer sounded to pull the Green Terror within three at halftime.

     Hill stayed hot after the break, tying the game at 38 with his fourth three-pointer of the night only 10 seconds into the half.

     Schreiber then converted a three-point play to give Gettysburg its last lead of the night at 41-38 with 18:56 remaining before Hill drained another three to knot the game at 41.

     Western Maryland went ahead for good at 49-47 with a basket by Hegmann at the 15:50 mark.  That bucket sparked a 7-0 Green Terror run that Hill capped with three-pointer No. 7 to make it 54-47 with 14:01 left.

     The Green Terror stretched their edge to 62-53 with less than eight minutes to play before the Bullets rallied.

     Napp drilled one of his three three-pointers to key a 7-0 run that pulled Gettysburg within two.

     Hill's eighth and final trey made it 65-60 Western Maryland at the 5:16 mark.  After Schreiber surpassed his career high with a pair of free throws, Michael Paesani nailed his only three-pointer of the game with 2:38 left to put the Green Terror up by six.

     Western Maryland held a 70-68 lead with 36 seconds left when  Brian Billman missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw.  The Bullets couldn't corral the loose rebound, however, and Paesani ended the game by converting a pair of free throws with 27 seconds left.

    Gettysburg shot 24-for-48 (50.0 percent) from the floor on the night while Western Maryland went 29-for-56 (51.8 percent), including 11-for-20 from three-point range.

    The Bullets return to action on Saturday, January 22 at Frostburg St. University.  Game time is 8 p.m.
 
 

Gettysburg (68)
Davidson 5-11 1-2 12, Pfeil 1-1 2-3 4, Schreiber 9-13 4-4 24, Napp 4-11 2-2 13, Gaither 0-0 0-0 0, McNeil 1-3 3-4 5, Callahan 2-3 0-0 5, Monroe 0-3 0-0 0, Boyle 0-0 0-1 0, Bowers 2-2 0-0 5, Natale 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 24-48 12-16 68.

Western Maryland (72)
Furey 2-8 0-0 4, Paesani 2-4 2-2 7, Hegmann 5-8 0-0 10, Larson 2-3 0-0 4, Hill 9-11 1-3 27, Hynes 1-1 0-0 2, Pond 3-9 0-0 7, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Kowalik 1-3 0-0 2, Friedheim 2-2 0-0 5, Slye 0-0 0-0 0, Myers 0-0 0-0 0, Billman 2-7 0-1 4. Totals: 29-56 3-6 72.

Three-pointers: Gettysburg 8-21 (Davidson 1-4, Schreiber 2-3, Napp 3-9, McNeil 0-1, Callahan 1-1, Monroe 0-2, Bowers 1-1), Western Maryland 11-20 (Furey 0-3, Paesani 1-1, Hill 8-8, Pond 1-5, Kowalik 0-2, Friedheim 1-1). Rebounds: Gettysburg 28 (Schreiber, Callahan 5), Western Maryland 28 (Furey 5). Assists: Gettysburg 11 (Gaither 3), Western Maryland 8 (Hegmann 2). Turnovers: Gettysburg 12, Western Maryland 7. Blocked Shots: Gettysburg 3 (Davidson, Schreiber, Gaither), Western Maryland 1 (Paesani). Steals: Gettysburg 3 (Pfeil, McNeil, Bowers), Western Maryland 4 (Paesani 2). Personal Fouls: Gettysburg 14, Western Maryland 19.  Technical Fouls: Paesani. Attendance: 237.

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