GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Dana Lichtenfels poured in six of Juniata's tournament-record 11 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 19 points as the Eagles knocked off Gettysburg 83-63 in the championship game of the Fifth Annual Gettysburg Invitational on Saturday.

     Tournament most valuable player Mollie Lyman collected 15 points along with 11 rebounds while Brandy Preslovich also recorded a double-double with 12 points and a team-high 13 boards to lead Juniata (14-6) to its first Gettysburg Invitational championship.  Kelli Young dished out 10 assists to go along with 10 points for the Eagles, who shot 60.9 percent (14-for-23) from the floor in the second half and 57.9 percent (11-for-19) from three-point range for the game.

     Carrie Kulp led Gettysburg (12-7) with 14 points and nine rebounds while Jamie Dawson scored 11 along with nine boards and was named to the all-tournament team.  Steph Drevna added 13 points for the Bullets while Katie Havens scored a season-high 10 along with six rebounds.

     Lichtenfels, who also earned a spot on the all-tournament team, knocked down four or her six 3-pointers in the first 6 minutes and 28 seconds of the second half to turn a 36-32 Juniata lead into a 53-40 advantage with 13:32 left.

     Dawson scored on back-to-back put-back baskets and Drevna converted a layup after a steal to pull the Bullets within 53-46 at the 11:46 mark.

     Lichtenfels answered with her tournament record-tying sixth 3-pointer of the game and Kim Kelly followed with two free throws to push the Juniata lead to 58-46.

     Keyed by six points from Kulp, Gettysburg went on a 9-2 run to pull within 60-55 with 6:19 left.  The Eagles then reeled off 14 of the game's next 17 points to open up a 74-58 lead and cruise to the victory.

     Kelly Grove added 12 points for Juniata while Jay Hodge tallied six points and eight rebounds for the Bullets, who fell to 2-3 in Gettysburg Invitational championship games.

      Notre Dame (Md.) defeated Hood 54-35 in the tournament's consolation game on Saturday.  Hood's Mandy South and Notre Dame's Karen Burley were named to the all-tournament team.

     Gettysburg returns to action on Tuesday, February 8 for a key Centennial Conference matchup at Franklin & Marshall College.  Game time is 7 p.m.

Score By Half

Juniata (83)
D. Young 1-5 4-4 6, Preslovich 5-10 2-3 12, Lyman 6-11 3-4 15, Lichtenfels 6-11 1-2 19, K. Young 3-6 2-2 10, Serman 0-1 0-0 0, Grove 4-8 2-4 12, LaCount 0-2 2-2 2, Shoup 2-6 1-2 6, Kelly 0-4 1-2 1. Total 27-64 18-25 83.

Gettysburg (63)
McDonald 1-4 0-0 2, Kulp 5-15 2-2 14, Dawson 5-10 1-4 11, Wilson 1-7 2-6 5, Drevna 4-19 5-6 13, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Payne 0-1 0-0 0, Nolan 0-3 2-2 2, Hodge 1-6 4-6 6, Havens 5-7 0-2 10. Total 22-72 16-28 63.

Three-pointers: Juniata 11-19 (Lichtenfels 6-8, K. Young 2-4, Grove 2-4, Shoup 1-3), Gettysburg 3-16 (Kulp 2-5, Wilson 1-2, Payne 0-1, Nolan 0-2, McDonald 0-2, Drevna 0-4). Rebounds: Juniata 52 (Preslovich 13), Gettysburg 46 (Kulp, Dawson 9). Assists: Juniata 19 (K. Young 10), Gettysburg 12 (McDonald 4). Turnovers: Juniata 24, Gettysburg 21. Blocked Shots: Juniata 3 (D. Young, K. Young, Grove), Gettysburg 4 (Kulp 2). Steals: Juniata 9 (D. Young 3), Gettysburg 9 (Kulp, Dawson, Wilson 2). Personal Fouls: Juniata 22, Gettysburg 23.  Technical Fouls: None. Attendance: 200.
 

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