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LANCASTER, Pa. - Senior co-captain Katie Hewes (West Chester, PA/Villa Maria Academy) notched a career-high 21 rebounds and matched her career best with 12 points to help Gettysburg top Franklin & Marshall 73-70 in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action on Saturday.
The victory extends Gettysburg's winning streak to eight games, a feat the Bullets last achieved during the 1994-95 season with an 85-63 win vs. Washington.
Steph Drevna (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Catholic) led Gettysburg's offensive effort with 15 points, while Dana Bear (Lansdale, PA/Lansdale Catholic) and Jay Hodge (Silver Spring, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) both notched double figures with 13 points apiece. Cory Dallas (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) also scored five points while recording career-bests with 12 rebounds and six blocks.
Franklin & Marshall (9-4, 3-2 CC) led 68-66 with 1:16 remaining before Gettysburg grabbed the last go-ahead in a game that featured 23 lead changes.
Bear knocked down her third 3-pointer of the game at 1:03 to give the visitors the 69-68 lead.
Following a quick Gettysburg timeout, F&M drove down the court but was forced into a timeout of its own after Erika Linnander collected her own rebound off a missed shot.
With the clock ticking down, the Diplomats looked to the game's leading scorer Amy Kreitz to secure another home team lead, but Kreitz met with Dallas in the paint where the Bullet notched her sixth block and kept Gettysburg's lead intact. Kreitz finished the night with 26 points and 11 rebounds.
During the ensuing skirmish for the loose ball Bullet guard Keriann Van Nostrand (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan Reg.) came up with both the ball and a trip to the charity stripe for a one-and-one. She sank both free throws and extended Gettysburg's lead to 71-68 with 16 seconds left.
The Bullets pressured the Diplomats into a quick turnover in the backcourt before F&M forward Kate Dempsey fouled Hewes to stop the clock.
Hewes took advantage of the honors and sank both free throws to extend the Bullet lead to 73-68 with 13 seconds remaining.
On the next F&M inbound Gettysburg gave the Diplomats the easy lay-up, and then called a timeout with 4 seconds left.
The Bullets used the ensuing inbound to run down the clock and secure the win.
Gettysburg returns to action on Wednesday, January 17 at home against Centennial Conference foe Western Maryland. Game time is 6 p.m.
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