Box Score
HAVERFORD, Pa. – Emily Falk (Boiling Spring, PA/Boiling
Spring) scored a career-high 17 points to lead Gettysburg
past Haverford 78-45 in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s
basketball action on Tuesday.
Falk went 7-for-13 from the floor, including
two 3-pointers to help the Bullets (3-1, 1-0 CC) to their
third consecutive victory.
Dana Bear (Lansdale, PA/Lansdale Catholic)
recorded 14 points, including 4 of 6 from behind the arc while
Jay Hodge (Silver Spring, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti)
chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds. Hodge moves into
ninth place on the program’s all-time list with 523 rebounds.
Claire Scribner led the Fords
(2-1, 0-1 CC) with 15 points in the loss.
Haverford jumped out a 17-11 lead, but Gettysburg
answered and never looked back to cruise to its 10th victory
against the Fords in as many meetings.
After Scribner converted on a three-point
play to give Haverford a 17-11 lead with 9:08 remaining in
the first half, Gettysburg went on a 22-8 run to end the half.
Elizabeth Ross (Chestertown, MD/St.
Andrew's School) scored a layup and hit the free throw,
but Meredith Foote hit from behind the arc to
make the score 20-14 with 8:23 left.
The Bullets then went on a 9-0 run in a
three-minute span to take a 23-20 lead.
Ross started the run with a jumper before
Hodge knocked down a pair of jumpers to tie the game at 20
with 5:25 on the clock. Bear gave Gettysburg the lead with
a 3-pointer 44 seconds later.
Jamie Rosenberger ended the
run with a pair of free throws, but the Bullets answered with
seven points to grab a 30-22 lead with 1:37 remaining until
halftime.
Falk scored six of the seven points for Gettysburg
in the run and Bengel added a free throw.
Katie Crowley made both of
her free throws before Falk scored a trey with 1:02 left.
Rosenberger hit 1 of 2 free throws to end the half.
In the second half, Caitie Kimura
knocked down a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 37-30 just 2:26
into the second half, but Gettysburg went on a 22-0 run to
take a 27-point lead.
The Bullets return to action on Dec. 5 at
Ursinus. Game time is 7 p.m.
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