Box Score

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Kyle Jakobe (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh/Peddie [NJ]) led four players in double figures with a career-high 16 points to lift Gettysburg over Delaware Valley 64-49 in the opening round of the Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament on Friday.

 Jakobe drilled four 3-pointers on the night, helping the Bullets (1-0) advance to Saturday’s Tip-Off championship game against Muskingum, a 72-55 winner over SUNY Geneseo in the tournament’s first semifinal. Gettysburg is seeking its seventh Tip-Off title in the event’s 13-year history.

 Sophomore Matt Whelan (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield/Worcester Acad. [MA]) added 10 points in his Bullet debut while Erik Fromm (Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional) posted his first collegiate double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. David Glaser (West Chester, PA/Malvern Prep) chipped in with 11 points and nine boards.

 Javon Alston paced the Aggies (0-1) with 14 points off the bench while Kevin Wright added nine points and four rebounds.
 Despite missing its first 11 shots, Gettysburg held Delaware Valley scoreless for the game’s first 9 minutes, 54 seconds to build a lead it would not relinquish.

 After being held scoreless for nearly five-and-a-half minutes themselves, the Bullets put up the game’s first six points on layups by Jakobe, Dami Oloruntoba (Glenn Dale, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt) and Whelan, making it 6-0 with 13:32 left in the half.

 Following a nearly 10-minute run featuring six missed field goals and eight turnovers, Randall Graves got the Aggies on the board with a layup at 10:06 to make it 7-2.

 Six points from Glaser and five from Fromm keyed a 14-5 run that built the Bullets’ lead to 21-7 with 4:46 remaining in the half. An Alston jumper cut the Gettysburg advantage to 23-16, but Jakobe answered with two free throws and a trey, helping the home squad take a 32-21 lead into the locker room.

 Delaware Valley stormed back with the first seven points of the second half and stayed within 36-32 on Sean Smith’s layup with 13:22 left.

 Jakobe answered with a 3-pointer on the Bullets’ next trip down the floor, sparking a 12-2 run that gave Gettysburg a 48-34 lead with 9:02 to play. Glaser followed Jakobe’s three with a triple of his own before Whelan capped the burst with back-to-back 3-pointers – the first two of his varsity career – to restore the Bullets’ double-digit cushion.

 In addition to his 10-point night, Whelan also recorded five steals and dished out a pair of assists. Oloruntoba finished with nine points, four boards and three assists. Gettysburg posted a 42-31 rebounding advantage on the night while shooting 18-for-24 (75 percent) from the free-throw line.

 Saturday’s championship game between the Bullets and Muskingum will feature two programs that run similar Princeton-style offensive systems. Game time is 4 p.m.

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