Box Score
LANCASTER, Pa. - Amy Abernathy
scored 17 points - including her 1,000th career point - to
lead Franklin & Marshall past Gettysburg 77-73 in Centennial
Conference (CC) women's basketball action on Wednesday.
Courtney Tierney added 10 points
while Lauren Dodrill chipped in nine points
in the winning effort.
Freshman Jen Bengel (Timonium, MD/Roland
Park Country) tallied 19 points for the second-straight
contest after scoring 19 in a 72-67 loss to Mount Aloysius
on Saturday. Dana Bear (Lansdale, PA/Lansdale Catholic)
added 18 points in the loss.
The Diplomats (11-9, 5-6 CC) jumped out to
as large as a 14-point lead before the Bullets (14-8, 6-5
CC) made a furious comeback attempt, but Franklin & Marshall
held on for its second-straight victory against Gettysburg
at Mayser Center.
The Bullets, who overcame a 14-point deficit
to defeat the Diplomats 76-70 at Gettysburg on Jan. 18, came
within two points of tying the game, but could get no closer.
The Bullets had the ball with 29 seconds let before Abernathy
tied up Jay Hodge (Silver Spring, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti)
and Franklin & Marshall had the possession arrow to regain
control.
In the first half, the Diplomats jumped out
to a 13-4 lead in the first half fueled by DeFazio with six
points.
After Fran DeFazio and Bengel
traded baskets to open the contest, Franklin & Marshall rolled
off the next seven points to take a 13-4 lead with 15:40 remaining.
Abernathy started the run with a layup at
he 16:45 mark before Ritcher drained two free throws. Dana
Johns ended the run with a 3-pointer with 15:40 until
intermission.
Bengel stopped the surge with her second
bucket of the game before DeFazio knocked down back-to-back
jumpers with 13:47 on the clock.
With the score 21-14 in the Diplomats favor,
Tierney helped extend the lead to double-digits, scoring 10
of the Diplomats final 19 points to give Franklin & Marshall
a 39-29 lead into the locker room.
In the second half, Bengel and Bear combined
for 19 of Gettysburg's 44 points to lead the furious charge
back.
After Elizabeth Ross (Chestertown,
MD/St. Andrew's School) brought the Bullets within
three at 57-54 at the 8:36 mark, the Diplomats scored seven
unanswered to regain a double-digit advantage.
Jamie Drahos and Abernathy
both hit jumpers sandwiched between a Johns trey for a 64-54
lead with 7:20 remaining.
The Bullets return to action on Saturday
when they host McDaniel. Tip-off is 12 p.m.
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