GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Emily Falk (Boiling Springs, PA/Boiling Springs) led four Gettysburg players in double figures with 20 points, helping the Bullets defeat McDaniel 78-70 in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action on Saturday.

Falk went 6-for-11 shooting from the floor, 3-for-5 from behind the arc and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.

Jen Bengel (Timonium, MD/Roland Park Country), who led Gettysburg (15-8, 7-5 CC) with 19 points in a 77-73 loss to Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday, tallied her sixth double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Dana Bear (Lansdale, PA/Lansdale Catholic) added 14 points while Jay Hodge (Silver Spring, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) notched her 10th double-double of the year with 13 points and 17 rebounds.

Kris Brust tallied 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Green Terror. Jen Piccolomini recorded 14 points while Jacqueline Pundt chipped in 11 points in the losing effort.

McDaniel (17-5, 8-4 CC), who had the advantage for only 95 seconds, gave the Bullets a fight. Gettysburg, however, went ahead 3:20 into the second half and held on to remain in the hunt for the final CC playoff spot.

After the Green Terror rallied to tie the game at 38 at the 16:40 mark, the Bullets rolled off nine straight points to grab a 49-40 lead.

Bengel put Gettysburg ahead to stay on a layup with 16:21 remaining in the game. Falk and Hodge each scored in the paint before Bear drilled her fourth trey on the day with 14:51 left. Bengel ended the surge with a layup at the 14:00 mark.

Fueled by three points apiece from Brust and Brooke Weimer, McDaniel cut the deficit to 49-46 with 12:52 left.

The Bullets then answered to score 9 of the next 10 points to open a double digit lead at 58-47 with 9:07 remaining.

Falk hit two free throws before Piccolomini converted 1 of 2 free throws with 10:37 on the clock. After Bengel knocked down four free throws and Elizabeth Ross (Chestertown, MD/St. Andrew's School) went 1 of 2 from the charity stripe, Jamie Marshall (Pottsville, PA/Nativity B.V.M) drained a jumper for a 58-47 advantage.

Once again McDaniel did not falter. Keyed by four points apiece from Brust and Piccolomini, the Green Terror rallied to cut the margin to 59-57 with 5:37 left.

The Bullets had an answer. Katie Eiden (Silver Spring, MD/Georgetown Vistiation) converted 1 of 2 free throws at the 4:51 mark before Falk knocked down a 3-pointer to give Gettysburg a 63-57 advantage and McDaniel could get no closer.

In the first half, Gettysburg opened up a 15-8 lead with 14:14 left in the half. Falk hit one from behind the arc and Bear dialed up long distance twice in the span.

Later in the half, McDaniel grabbed a 29-28 advantage with 2:58 remaining until intermission, but the Bullets scored five of the final six points to go into the locker room with a 34-32 lead.

Gettysburg returns to hardwood on Thursday at Ursinus. Tip-off is 7 p.m.

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