Box Score
BRYN MAWR, Pa. – Kathryn Reilly (Ridgewood,
NJ/Ridgewood) scored a team-high 12 points and Elizabeth Ross (Chestertown,
MD/St. Andrew’s [DE]) posted her sixth double-double of the season to
lead Gettysburg past Bryn Mawr 64-31 in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s basketball
action on Wednesday. Reilly
also matched a career high with eight rebounds and dished out four assists, helping
the Bullets (5-4, 3-2 CC) race to a 30-7 halftime lead in their first action since
Dec. 11. Ross scored 10 points and added a game-high 11 rebounds as Gettysburg
improved to 12-0 all-time against the Owls (0-10, 0-5 CC).
Junior Jen Bengel (Timonium, MD/Roland Park Country
School) also hit double digits with 10 points to move into the Bullets’
all-time scoring top 10.
Deb
Charamella scored a game-high 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds
for Bryn Mawr. Amy Johnson chipped in with seven points and seven
rebounds.
Gettysburg never
trailed on the evening, jumping to a 13-0 lead in the game’s first 6 minutes,
10 seconds. Jamie Marshall (Pottsville, PA/Nativity B.V.M.) scored
all five of her points during the run while Ross added four.
Johnson hit a jumper to put the Owls on the board and Amy
Venditta followed with a basket to cut the lead to 13-4. The Bullet defense,
however, held Bryn Mawr to one field goal and one free throw over the final 12
minutes of the half while Reilly struck for eight points to help Gettysburg build
a 23-point lead at the break.
The
Bullets continued to build on their advantage in the game’s final 20 minutes,
leading by as many as 37 when Katie Eiden’s (Silver Spring, MD/Georgetown
Visitation) jumper made it 53-16 with 8:09 left.
With her 10-point outing, Bengel finished the night with
933 career points, moving past former teammate Jay Hodge (929 from 1999-2003)
for 10th place on the team’s all-time scoring list. Bengel needs 67 points to
become the eighth 1,000-point scorer in program history.
Gettysburg freshman Sam Pyzik (Westminster, MD/Mercy)
scored her first three collegiate points in the win while sophomore Colleen
Norgang (Damariscotta, ME/Kimball Union Acad. [NH]) pulled down a rebound
in her first collegiate action.
The
Bullets return to action on Friday at home against Albright in the first round
of the Days Inn Tournament. Game time is 8 p.m.
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