Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. –
Megan Shelley lead four players
in double digits with a game-high 26 points to help 19th-ranked Dickinson
defeat Gettysburg 86-83 and secure the top seed for the Centennial Conference
(CC) playoffs in women’s basketball action on Tuesday.Shelley
scored 20 points in the second half – including the go-ahead jumper with
11:37 to go – helping Dickinson (23-2, 17-1 CC) to its program-record 23rd
win and first win at Bream Gym since 1995. Despite the loss, the Bullets (13-12,
10-8 CC) hung on to the fifth seed for the CC playoffs and will play in the first-round
game against No. 4-seed Swarthmore on Thursday. Game time is 7 p.m.
Elizabeth
Ross (Chestertown, MD/St. Andrew’s School [DE]) led Gettysburg with her 12th
double-double of the season, recording 24 points and 10 rebounds in the final
home game of her career. She moved from ninth to seventh on the program’s
all-time scoring list, passing Steph Drevna (1998-2002) and Jen Dravis
(1994-98), finishing with 1,051 points.
Jen
Bengel (Timonium, MD/Roland Park Country) added 22 points and six rebounds
for the Bullets.
After
Emily Falk (Boiling Springs,
PA/Boiling Springs) gave
the Bullets their final lead at 62-61 on her fourth 3-pointer of the game with
13:47 left to play, the Red Devils went on a 9-0 run to take the lead for good.
Patrice
Johnson initiated the run with two
free throws, giving Dickinson
a one-point lead. After two empty Gettysburg
possessions, Shelley connected on a jumper and then converted a 3-point play,
giving the Red Devils an eight-point advantage.
Bengel kept the Bullets alive by netting a jumper off an assist
from Jamie Marshall (Pottsville, PA/Nativity
BVM), narrowing the margin to 76-73. Shelley, however, retaliated with
a trey and hit a jumper to push the lead to 81-75 with 3:05 remaining.
Four
points from Ross and a Bengel layup
drew the hosts within 83-81 with 42 seconds remaining.
On
the Red Devils’ next trip, Allyson
Teatom, limited to 15 minutes due to foul trouble,
made a crucial put back off a Jessica Howard miss to help make
it a two-possession game. Down 84-81, Gettysburg
had a final chance to tie the game, but a turnover derailed the possession.
Carly Onkotz and Howard hit free
throws in the final 10 seconds to seal the win.
Sparked
by hot shooting, Gettysburg
jumped out to a quick lead in the first half. Ross went 6-for-6 in the first half
and didn’t miss a shot until the last 5 minutes, 31 seconds of the game,
finishing 10-for-12.
Johnson
and Laura Houseal
each chipped in with 16 points and Onkotz added 11 for
the Red Devils.
Falk
was also in double figures for the Bullets with 17 points, going 4-for-6 from
beyond the arc. Â Â Â Â Â
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