Box Score

 Ricca, who came within three yards of the program’s single-game passing yardage record he set last week against Sewanee, found Drew Smith and Ben Dull for two touchdowns apiece on the afternoon. Josh Simpson and Dane Williams also scored on Ricca aerials, giving the senior 12 touchdown tosses in two games.

 In just his second collegiate start, Gettysburg’s Hunter McMillan (Middletown, DE/Wilmington Friends) went toe-to-toe with the Tigers’ All-America candidate, setting Bullet records for completions (35), attempts (62) and passing yards (404) in a single game. The sophomore signal-caller also threw for four touchdowns.

  Shawn Hollingsworth (Chester, PA/Wilmington Friends [DE]) was McMillan’s favorite target on the afternoon, making a program-record 12 receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Spencer Davidson (Dumont, NJ/Dumont) added seven catches for 88 yards and one score.

 Nearly lost in the passing attacks were 100-yard rushing performances on both sides. In addition to his two scoring receptions, Simpson rolled up 108 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries. Gettysburg’s Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield) rushed for 103 yards and one TD.

 Sturges turned the first of Nathan Smith’s (Hanover, PA/Cooperstown Central [NY]) two interceptions into a 25-yard touchdown run on the Bullets’ first offensive series, but the rest of the half belonged to Hampden-Sydney.

 Ricca hit Simpson from three yards out on fourth-and-goal to tie the game at 7, then fired a 49-yard strike to Judd Carte that set up Simpson’s two-yard touchdown run, putting the Tigers ahead to stay.

 Following a Bullet fumble, Ricca threw 12 yards to Rolander and 13 to Dull, the latter pushing the hosts’ lead to 20-7 with 2:43 left in the first quarter. Touchdown receptions of 45 and 30 yards by Smith, the reigning Old Dominion Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, gave Hampden-Sydney a 35-7 lead at halftime.

 It was McMillan who caught fire in the second half, completing 21 of 34 passes for 291 yards and all four touchdowns to keep Gettysburg in the game.

 Touchdown receptions by Hollingsworth and Davidson, and a nine-yard scoring run from Joe Fricchione (Branchville, NJ/High Point Reg.) cut the deficit to 42-28 late in the third quarter. Jesse Jeffers (Morristown, NJ/Morristown-Beard) capped a 15-play, 68-yard drive with an 11-yard TD catch to keep the Bullets within 49-34 with 8:42 remaining, but Dull cut the rally short by returning the ensuing onsides kick attempt 40 yards for the Tigers’ final touchdown of the day.

 McMillan connected with Hollingsworth on a 17-yard touchdown to close the scoring and set a program record for most points scored in a loss. The previous record of 36 was set most recently in 2000.

 McMillan’s 35 completions and 62 attempts broke the marks of 23 and 49, respectively, set by Jamie Steier against Ursinus in 1991. His 404 passing yards surpassed Tim Brennan’s record of 385 set against Albright in 1970.

 Hollingsworth’s 12 receptions were one more than the 11 made by Chris Notarfrancesco against Franklin & Marshall in 1994.

 The two teams combined for 1,166 yards of total offense on 185 plays from scrimmage, an average of more than six yards on every snap.

 Defensively, Nathan Smith led the Bullets with nine tackles in addition to his two interceptions while Harold Barton (Somerdale, NJ/Sterling) added eight stops and recovered a fumble.

 Hampden-Sydney’s Jeff Inman recorded a game-high 14 tackles, forced two fumbles and made one interception.

 Gettysburg returns to action on Saturday at home against Rochester. Game time is 1 p.m.