Box Score

FREDERICK, Md. – Junior guard Pete Christ (Pittstown, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) scored a career-high 23 points and the Gettysburg College men's basketball team held off a late rally to defeat Chatham University 76-65 in the consolation game of the Rotary of Frederick Holiday Classic, hosted Hood University, Sunday afternoon.
 
The Bullets (7-2) led by as much as 23 early in the second half before Chatham (1-9) drew to within six in the final minute. But Gettysburg stopped the Cougars on their last three possessions while making 5-of-6 free throws in the final 29 seconds.
 
Christ, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, also grabbed five rebounds and shot 4-for-9 from 3-point range, eclipsing his previous career-high scoring total by one point. Sophomore guard Matt England (Warrington, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) added 13 points and seven rebounds while sophomore forward Cam Stewart (Sydney, Australia/Newington College) contributed 12 points and five boards for Gettysburg, which equaled its best start through nine games since the 2008-09 team also started 7-2.
 
Junior forward Tanner Kirkpatrick (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) added 10 points and six rebounds, senior center Kevin Gladstone (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) contributed seven points and 12 rebounds, and junior forward Cody Kiefer (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) dished out a career-high nine assists. The Bullets outrebounded the Cougars 52-25, posting the program's highest rebound total since pulling down 52 boards in a win at Muhlenberg College on Feb. 9, 2008.
 
Xavier Browne scored 12 points off the bench to pace Chatham.
                                                    
Gettysburg trailed just once, when Chatham led 2-0 for the opening 1:46. The Orange and Blue pushed their lead to nine (17-8) midway through the half, but Chatham pulled to within four (27-23) following a 3-pointer from Alex Schoppen with 2:52 left in the period. However, that's when the Bullets used a big run to open things up, scoring 14 unanswered points to end the half. Stewart and Christ kicked off the surge with back-to-back treys before Gladstone followed up with a conventional 3-point play. A put-back from Stewart and 3-ball from Christ gave the Orange and Blue a 41-23 halftime advantage.
 
The run continued into the second half. A Stewart 3-pointer and Gladstone lay-in capped a 19-0 outburst and handed the Bullets their largest lead (46-23) of the game. However, the Cougars scored the next seven points, then chipped away at the deficit over the remainder of the game. Chatham cut the gap to eight (63-55) with 4:47 left, and a 3-pointer from Justin Baker with 45 seconds left made it a 71-65 game. But those would turn out to be the final points of the day for the Cougars.
 
Gettysburg takes 10 days off from competition before returning to action on Dec. 31, when it visits Alvernia University in a non-conference tilt starting at 2 p.m.