THE FACTS
UMBC (1-0) 79, Gettysburg (0-0) 77
What: Exhibition women's basketball game
When: Tuesday, Nov. 8
Where: Catonsville, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) used a 12-0 fourth-quarter run to turn a four-point deficit into an eight-point lead and held on to top Gettysburg 79-77 in an exhibition. The game counts in the Retrievers' record but is not reflected in the Bullets' season record.
THE LEADERS
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Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) led the Bullets in her first collegiate action with 17 points, including hitting four 3-pointers. Thirteen of those points came in the first half.
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Mackenzie Szlosek (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) added eight points and five assists.
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Emily Violante (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) chipped in 14 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
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AB Holsinger (Crozet, Va./Langley) chipped in 12 points and six rebounds in her debut.
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Meghan Barbera (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin) rounded out four players in double-digits with 10 points.
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Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) had a team-high nine rebounds to go with six points.
FOR THE FOES
• Kiara Bell led four Retrievers in double figures with 18 points.
• K.K. White added 16 points and three assists.
• Shavonnie Smith finished a rebound shy of a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
• Ashia McCalla added 12 points of her own.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• UMBC jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the game's first 2:15 behind baskets from four different players. An
Alayna Arnolie 3-pointer got Gettysburg on the board with 7:31 to play before the Retrievers pushed the lead to as large as 11. Trailing 18-7, Arnolie hit her second triple with 4:31 on the clock to spark an 8-0 run that closed the deficit to three just one minute later. UMBC pushed the lead back to 26-17 before the Bullets tallied seven straight points in the final minute of the period to close to within two.
• Gettysburg tied the game for the first time on an
Emily Violante second-chance layup 14 seconds into the second quarter. The hosts pushed the lead back out to four before a
Mackenzie Szlosek jumper made it a 32-31 game with 5:06 to play and a Violante layup on the break gave the Bullets their first lead 37 seconds later. UMBC went back in front 35-33 but two
AB Holsinger triples in the final 2:21 gave Gettysburg a 39-35 lead at the break.
• Violante extended the lead to six in the first 62 seconds of the third period. Gettysburg did not trail in the period and led by as many as six on two separate occasions.
• Trailing 55-52 after three quarters, Keelah Dixon hit a layup on UMBC's opening possession of the fourth quarter to make it a one-point game. An Arnolie layup and Holsinger trey pushed the lead back to six with 8:25 showing. The Bullets held a 62-58 lead with 7:10 to play before White hit a layup on the ensuing Retriever possession to spark the game-changing 12-0 run.
Meghan Barbera halted the 3-minute, 27-second scoring drought with a jumper and Szlosek hit a 3-pointer to make it a 70-67 game with 3:26 remaining.
Shinya Lee drew the game even at 77-all with a jumper in the paint off a steal with 26 ticks to play. She then blocked a shot at the other end but Nia Staples got her own rebound off the block to keep possession for the hosts. Ashia McCalla was able to hit a jumper with nine seconds left and then got a turnover on the ensuing possession to escape.
THE INSIDE STORY
• This is the sixth straight season that Gettysburg has played UMBC in a season-opening exhibition contest. It is the closest the final score has been in that stretch.
• UMBC finished the game with a 44-34 advantage on the glass.
• Gettysburg hit 10 of 20 attempts from 3-point range while holding the Retrievers to 1 of 12 from deep.
• Of UMBC's 79 points, 64 of them came in the paint.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg opens the season with its first contest that counts at Randolph-Macon on Saturday. Game time is 3 p.m.
