COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Gettysburg College women's basketball team played its fifth game in a week and extended its winning streak to 11 straight after taking down Centennial Conference opponent Ursinus College 69-48 Saturday afternoon in Helfferich Hall. The Bullets also remain perfect in conference play with a 16-0 record.
 

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Gettysburg (18-2, 16-0 CC)	20	10	22	17	69
Ursinus (2-17, 2-12 CC)	13	11	15	9	48

                       
Gettysburg's Top Performers

• Carly Rice '22 (Pennington, N.J./The Pennington School) – 21 points, 8-15 FG, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
• Mackenzie Tinner '22 (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) – 15 points, 4-6 FG, 7-8 FT, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Mackenzie Szlosek '25 (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) – 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals

Ursinus' Top Performers

• Gabby Downs: 22 points, 8-12 FG, 6-9 3PT, 6 rebounds
• Kelly Grant: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists
• Chinwe Irondi: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals 

Game Summary

• First Quarter: Gabby Downs netted Ursinus' first five points to push the hosts ahead early in the contest. Gettysburg roared back as Rice started an 11-5 run by notching a jumper to gain a 14-10 lead at 4:17. Natalie Mehl sank a three-pointer on the next possession for the Bears to cut the deficit down to one (14-13). Hannah Sauve (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) made a lay-up moments later, and the Orange and Blue tallied four more points to maintain a 20-13 edge heading into the second stanza. Rice was red-hot for the Bullets as she scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.   
• Second Quarter: The Bullets defense halted the Bears from scoring a point for the first six minutes to push their lead 26-13 midway through the stanza. In the final 3:29, Ursinus went on a hot streak by going on an 11-4 run to come within six (30-24) at halftime.
• Third Quarter: Tinner opened the second half with four points to make it a 34-24 contest. The Bears then registered a 7-2 run, with Gabby Downs tallying five of those points to close within five (36-31) at six minutes. Szlosek knocked down two made free throws 13 seconds later, but a made free throw by Natalie Mehl made it a six-point margin. Gettysburg then ballooned a 14-7 spurt to take a 52-39 advantage at the end of the stanza.
• Fourth Quarter: The Bears continued to charge as Gabby Downs drilled back-to-back treys to make it 56-46 at 8:14. From there, the Bullets tamed the Bears as the margin stayed in double-figures the rest of the contest. The largest advantage of the game was 23 points, which came off a Cynthia Williams (North Brunswick, N.J./Hill School) lay-up with 32 seconds to go.   

By the Numbers

• Gettysburg shot 25-of-52 (48.1 percent) from the field and held Ursinus to 16-of-52 (30.8 percent). The Bullets made an impressive 17-of-20 (85 percent) from the free throw line, while the Bears went 9-of-13 (69.2 percent).
• The Orange and Blue held the slight 36-31 edge in rebounds.
• The conference standings remain with Gettysburg in first and are followed by Johns Hopkins University (16-2, 13-1 CC), Haverford College (16-5, 12-4 CC), Washington College (12-7, 8-6 CC), and Dickinson College (9-10, 8-7 CC).
• Tinner collected her 11th double-figure scoring of the season. She has also posted two or more blocks in six of the last seven games.
• Szlosek accumulated her 11th double-digit outburst of the season. 

Where the Series Stands
Gettysburg captured its 13th straight meeting against Ursinus to improve the all-time series record to 33-28.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg will take a break from conference action to host Stevens Institute of Technology on Monday, February 7, at 7 p.m.