THE FACTS
Gettysburg (6-5, 3-3 CC) 55, Muhlenberg (5-7, 4-3 CC) 44
What: Centennial Conference women's basketball game
When: Tuesday, January 10
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
After a back-and-forth first half, strong Gettysburg runs in the second half carved out a sizable lead by the time it was all said and done.
THE LEADERS
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Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) notched her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
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Meghan Barbera (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin) was one of three Bullets in double-digits, adding 10 points of her own. She also collected five rebounds.
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Mackenzie Szlosek (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) rounded out Gettysburg's top scorers, putting up 10 of her own, as well as three rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Margaux Eripret led the Mules with 10 points and eight rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Mackenzie Szlosek got the Bullets on the board within the first 20 seconds, and the Mules responded a minute later. Baskets by three different scorers helped the Bullets to an 8-5 lead with 5:19 showing, before Avery McNulty knocked down two at the line to bring Muhlenberg within one. Gettysburg responded with an 11-7 run to hold the Mules to 19-14 at the end of the first.
• An early 4-1 push in the second widened Gettysburg's lead to eight, before Muhlenberg went on their own 8-2 run to bring the game within three with 5:31 left in the half. A
Kylie Holcomb (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) gave the Bullets some space, 27-22, until Emily Vaughan netted a triple almost two minutes later to make it a one-possession game. Szlosek converted on a three-point play to bring the lead back to five, but a 4-2 ending run by Muhlenberg kept the score close, 32-29 going into half.
• Several misses on each side finally yielded to a
Meghan Barbera jumper with 3:45 already elapsed in the third quarter. Muhlenberg responded on the next possession to keep it within three. A 9-2 Gettysburg run gave them their first double-digit lead of the game, 43-33 with 3:17 to play. Muhlenberg put together a 7-4 run to end the third down by seven.
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Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) canned a jumper over two minutes into the fourth period to widen Gettysburg's gap back to nine, and Szlosek knocked down a trey over a minute later to give Gettysburg a 12-point edge. The Mules would go on a 4-3 run to finish out the game, 55-44.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg shot 35.7% from the field goal range, while Muhlenberg cashed in on 27.6% of their field goals.
• Gettysburg hit 2 of 13 three-point attempts, while Muhlenberg went 4-for-20.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action against Franklin & Marshall on Thursday. Game time is 6 p.m.
