THE FACTS
Gettysburg (8-5, 5-3 CC) 68, Swarthmore (4-10, 2-7 CC) 50
What: Centennial Conference women's basketball game
When: Saturday, January 14
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
The Bullets controlled Swarthmore from five minutes in, never letting the game get closer than three points throughout, and at times holding leads of over 10.
THE LEADERS
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Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) led all scorers with a career-high 18, to go with eight rebounds.
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Mackenzie Szlosek (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) was Gettysburg's other player in double-digits, with 16 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
FOR THE FOES
• Dana Bandurick led Swathmore in offense with 15 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• The Bullets started the game strong with a
Caitlyn Priore (Holland, Pa./Germantown Academy) block on the first play and an
Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) jumper on the next. The teams would notch a tie at 4-all with 7:48 showing, before Gettysburg went on a massive 12-2 run by five different scorers to close out the first quarter up 18-6.
• It was Alyssa Hayashi that converted first for the Garnet in the second, cutting Gettysburg's deficit to 10.
Shinya Lee responded less than 30 seconds later with a layup that brought Gettysburg's lead up to 12. A huge 10-0 run for the Garnet brought them within two, 20-18, with 3:51 showing in the half. An
Emily Violante (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) free throw gave the Bullets a little room, though it would be over two minutes before
Mackenzie Szlosek hit a layup to bring the Bullets' lead back to five. Two free throws from Szlosek and a
Shinya Lee layup sent the Bullets into the locker room, up 27-20.
• Almost 90 seconds lapsed before
Kylie Holcomb (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) scored the first points of the second half for the Bullets, bringing their lead back up to nine. Swarthmore stayed close, countering with a 6-0 run that put them back within three with 5:10 left in the quarter. It would be another two minutes before Lee hit another layup for the Bullets, but Anna Hansson was fouled shortly after and knocked down a pair at the line, trimming the deficit to three once more. The Bullets finished the quarter with a 5-0 run, with
Shinya Lee providing three, to lead by eight going into the final quarter.
• Only 12 seconds into the final quarter, Alyssa Hayashi made a layup for the Garnet to make it a three-possession game once more. Norah Wingfield brought it within four, before
Courtney Kelly (Morristown, N.J./Madison) made a 3-pointer at 8:33 to put the Bullets back up to a seven-point lead. Several free throws by Dana Bandurick brought Swarthmore within four again at 47-43 with just over two left to play. That was as close as the Garnet would get, as the Bullets finished the game with a 11-3 run to take home a 58-46 victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Shinya Lee also added four blocks.
• Gettysburg shot 33.3% from the field goal range, while Swarthmore hit 28.8% of their field goals.
• Gettysburg hit 3 of 17 three-point attempts, while Franklin & Marshall went 1-for-18.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action against Dickinson on Wednesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
