Gettysburg College Athletics

OPENING TIP: Tonight's Centennial Conference (CC) game marks the 65th meeting all-time between Gettysburg (3-2, 1-1 CC) and Ursinus (5-0, 2-0 CC) in a series that dates back to 1956. The Bullets have won the last 15 meetings to take a 38-28 advantage in the all-time series. The last Bears victory came by a 51-48 margin on Jan. 15, 2015.  

WHEN LAST WE MET: Gettysburg took control from the beginning and defeated Ursinus 69-29 on Feb. 4, 2023. Cynthia Williams tallied 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting to go with seven rebounds and two blocks to lead the Bullets. Chinwe Irondi and Madison Smith led the Bears with six points each. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

LAST TIME OUT: Gettysburg outpaced Franklin & Marshall to grab a 59-44 win on Tuesday. Mackenzie Szlosek racked up 21 points as the only Bullet in double digits. She also added five rebounds and two steals. Gia Sioutis led the Diplomats with eight points. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

SEEING 20/20: Mackenzie Szlosek tallied a season-best 21 points in Tuesday's win over Franklin & Marshall. It was the third 20-point performance by a Bullets' player in a game that counted this season. Alayna Arnolie scored 21 in the opener against Baldwin Wallace and contributed 20 a day later against Allegheny. The duo also both went for 22 in a quadruple-overtime exhibition game at UMBC on Nov. 8. Szlosek has scored 18 or more points in each of the last three games and leads the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game. Arnolie is also averaging double digits at 13.0 ppg.

LAST TIME OUT: A huge second half from Ursinus lifted the Bears to a 56-40 Centennial Conference victory over Haverford on Tuesday. Ursinus outscored the Fords 37-16 in the second half erasing a five-point halftime deficit. Chinwe Irondi led the way offensively for Ursinus with a game-high 18 points and a season-best 14 rebounds, including nine offensive boards. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

DOING IT WITH DEFENSE: After putting up an average of 76 points per game in their first three non-conference games, the Bears have needed their defense to remain undefeated now that conference play has started. Ursinus was limited to 53 points in a nine-point win over Franklin & Marshall last Tuesday before limiting Haverford to 40 in a 56-40 win on Tuesday night. Overall, the Bears enter play tonight with the fourth-ranked scoring defense in the conference at 46.0 ppg. In all games, the Bears still lead all conference teams in scoring offense at 67.4 ppg but rank fifth in the first two conference games (54.5). The Bears are second in the league in scoring defense for conference-only games (42.0).