THE FACTS
Gettysburg (13-6, 10-4 CC) 51, Franklin & Marshall (8-11, 5-9 CC) 41
What: Centennial Conference women's basketball game
When: Wednesday, February 1
Where: Lancaster, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg and Franklin & Marshall remained within two points with only five minutes left, before the Bullets put up several crucial baskets to forge a ten-point win.
THE LEADERS
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Mackenzie Szlosek (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) led the Bullets with 13 points.
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Kylie Holcomb (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) chipped in eight points, including two 3-pointers
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Emily Violante (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) also added eight points to go with seven rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Natalie Kolb led all scorers with 14 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Caitlyn Priore (Holland, Pa./Germantown Academy) tipped in a basket on the Bullets' first possession, and followed it up with a block at the other end. Ally Trebelev got the Diplomats on the board only four seconds later, and the teams traded baskets to a 6-all tie with 4:27 showing in the quarter. A minute later, Franklin & Marshall started a 4-2 run to end the quarter up, 12-8.
• After several misses by both teams, Natalie Kolb finally knocked down a three with 7:48 showing. An
Emily Violante layup started a 6-4 run to come within five, before F&M brought their lead back to eight.
Kylie Holcomb hit her first 3-pointer to make it 22-17 with 2:23 showing, and she capped off a 4-2 Gettysburg run with her second three to make it a one-possession game going into the locker rooms.
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Mackenzie Szlosek drove into the paint to tie the game, 24-all, and Violante hit a jumper one possession later to give the Bullets their first lead since the first quarter. Natalie Kolb tied it back up with 6:48 showing, and the teams went back-and-forth for the next four minutes. The Diplomats sunk a basket with 1:40 left, and on F&M's next possession, Holcomb came up with a steal and went coast-to-coast to tie the game, 34-all with one more quarter to play.
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Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) and
AB Holsinger (Crozet, Va./Langley) put Gettysburg back ahead, 40-36 with 5:15 left to play. In the final five minutes, Priore,
Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison), and Szlosek made fast break layups in the paint to forge a ten-point lead, and three free throws by Szlosek made it a 13-point game with 44 seconds to play. In the last second, Kolb hit a 3-pointer as Gettysburg took home a 51-41 win.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Shinya Lee led the Bullets' defensive efforts with three blocks.
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Caitlyn Priore and Lee both tallied six points.
• Gettysburg hit 31.3% of their field goals on the night, while Franklin & Marshall converted on 32.1%.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action against Ursinus on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
