THE FACTS
No. 12 Gettysburg (8-0) 61, No. 21 Messiah (6-1) 47
What: Non-conference women's basketball game
When: Wednesday, Dec. 4
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 12th in the latest D3hoops.com poll, outscored No. 21 Messiah 18-6 to start the fourth quarter and build a 17-point lead en route to a 61-47 win.
THE LEADERS
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Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) led the Bullets five blocked shots to give her 179 for her career and Sara Kinsley's record of 177 from 2008-12. She also had six points and six rebounds.
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Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) finished with 12 points and a career-high seven assists.
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AB Holsinger (Charlottesville, Va./Langley) also scored 12 points – all in the first half – to go with five rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Liv Monturo led the Falcons with 13 points and four rebounds.
• Reese Harden added 10 points and six rebounds while Charlotte Milanesi had seven points, three assists and a game-high 11 rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Reese Harden and
Alayna Arnolie traded 3-pointers in the game's first 45 seconds before back-to-back
Emily Violante (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) layups opened up a 7-3 lead with 6:31 to play. The lead grew to 12-5 on an
AB Holsinger triple before Messiah was able to cut the margin to 12-9 after one quarter.
• A Liv Monturo three-point play tied the game just 16 seconds into the second period but
Jameson Mott (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen) answered with a 3-pointer to reestablish the three-point advantage. A Justine Forbes trey and Ainsley Bell pull up jumper put the Falcons in front 21-20 with 4:14 showing. The teams traded buckets until
Reagan Chrencik (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Sudbury) hit the second of two free throws in the final minute for a 27-26 halftime edge.
• Harden opened the second half with a jumper but a Violante putback started a 10-2 run on five baskets in the paint to take a 37-30 lead midway through the third the Bullets would not relinquish. The lead grew to 43-33 on a Chrencik drive down the lane but Messiah scored five points in the final 79 seconds to close the deficit to five.
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Ava O'Neil (Chevy Chase, Md./St. John's College) converted a four-point play on the opening possession of the fourth quarter before Arnolie drove and scored to push the lead back to double digits just 58 seconds into the period and the lead remained at least 10 the rest of the way. Gettysburg held Messiah without a point for 3 minutes, 12 seconds midway through the period while growing the lead to 16 to secure the victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg went 6-for-11 from the floor in the fourth quarter to turn the five-point edge into a 14-point win.
• The Bullets finished with a 39-37 edge on the glass.
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Kimberly Hopkins (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) chipped in six rebounds and five assists to her four points.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg opens the Centennial Conference schedule at Franklin & Marshall on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
