THE FACTS
No. 25 Gettysburg (17-3, 14-1 CC) 61, Haverford (6-15, 3-13 CC) 60
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball game
When: Saturday, Feb. 3
Where: Haverford, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 25th in the latest D3hoops.com poll, build a 15-point lead in the first quarter before having to stave off a late Haverford charge to hold on for a 61-60 victory.
THE LEADERS
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Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison), the reigning Centennial Conference Player of the Week, recorded her third straight 20-point game, netting 21 points to go with four rebounds, three steals and two assists.
FOR THE FOES
• Ally Landau led the Fords with 22 points and nine rebounds. She also had four assists and three blocked shots.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• The teams traded baskets in the early going but trailing 5-3,
AB Holsinger (Crozet, Va./Langley) converted a three-point play with 8:15 on the clock to spark a 14-0 run that opened up a 17-5 lead over the next four minutes. Holsinger and
Alayna Arnolie contributed five points each in the run while
Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) added four. The lead swelled to 22-7 on a pair of
Marah McHugh (West Chester, Pa./Villa Marie Academy) free throws with 2:58 showing en route to a 24-11 lead after one quarter.
• Haverford scored the first seven points of the second quarter to trim the deficit to six with 7:46 remaining. A
Mackenzie Szlosek (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) triple sparked a 7-0 counter, however, to push the lead back to 31-18 with 5:56 on the clock. A pair of Abby Ryan baskets and an Ally Landau 3-pointer helped close the margin to four before the Bullets were able to push the lead back to nine but five points from Landau on a Gia Flamini steal-and-layup in the waning seconds made it a 38-36 game at the intermission.
• After a back-and-forth start to the third quarter, a Ryan putback tied the game at 43-all. Arnolie, however, responded with a triple on the other end to put the visitors back in front with 4:10 remaining in the period. The lead remained between two and five points for the rest of the quarter with Gettysburg taking a 51-48 lead into the final 10 minutes.
• Five points from Szlosek in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter extended the advantage to 56-48 before two Arnolie free throws and an
Emily Violante (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) driving layup pushed the lead to 60-48 with 3:40 on the clock. Haverford slowly chipped into the deficit, holding the Bullets without a field goal the rest of the way. Clinging to a 61-56 lead with 48 seconds to play, Gettysburg appeared to make a 3-pointer but a shot clock violation was called. The play went to review, where it was initially overturned to be a good basket, but then the officials went back the monitor and deemed the shot no good once again. Shea Mercer hit a layup on the other end to cut the deficit to three. Landau made it a one-point game with 14 seconds to play. A backcourt violation was called after the ensuing inbounds and the Fords' game-winning elbow jumper attempt was off the mark as time expired.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg has clinched a home game in the CC tournament.
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Mackenzie Szlosek finished with 12 points and six rebounds.
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Shinya Lee chipped in eight points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots while
Emily Violante dished out six assists.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Dickinson on Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
