THE FACTS
Gettysburg (12-4, 3-1 CC) 70, Dickinson (6-10, 1-3 CC) 58
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When: Wednesday, Jan. 22
Where: Carlisle, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg used a late 11-0 run to fend off Dickinson and secure a 70-58 win to wrap a three-game conference road trip with three straight wins.
THE LEADERS
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Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) led the Bullets with 18 points and five rebounds.
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Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./St. Joseph Hammonton) added 19 points and three assists.
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Carl Schaller chipped in 19 points, including going a season-best 11-for-12 from the charity stripe, and four assists.
FOR THE FOES
• Ryan Leskauskas led all scorers for the Red Devils with 21 points to go with seven rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Dickinson jumped out to a 7-2 lead through the game's first 3:42 before
Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) and Joey Dopirak traded 3-pointers. Five more points from Schaller and a
Lorenzo Carrara (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) triple capped a 9-3 run that gave Gettysburg a one-point edge with 12:58 showing. Dickinson went back in front 14-13 on an Andrew Cerullo floater but
Nate Williams responded with a trey and Schaller added a free throw for a 17-14 advantage. Another William corner 3-pointer opened up the biggest lead for either team at 27-21 with 4:30 to play in the opening half. Dopirak ended a 2-minute, 40-second drought for the Red Devils with a teardrop from short range then Ryan Leskauskas drove the lane to cut the margin to two. Five free throws from Leskauskas in the final 37.6 seconds gave the hosts a 32-29 lead at the break.
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Akim Joseph (Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Notre Dame Fairfield [Conn.]) layup made it 32-31 early in the second half, Dickinson responded with seven of the next nine points to open up a 39-33 advantage with 16:41 showing. A Schaller free throw and 3-pointers from Williams and
Jordan Stafford gave Gettysburg a one-point lead less than two minutes later. The run extended to 11 straight before Dopirak hit a 3-poitner from the wing to halt a 3-minute, 44-second scoring drought. Triples from Schaller and Williams on back-to-back possessions turned a 46-44 game into an eight-point lead with 11:11 to play. Two Stafford free throws with 7:37 remaining made it a 56-46 game and opened up the first double-digit lead of the contest. Dickinson closed to within 58-49 with 3:54 to play but Gettysburg responded with six straight points in just one minute to seal the victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Jordan Stafford reached double figures in the scoring column for the ninth straight game.
• Gettysburg shot 42.3 percent from the floor while holding Dickinson to 34.6 percent. The Red Devils did, however, cover 18 of 20 from the free-throw line.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Swarthmore on Saturday. Game time is 3 p.m.
