THE FACTS
No. 12 Gettysburg (12-1, 2-0 CC) 66, Washington (Md.) (6-5, 1-2) 47
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball game
When: Wednesday, Jan. 8
Where: Chestertown, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 12th in the latest D3hoops.com poll, outscored Washington (Md.) 12-2 over the final six minutes of the second quarter to build a 13-point halftime lead before closing out a 66-47 road win.
THE LEADERS
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Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) led the Bullets with 19 points, six rebounds, three assists and six steals.
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AB Holsinger (Charlottesville, Va./Langley) chipped in 11 points, four assists and five steals.
FOR THE FOES
• Kaitlyn Boggs was the only player to reach double digits for the Shorewomen, scoring 10 points to go with seven rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Trailing 2-1 in the opening minute of the game,
Alayna Arnolie and
Jameson Mott (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen) combined to hit three 3-pointers on the next three possessions to take a 10-2 lead and force a timeout just 2:10 into the game. Seven straight Washington points closed the deficit to 13-11 before
Kimberly Hopkins (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) hit the second of two free throws to halt a stretch of 3 minutes, 27 seconds without a point. Payton Berger and Kaitlyn Boggs, however, each hit layups on the next two possessions to give the hosts a 15-14 edge. An Arnolie steal-and-layup with 1:25 showing once again gave the Bullets a one-point edge. After Boggs scored on the other end, Hopkins got to the rim twice, including once off an
Ava O'Neil (Chevy Chase, Md./St. John's College) steal and dish in the backcourt, in the final 38 seconds to give Gettysburg a 20-17 lead after one quarter.
• The Bullets scored the first four points of the second quarter to extend the run to 8-0 in just 98 seconds. The Shorewomen closed back to within 24-21 with 7:50 showing. After
Reagan Chrencik (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury) and Boggs traded layups, five points from Arnolie and a Chrencik three-point play extended the lead to 34-23 for the first double-digit lead with 3:43 remaining. Karry Kelliher hit the hosts' lone field goal of the final 6:08 of the opening half to make it 34-25 but the Bullets netted the final four of the period to take a 38-25 advantage to the break.
• A Mott jumper and Arnolie pull-up two-pointer on the break extended the lead to 42-25 just 1:44 into the third quarter. After an Emma Robinson layup, Mott drained a triple and
Skylar Reale (Warren, N.J./Morristown Beard) connected from short range to make it a 20-point game for the first time with 5:52 showing. Trailing 53-29, two Berger free throws with 2:35 remaining sparked an 8-0 run that closed the margin to 53-37 at the end of the third period.
• After Berger hit a 3-pointer from the wing, Mott halted the run at 11 straight when she hit a pair of free throws with 7:19 showing. After a Kiersten Rose jumper, Gettysburg scored 11 of the next 14 points before Taylor Shane set the final margin with four ticks remaining.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Jameson Mott added 14 points, including hitting three 3-pointers, and grabbed four rebounds.
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Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) recorded six points but also led the way inside with seven boards and four blocked shots.
• The Bullets went 11-for-13 from the free-throw line and forced the Shorewomen in 23 turnovers, nabbing 15 steals.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against No. 22 Johns Hopkins on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
