THE FACTS
Gettysburg (5-4) 82, Stevenson (3-5) 66
What: Non-conference women's basketball action
When: Tuesday, Dec. 16
Where: Owings Mills, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg scored the final 13 points of the first quarter and 11 straight late in the second quarter to build an 18-point halftime lead and defeat Stevenson, 82-66.
THE LEADERS
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Olivia Jones (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) led the Bullets, establishing a career high with 23 points. She hit 10 of 19 field goals and added five steals.
FOR THE FOES
• Anaya Price led the Mustangs with 24 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• After Anaya Price hit a 3-pointer to give Stevenson a 12-10 edge,
Adeline Standish (Avon, Conn./Avon) connected on a jumper to tie the game with 3:28 on the clock and spark a 13-0 finish to the first period. Gettysburg shot 5-for-8 from the floor and got points from five different players. The Bullets forced Stevenson into six turnovers in the stretch as well and just one field goal attempt.
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Kimberly Hopkins (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) hit a layup just 27 seconds into the second quarter, extending the lead to 25-12. A Price layup snapped a 5-minute, 19-second stretch without a field goal. The Mustangs closed to within 38-29 on a Price four-point play with 2:18 showing but another 11-0 Gettysburg run extended the advantage to 20 for the first time. A Janiya Ennis layup with seven ticks remaining made it a 49-31 game at the break.
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Olivia Jones drove and scored to make it a 57-37 game, Stevenson scored 11 of the next 15 points over a 3-minute, 31-second stretch to close to within 61-48 with 2:11 remaining.
• Trailing 70-54, the Mustangs scored eight points in just under two minutes to close the deficit to single digits for the first time since the final minute of the first quarter. Hopkins and Jones, however, combined with baskets on three straight possessions to push the lead back to 14 with 4:08 showing and secure the victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
• The 49 first-half points for Gettysburg were the most since scoring 54 against Bryn Mawr on Jan. 31, 2022.
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Kimberly Hopkins added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Bullets.
• Skyler Reale (Warren, N.J./Morristown Beard) grabbed a game-high nine rebounds as part of a 36-24 advantage on the glass.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns against No. 15 Amherst at the D3hoops.com Classic in Las Vegas on Sunday, Dec. 28. Game time is 12 p.m. PST.
