Gettysburg College Athletics

OPENING TIP: Today's Centennial Conference (CC) game marks the 235h all-time meeting between Gettysburg (19-5, 10-2 CC) and Franklin & Marshall (18-6, 10-2 CC) in a series that dates back to 1903. The Bullets lead the all-time series 125-109 and have won eight of the last 10 meetings. The Diplomats swept last season's series series.

WHEN LAST WE MET: Gettysburg trailed by as many as eight before rallying and finally taking the lead in the final 90 seconds and doing just enough to hold on and defeat Franklin & Marshall 74-72 on the road in January. Carl Schaller led the Bullets with 20 points to go with three assists and two steals. Akim Joseph added 18 points to go with seven rebounds, two assists and three blocked shots. He also hit the basket that gave the Bullets the lead for good in the final minute. Vakaris Grauslys led the Diplomats with 26 points and four assists. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

LAST TIME OUT: Gettysburg used a late 12-2 run to seal a 75-66 win over McDaniel to remain in a tie for first place with one game to play on Wednesday. Jordan Stafford led the Bullets with 26 points and seven rebounds. Carl Schaller added 19 points and four assists. Chuck Contee led the Green Terror with 24 points to go with five rebounds, four assists and two steals. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

WHAT'S THE SCENARIO?: Gettysburg and Franklin & Marshall find themselves in a winner-take-all final game of the regular season. The winner of today's game claims the top seed in next week's Centennial Conference tournament and secures hosting rights throughout the tournament. Coupled with a Johns Hopkins win over Dickinson, the loser of today's game falls to the No. 3 seed and will have to host Dickinson a first-round game on Tuesday. The top two seeds earn a bye and will host semifinals on Friday with the highest remaining seed hosting the championship game next Sunday.

THANK YOU, SENIORS!: Today marks the final regular-season game for six Gettysburg seniors. Rassoul Abakar, Jake Bertolini-Felice, Sam Bisinella-Thompson, Akim Joseph, Carl Schaller and Jordan Stafford are all playing in their final regular-season home game this afternoon. The group enters today's game with 3,575 career points, more than 1,400 rebounds, more than 600 assists, more than 300 steals and nearly 200 blocked shots. The group has also helped the Bullets to the conference postseason all four seasons and has the squad in position for its first potential NCAA bid since 2009. 

LAST TIME OUT: After heading into the halftime break tied at 31-apiece, Franklin & Marshall outscored Dickinson 38-22 in the second half of Wednesday's 69-53 victory. Vakaris Grauslys led the team with 18 points, three steals and three assists. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

WHAT'S THE SCENARIO?: Just like Gettysburg, Franklin & Marshall secures the top seed with a win this afternoon but would fall to the No. 3 seed with a loss unless Dickinson upends Johns Hopkins then the Diplomats would be the No. 2 seed and claim the other tournament first-round bye. 

ON A ROLL: Since dropping back-to-back games to Gettysburg and Johns Hopkins on Jan. 15 and 18, Franklin & Marshall has won nine straight games. That winning streak includes exacting revenge on the Blue Jays 66-56 at Mayser last Saturday.