THE FACTS
No. 10 Gettysburg (26-2) 64, Stevens (19-9) 46
What: NCAA Div. III women's basketball tournament first round
When: Friday, Mar. 7
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
After scoring just 27 points in the first half, Gettysburg used a 24-point third quarter to break a five-point game wide open and defeat Stevens 64-46 in the first round of 2025 NCAA Div. III women's basketball championship tournament at Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Reagan Chrencik (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury) led the Bullets with 11 points, eight rebounds and three steals.
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Kimberly Hopkins (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) also reached double figures on a balanced scoring night, contributing 10 points.
FOR THE FOES
• Olivia Schubiger led the Ducks with 22 points and four steals.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Stevens scored the game's first six points and led 8-2 with 6:18 to play in the opening quarter when Olivia Schubiger hit the first of her seven first-half baskets without missing. Gettysburg, however, got a driving layup from
Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) with 5:50 on the clock to spark an 8-0 run and take the first lead of the game with 2:14 showing. Four different Bullets scored in the stretch. The teams traded baskets in the final 80 second for a 12-10 Gettysburg lead after one.
• After Schubiger tied the game with 9:10 to play in the second quarter,
AB Holsinger (Charlottesville, Va./Langley) hit a step-back 3-pointer to give the hosts the lead for good. The teams basically traded points the rest of the period with the Bullets leading by seven just once on a
Skylar Reale (Warren, N.J./Morristown Beard) second-chance layup with 1:42 to play.
• Leading 27-22 at the intermission, Holsinger canned her second triple of the game on the opening possession of the second half to start a 24-12 run throughout the third quarter. After Dorothy Loffredo made it 30-24, Arnolie responded to start a 9-3 mini-run. The Ducks clawed back within 41-32 but an Arnolie trey started a run of 12 straights that made it a 19-point game. Audrey Kehoe snapped the streak in the waning seconds of the period.
• Shubiger hit her first shot of the second half 21 seconds into the fourth quarter before
Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) scored in transition to start another run of eight straight points over just 2:16 for the largest lead of the game at 23.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg hosted an NCAA tournament game for the first time since 2022 – the last time the Bullets were victorious in the opening round.
• The Bullets matched the program record for wins in a season with 26.
• Seven different Gettysburg players scored six or more points in the victory.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg hosts Western New England in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m.
