THE FACTS
Gettysburg (12-5, 5-1 CC) 64, Dickinson (10-7, 4-2 CC) 45
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action
When: Wednesday, Jan. 21
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg outscored Dickinson 12-4 in the second quarter, holding the visitors without a point for 7 minutes, 36 seconds to key a 64-45 victory.
THE LEADERS
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Amanda Rapel (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) led the Bullets with a career-high 25 points.
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Kimberly Hopkins (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) finished with 16 points, two assists and two blocked shots.
FOR THE FOES
• Victoria Zerbe led the Red Devils with 19 points and eight rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Amanda Rapel opened the game with a 3-pointer just 15 seconds into the game and Gettysburg did not trail the rest of the way. Three
Kimberly Hopkins free throws and an
Ava O'Neil (Chevy Chase, Md./St. John's College) corner triple stretched the lead to 9-2 with 7:42 showing. Two Mia Chapman free throws and a Victoria Zerbe layup cut the deficit to 9-6 just 41 seconds later. Another Zerbe driving layup made it a 14-13 game with 3:25 showing but Hopkins layups on either side of an Emma Landis layup coupled with a Rapel putback made it a 20-15 game after one period.
• An O'Neil three-point play extended the lead to eight before a Chapman layup with 9:06 on the clock made it 23-17. The Bullets then held the Red Devils off the scoreboard until a Zerbe turaround in the lane with 1:28 to play. In the meantime, the hosts reeled off nine straight points to build a 15-point edge and took a 32-19 lead into the locker room.
• The third quarter lead remained between 12 and 16 points until three Hopkins free throws and a Rapel layup stretched the advantage to 44-27 with 3:28 remaining in the period. Dickinson, though, closed the period on a 9-2 run to get the margin to 10 entering the final period. After Rapel made it a 46-33 game, Zerbe got a three-point play with 0.6 seconds left.
• Hopkins and Zerbe traded baskets to open the fourth quarter. Then Hopkins and Rapel combined for 10 points in a 12-0 run that opened up a 60-38 lead with 3:15 to play en route to the 19-point win.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Skylar Reale (Warren, N.J./Morristown Beard) and
Reagan Chrencik (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury) combined for 23 rebounds as part of a 44-37 edge on the glass. Reale added four steals to her 12 rebounds while Chrencik contributed two assists and two blocked shots to her 11 boards.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Swarthmore on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
