THE FACTS
Gettysburg (17-6, 10-2 CC) 89, Haverford (10-13, 2-11 CC) 59
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action
When: Saturday, Feb. 14
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg outscored Haverford 43-25 in the second half to pull away and record an 89-59 victory.
THE LEADERS
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Amanda Rapel (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) led the Bullets with 17 points, shooting 7 of 10 from the floor and 3-for-6 from long range.
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Kimberly Hopkins (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) added 11 points, two rebounds and a blocked shot on senior day.
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Sarah Bertolette (Farmington, Conn./Farmington) hit all seven of her field-goal attempts for 14 points to go with five rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Audrey Jakway led the Fords with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Audrey Jakway opened the scoring before two
Kimberly Hopkins free throws tied the game in the first minute. Tied at 4-all, a
Sasha Brody (Lynchburg, Va./Virginia Episcopal Academy) driving layup and two baskets from
Sarah Bertolette stretched the lead to 10-4 with 4:34 showing. Haverford responded with eight of the next 10 points to tie the game at 12-all just 70 seconds later. Gettysburg pushed the lead back out to five but the Fords clawed back to take a two-point lead in the final 90 seconds of the period but Hopkins drove and scored for a 22-21 lead after one quarter.
• After a back-and-forth start to the second quarter, two Brody free throws with 7:11 to play broke a 25-all deadlock and sparked a 14-1 run that put the hosts in front 39-26 with 2:23 on the clock. Seven different Bullets each scored two points during the run. Gettysburg took a 46-34 lead to the locker room.
• Haverford got as close as 54-44 on a Jakway triple with 4:46 to play in the third quarter but Gettysburg outscored their visitors 18-7 over the rest of the period and led 72-51 heading to the final quarter.
• Behind two points from
Adeline Standish (Avon, Conn./Avon) and four
Reagan Chrencik (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury) free throws, the lead swelled to 26 in the opening minute of the fourth period and Haverford got no closer than 22 the rest of the way. Leading 79-57,
Caitlyn Nagle (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown) bookended a
Sireen Maharmeh (Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel/College des Freres) short jumper to push the lead to 30 for the first time with 3:04 to play.
THE INSIDE STORY
• With the victory, Gettysburg locks up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference tournament and will receive a first-round bye and host one of the two semifinals.
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Sasha Brody round out four players in double figures for the Bullets with 10 points to go with five rebounds and three assists.
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Briana Robles (Westchester, N.Y./Poly Prep) chipped in six points and five assists.
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Skylar Reale (Warren, N.J./Morristown Beard) and
Amelia Moore (Northport, N.Y./St. Anthony's) contributed eight and six rebounds respectively as part of a 53-36 advantage on the glass.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against McDaniel on Wednesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
