THE FACTS
Gettysburg (15-6, 8-2 CC) 56, Muhlenberg (10-11, 5-6 CC)
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action
When: Saturday, Feb. 7
Where: Allentown, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg found itself in an 18-0 with 4:47 to play in the first quarter but chipped away at the deficit and used a 25-11 fourth quarter to rally and record a 56-49 road victory.
THE LEADERS
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Adeline Standish (Avon, Conn./Avon) led the Bullets with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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Kimberly Hopkins (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds.
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Olivia Jones (Alexandra, Va./West Potomac) added 14 points and two steals, including hitting all six free throws.
FOR THE FOES
• Veronica Dawson led the Mules with 18 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Behind a 4-for-6 start from deep, Muhlenberg raced out to an 18-0 lead in the game's first 5:13. Veronica Dawson netted 10 of those points, including bookending the run with triples. An
Olivia Jones step-back and two free throws helped cut the deficit to 18-6 with 2:56 remaining in the opening quarter before the Mules bookended a second
Adeline Standish basket with layups to make it 22-8 after one period.
• Lyndsey Costigan hit a trey to start the second half and extend the lead to 25-8 just 92 seconds into the period. After the teams traded baskets, Jones and
Kimberly Hopkins drained back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 27-16 with 6:07 remaining. The teams basically traded points the rest of the way and the hosts took a 34-21 lead to the locker room.
• Four straight points from
Reagan Chrencik (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury) cut the deficit to 36-35 midway through the third quarter. A Hopkins wing 3-pointer with 1:52 showing made it a single-digit game for the first time since the 7:34 remaining in the first quarter. A
Briana Robles (Westchester, N.Y./Poly Prep) three-point play with 3.3 seconds showing cut the deficit to 37-31 entering the final period.
• Chrencik started the fourth quarter with a layup to get the margin to four. After a single Dawson free throw, Standish hit a pair of layups to make it a 39-37 game and force a timeout with 7:28 to play. A Robles layup on the break tied the game for the first time since the beginning of the game with 7:12 remaining. Dawson responded with two free throws on the other end to put the Mules back in front. After free throws gave Muhlenberg a 46-43 lead, putbacks from
Skylar Reale (Warren, N.J./Morristown Beard) and Standish gave Gettysburg its first lead at 47-46 with 2:10 to play. A Hopkins jumper and Jones 3-pointer on the next two possessions opened up a 52-46 lead with 1:03 remaining. Jones then canned two free throws to stretch the advantage to eight 22 seconds later. McNulty hit the Mules' only field goal of the fourth quarter – a triple with 35 seconds left but Jones hit both free throws at the other end to seal the victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Muhlenberg shot just 2-for-25 after halftime but converted 10 of 16 attempts from the charity stripe.
• Gettysburg finished with a 45-33 rebounding advantage and shot 56.3 percent over the final 10 minutes.
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Skylar Reale added seven rebounds to go with four points and two assists.
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Reagan Chrencik had six points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Dickinson on Wednesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
