Gettysburg College Athletics

OPENING TIP: Tonight's Centennial Conference (CC) game marks the 224th all-time between Gettysburg (4-1, 1-0 CC) and Franklin & Marshall (4-0, 1-0 CC) in a series that dates back to 1903. The Bullets lead the all-time series 119-104 and have won seven in a row. The last Diplomat victory was by a 58-54 score on Jan. 30, 2019 in Lancaster.

WHEN LAST WE MET: Gettysburg shot 56.3 percent in the first half to build a 20-point lead and kept Franklin & Marshall at arm's length in the second half for a 71-51 win in the Centennial Conference tournament first-round game last season. Jordan Stafford led the Bullets with 17 points and nine rebounds. Carl Schaller added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists. Vakaris Grauslys led the Diplomats with 15 points and six steals. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

LAST TIME OUT: Gettysburg took a two-point lead into the locker room and never trailed in the second half, building a double-digit lead for most of the final six minutes of the game en route to a 70-56 win over No. 12 Johns Hopkins in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams last Tuesday. Jordan Stafford led four Bullets with nine or more points, recording 17 on the night to go with seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Carl Schaller chipped in 16 points and three steals. Carson James led the Blue Jays with 16 points. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

THREE OF A KIND: Gettysburg's starting backcourt is the most prolific in the conference so far this season. The trio of Jordan Stafford, Carl Schaller and Nate Williams are all averaging 14.0 or more points per game and rank in the top 11 in scoring in the Centennial. Stafford is averaging a team-high 15.6 ppg and has scored 12 or more in all five games this season. Schaller is averaging 14.8 ppg and has nine or more points in all five games, including 16 or more in each of the last three outings. Williams rounds out the trio at 14.0 ppg with 13 or more in four of the five games, including a career-best 26 at York on Nov. 18. 

LAST TIME OUT: In its first Centennial Conference matchup, Franklin & Marshall defeated Ursinus 71-59 last Tuesday to improve to 4-0 and for the first time since 2017-18. Jaylen Green led the Diplomats in scoring on the night with 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field while John Seidman and Kevin Nowoswiat tallied six rebounds each. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

THAT'S OFFENSIVE: Franklin & Marshall enters play tonight as the conference's top scoring team, averaging 82.3 points per game - a total which ranks 68th in Division III. The 71 points in the conference-opening win last Tuesday against Ursinus was a season-low offensive output by the Diplomats. F&M is also the only team in the Centennial with an average margin of victory of more than 10 points, posting a scoring margin of +20.5 through the opening four games. That number is bolstered by wins of 30 and 29 in its opening two contests. The Diplomats have won their last two games by 11 and 12 points, respectively. Five players on the squad are averaging double digits.