Gettysburg College Athletics

OPENING TIP: Tonight's Centennial Conference (CC) game marks the 91st all-time meeting between No. 12 Gettysburg (13-1, 3-0 CC) and Franklin & Marshall (11-4, 2-2 CC) in a series that dates back to 1975. The Bullets have won 23 straight in the series to take a 54-36 lead in the all-time series. The last Diplomat victory was by a 51-48 margin in Lancaster on Feb. 8, 2012.

WHEN LAST WE MET: Gettysburg scored the game's first four points and never trailed to open Centennial Conference play with a 70-51 win at Franklin & Marshall on Dec. 7. Jameson Mott led the Bullets with a career-high 19 points, going 7-for-16 from the floor. Emily Violante added eight points and eight rebounds. Kennedy Wilburn paced the Diplomats with 13 points and four rebounds. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

LAST TIME OUT: Gettysburg, ranked 12th, built a 15-point lead late in the second quarter and never let No. 22 Johns Hopkins get closer than seven over the final three quarters of the game for a 54-44 win on Saturday. Shinya Lee led the Bullets with 11 points, 13 rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals. She recorded nine of those points and nine of those rebounds in a defensive lockdown in the second half. Michaela O'Neil finished a rebound shy of a double-double for the Blue Jays with 10 points and nine boards. She also had two assists, three blocks and a steal. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

DOING IT WITH DEFENSE: Gettysburg has limited 10 of its 14 opponents this season to 52 or fewer points, including the last four. Since the 58-54 loss to Williams, opponents are averaging just 48.0 points per game against the Bullets. For the season, teams are scoring just 50.4 points per game, which is best in the conference and ranks 16th in Division III. 

LAST TIME OUT: Franklin & Marshall overpowered McDaniel 62-57 on Saturday at the Mayser Center. A one-score game in the final minute of regulation, F&M stood tall and held off the Green Terror's late attack to earn its second CC win of the season. Ally Trebelev led the Diplomats with 20 points and two 3-pointers in the game. (Full Recap) (Box Score)

STARTING STRONG: Franklin & Marshall's five starters this season have accounted for 737 of the Diplomats' 943, which is more than 78 percent of the team's offense. Kennedy Wilburn (13.0 ppg), Ally Trebelev (12.7) and Lizzie Neville (11.7) are all averaging double figures on the year. Franklin & Marshall and Ursinus are the only teams in the conference with three players who are averaging double digits in the scoring column. Willburn is nearly averaging a double-double, ranking second in the conference in rebounding at 9.4 rebounds per contest.