Box Score
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(Carlisle, Pa,) - The Dickinson
College women's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking loss to
rival Gettysburg on Wednesday night, falling to the Bullets,
56-54. |
Gettysburg came out strong, opening the game with a 12-1 run in
the first six minutes. The Devils rallied to tie the game, 17-17,
with 5:36 remaining in the half. The Bullets outscored the Devils
10-7 to take a 27-24 lead at the break.
Alesha Sisco (Effort, Pa./Blair
Academy) hit a jumper, collected a rebound and
converted a three-point play to give the Devils a 29-27 advantage
to open the second half.
Gettysburg answered with seven straight points to pull in front
34-29. The Red Devils would counter again as well, taking a 45-43
lead with just under nine minutes to play in the game.
The game saw four ties and three lead changes in the final
minutes. Bridget Borgese (Swarthmore, Pa./Notre Dame
de Namur) tied the game with a pair of free throws at
the 4:02 mark and Carole Dempsey (Potomac, Md./Winston
Churchill) gave the Devils a 54-52 lead with a pair
with 2:45 on the clock.
Junior Caitlin Moser (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) sank two free
throws, and following a Devil turnover, scored on a rebound to put
the Bullets in front, 56-54.
The Devils missed but were able to force a turnover with 18
seconds remaining for one last shot at the win. Borgese pulled a
rebound on a Devils' missed shot but did not have time for another
before time expired.
Dempsey finished with a game-high 16 points, controlling nine
rebounds. She hit 4-of-7 shots from the floor and was perfect from
the line at 8-for-8.
Sisco recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10
rebounds.Brooke Muller (Northampton,
Pa./Whitehall) reached double-figures with 10 points
and Belma Mekic (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar
Cliff) chipped in with eight points.
Moser led the Bullets (15-2, 10-2) with 16 points, six rebounds,
two blocks and three steals.
The Red Devils slip to 12-5 overall and 8-5 in the Centennial
Conference. They are home again on Saturday, hosting Haverford at
2:00 pm.