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Devil Men Topple Bullets 74-61

(Carlisle, Pa.) - The Dickinson College men's basketball team posted its first Centennial Conference win of the season, knocking off rival Gettysburg, 74-61, on Wednesday night. The win was the first over the Bullets since the 2003-04 season.

 

The Red Devils were on task from the opening tip, sinking 7-of-10 three-pointers in the first-half to take a 40-28 lead into halftime.

 

The Bullets pulled in front by seven early in the half, but the Devils were never rattled. A Chris Heine (Spring Lake, N.J./St. Rose)three-pointer tied the game at 19 with 7:40 remaining in the half. Dickinson went on a 15-4 run in the final minutes to take a 12 point advantage into the break.

 

Following another strong start by the Devils in the second half, Gettysburg rallied with a 13-7 run to pull within six at the 13:30 mark.

 

The Devils answered with solid defense, holding the Bullets scoreless for just under five minutes. They used just one three-pointer to make a 15-1 run during that stretch, extending the lead to 21 points (63-42) with seven minutes left to play.

 

The Bullets could cut the deficit to no fewer than 13 down the stretch. Dickinson converted 8-of-10 free throws to secure the win.

 

Junior Matt Dolan (Chalfont, Pa./St. Joe's Prep) finished with a game-high 20 points, hitting a trio of three-pointers on the night. Classmate Chris Harrington (Cheverly, Md./Georgetown Prep)scored 13 points, shooting 4-for-5 from the field, sinking three triples in the first half.

 

First-year Doug Jakiela (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) added 10 points, hitting 3-of-4 from the field and 4-of-6 from the line whileChris Barsanti (Hummelstown, Pa./Tilton School) scored eight points, all from the line (8-10).

 

Pat Kearns (Hartford, Conn./East Catholic) went 6-for-6 from the line and scored eight points. Heine tallied nine points andTrevor Kenny (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South) played solid defense and controlled five rebounds.

 

Andrew Powers (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) led Gettysburg (9-8, 7-4) with 19 points.

 

The Red Devils improve to 1-15 overall and 1-10 in the Centennial Conference. They are home again on Saturday, hosting Haverford at 4:00 pm.



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