CARLISLE, Pa. - After surviving a serious fight from the sixth-seeded Swarthmore College 46-42 on Tuesday night in front of a raucous Kline Center crowd the third-seeded Dickinson women's basketball team will make their eleventh appearance in the Centennial Conference Semifinals on Friday night with a short trip down to second-seeded Gettysburg College. Tipoff between the Bullets and Red Devils is slated for 8pm.
 

Game Information
Opponent - Second Seed Gettysburg College Bullets
Date - Friday, February 23rd
Time - 8:00 p.m.
Location - Gettysburg, Pa. (Bream Gymnasium)
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At Stake
The winner of the game will take on the victor of the other semifinal between top-seeded Johns Hopkins and fifth-seeded Ursinus in Sunday's Centennial Conference title game at a time to be announced.

Live In-Game Updates
If you cannot join us tomorrow night please follow along with all Dickinson Athletics social media for in-game updates as they become available. 

Tickets
Tickets for tomorrow night's action can be purchased in advanced by clicking this link or in CASH at the door tomorrow night.
Prices - $10 for Adults | $5 for Seniors (62 and over) and Children (6 through high school) | Centennial Conference Students, Staff and Faculty - FREE w/ID

Previous Matchups
December 6, 2023 - Bullets 68, DEVILS 38 (Gettysburg, Pa. - Bream Gymnasium)
The Devils got early buckets from Mia Chapman and Clair Marion to lead 4-2 in the first, but then the Bullets went on a 21-5 romp to grab a 23-9 edge after one. Caitlin Blackman, Abby John, Jenna Weinstein and Chapman supplied offense for the Red and White during the second, but it still left DC trailing 33-19 going into halftime. Victoria Zerbe and Chapman helped the two sides to share the opening eight points of the third holding the margin at 14 (37-23). Dickinson then racked up six of the next nine through Lindsey Hollenshead, John and Marion to get within 40-29, but the Bullets closed with a 10-2 run for a 50-31 advantage entering the fourth. Gettysburg continued to pull away then in fourth as an opening 11-0 push stretched it to 61-31 en route to the 68-38 win. 

Red Devil Leaders
Points - Marion (9), Chapman (6)
Assists - Hollenshead (3)
Rebounds - Hollenshead (9), Marion (5), Weinstein (4)

Bullet Leaders
Points - Arnolie (21), Szlosek (14)
Assists - Szlosek (4), Priore (3)
Rebounds - Lee (11), Chrencik and Szlosek (6)

February 6, 2024 - #24 Bullets 64, DEVILS 55 (Carlisle, Pa. - Kline Center)
The Red and White welcomed the nationally-ranked Bullets to the Kline Center with a chance to make a statement to not only the conference, but the nation. After going down early 8-2, a pair of Zerbe layups moved the deficit to three (9-6). Despite buckets for John and Marion the Devils still entered the second down by four (15-11). Early in the second the duo of John and Weinstein netted six in a row to make it 20-17 in favor of GC, but then four of the next six went to the Bullets for the 24-19 edge. Blackman and Hollenshead would combine to knot things up at 24, before Szlosek split a pair on the line making the score 25-24 going to half. The trio of Hollenshead, Marion and Zerbe brought DC to the front 34-32, After Alayna Arnolie drilled a three to push GC back ahead (35-34), John and Marion nudged the home side on top 38-35. Unfortunately, the Bullets ended the frame on a 10-6 stretch for a slim 45-44 edge into the fourth. Six of the first ten went to the guests to begin the fourth making it 53-47, but Marion charged back with six of the following eight closing the gap to 55-53. However, Dickinson went 0-for-9 during the final four-plus minutes to let the Bullets escape 64-55. 

Red Devil Leaders
Points - Marion (21), Zerbe (9), John (8)
Assists - Zerbe (5), Hollenshead (3), Blackman (2)
Rebounds - Zerbe (7), John (6), Marion (5)

Bullet Leaders
Points - Arnolie (30), Szlosek (15)
Assists - Arnolie and Holsinger (2)
Rebounds - Lee (10), Szlosek (7)

Team Overview
Inside the Devils Den (19-7, 15-5 Centennial)
After dropping their season opener to Elizabethtown College on the road by a 64-56 result the Devils rebounded nicely ripping off wins against 21st-ranked Messiah University (61-45), McDaniel College (51-29), Muhlenberg College (51-44) and Swarthmore College (65-46). Then, after two road setbacks to conference powerhouses Gettysburg and Johns Hopkins, the Red and White went into the holiday with a dominant 58-29 non-conference win over Hood College. Coming off the holiday rest, the Devils ventured to Massachusetts for two games at Smith College. First, they suffered a hard-fought 67-60 loss to nationally-recognized UMass-Dartmouth, before upsetting eighth-ranked Smith on their home floor 66-63 ending the Pioneers 43-game winning streak inside Ainsworth Gymnasium. That victory kickstarted a string of 11-straight wins from January into mid-February when they dropped their first two games inside the Kline to 24th-ranked Gettysburg (64-55) and 11th-ranked Johns Hopkins (67-49). Dickinson ended the year winning two of their final three games to lockup the third seed in the tournament. 

Fireside Review - Last Game: DEVILS 46, Garnet 42 (CC First Round)
After Dickinson trailed 4-0 early in the first, triples by Blackman (2) and Weinstein (2) along with buckets for Hollenshead ended an 18-0 run that spanned the rest of the opening period into the start of the second. Eight of the next ten went to the visitors allowing Swarthmore to chip away slightly to 20-12. Three-balls by Blackman as well as Marion helped DC to carry a 26-19 lead to the break. Following a triple from Marion, the group of Dana Bandurick, Alyssa Hayashi and Norah Wingfield answered back with a 9-2 run to make it 31-26. However, the Red and White ended on a 7-2 scamper thanks to jumpers from Blackman, Hollenshead and Weinstein to lead by ten entering the fourth. Dickinson maintained a ten-point lead early in the fourth, but an 11-3 gallop for the Garnet to cut the deficit down to 44-42. Fortunately, Marion cashed in two free throws inside the final minute to seal up the win.

Red Devil Leaders
Points - Blackman (17), Weinstein (11), Hollenshead and Marion (8)
Assists - Marion (8), Blackman (3)
Rebounds - Blackman (10), Hollenshead and Marion (7)

Garnet Leaders
Points - Hayashi (8)
Assists - Hayashi (2)
Rebounds - Hayashi (9), Bandurick (7)

Red Devil Season Leaders
Points per game - Marion (17.6), Hollenshead (9.2), Blackman (8.1)
Assists per game - Marion (2.8), Hollenshead (2.7), Blackman (2.2)
Rebounds per game - Hollenshead (5.8), Blackman (5.7), Marion (5.1)
Steals per game - Marion (3.2), Blackman (1.5), Weinstein (1.3)

The Battle Plan (22-3, 19-3 Centennial)
Gettysburg began the season by splitting two games against Baldwin Wallace (L, 51-58) and Allegheny (W, 86-66) at the Chuck Resler Tournament in Rochester, New York, Coming off the tournament they defeated Eastern University by a 67-34 score, before being tripped up by Johns Hopkins in Baltimore 66-63. That stretch then woke up a sleeping giant as they ripped off wins against Franklin & Marshall (59-44), Ursinus (64-50), Washington (69-57), and  Dickinson (68-38) prior to falling to Marietta 72-60. The Bullets are currently riding a 16-game winning streak entering Friday's showdown with the Devils. 

Bullet Season Leaders
Points per game - Arnolie (15.4), Szlosek (13.4)
Assists per game - Holsinger (3.0), Arnolie and Szlosek (2.1)
Rebounds per game - Lee (7.6), Szlosek (5.2), Arnolie (3.6)
Steals per game - Arnolie (1.6), Lee, Szlosek and Violante (1.2)

Stat Pack
Streak - DC (W3) | GC (W16)
Scoring Average - DC (58.3) | GC (66.0)
Scoring Defense - DC (49.2) | GC (48.0)
Scoring Margin - DC (+9.1) | GC (+18.0)
Field Goal Pct. - DC (.394) | GC (.417)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - DC (.361) | GC (.319)
3-point Pct. - DC (.330) | GC (.371)
3-point Pct. Defense - DC (.285) | GC (.239) 
Free Throw Pct. - DC (.689) | GC (.739)
Rebound Avg. - DC (37.3) | GC (39.7)
Opp. Rebound Avg. - DC (31.8) | GC (35.0)
Rebound Margin - DC (+5.5) | GC (+4.7)
Assists - DC (12.7) | GC (12.6)
Turnovers - DC (14.7) | GC (14.0)
Opp. Turnovers - DC (17.5) | GC (16.0)
Turnover Margin - DC (+2.8) | GC (+2.0)
Steals - DC (9.2) | GC (8.4)
Blocks - DC (2.9) | GC (5.5)