GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Senior two-way player
Victoria Zerbe dropped a season and career-high 19 points and hauled in eight rebounds on Wednesday night, but unfortunately it would not be enough as the host Gettysburg College Bullets picked up a 64-45 Centennial Conference win inside of Bream Gymnasium.
First Quarter
- The hosts started strong jumping out to a 9-2 lead with 2:18 off the clock as a Zerbe layup accounted for the lone Dickinson basket.
- Two at the stripe for Mia Chapman and another layup by Zerbe chopped the score to 9-6, before Amanda Rapel converted an "and one" opportunity to help the Bullets double-up the Red and White 12-6.
- A triple for Lizzie McGrath couple with buckets for Emma Landes, Gabby Smelcer and Zerbe kept DC close at 16-15 with 1:44 left.
- Kimberly Hopkins and Rapel each found the bottom of the net prior to the horn to take a 20-15 lead into the second.
Second Quarter
- Gettysburg would take command of the game in the second as a jumper from Ava O'Neil sent the home side on a 12-2 run over an eight minute stretch to open the lead out to 32-17. During the outburst for the Bullets, Dickinson missed nine straight shots and turned the ball over six times.
- Zerbe finally ended the GC run with a foul line jumper off a feed from Chapman as the game went to the half at 32-19.
Third Quarter
- The two sides combined for six consecutive misses to begin the frame, before Rapel finished off the old-fashioned "three-point play" for the 35-19 lead with 8:36 remaining.
- Eight of the next dozen went the way of the Devils thanks to buckets for Chapman, Smelcer and Zerbe (39-27).
- Hopkins and Rapel collected five in a row, but then Addison Cadwell embarked on a personal 6-0 charge to make it 44-33 inside of a minute left.
- Rapel and Zerbe traded buckets to end the period at 46-36.
Fourth Quarter
- It took just over two minutes for each team to tally a bucket as Hopkins and Zerbe scored for their respective sides.
- A foul shot for Rapel with 2:41 gone kicked off a 14-2 romp for the Bullets with a pair of Landes free throws being the only DC points as the score read 62-40 with 1:44 left.
- Jessica Maina knocked down a triple and Zerbe added two at the chairty line to set the 64-45 result.
Dickinson Top Performers
- Points - Zerbe (19), Cadwell and Chapman (6)
- Rebounds - Zerbe (8), Landes (6), Leah Dubin (4)
- Assists - Chapman and McGrath (2)
- Steals - Landes, Smelcer and Zerbe (2)
Opponent Top Performers
- Points - Rapel (25), Hopkins (16)
- Rebounds - Reale (12), Chrencik (11)
- Assists - Chrencik, Hopkins, O'Neil and Reale (2)
- Steals - Reale (4), Jones (2)
Up Next
- Dickinson (10-7, 4-2 Centennial) return to the Kline Center on Saturday afternoon a 2pm for a conference clash with Franklin and Marshall College. It will the annual "Social Justice Games" for the Devils. The Athletes of Color Coalition will be collecting nonperishable food items and winter gear. The first 50 people to bring a donation will receive a t-shirt designed by women's soccer player Madison Mobray.
