GETTYSBURG, PA - The Susquehanna University women's basketball team came out swinging Saturday at 13th-ranked Gettysburg, keeping the score all knotted up at 16-16 after the first quarter. The Bullets surged in the second half as the River Hawks had a 12-point deficit. While they continued to fight in the second half, Gettysburg dropped 21 fourth-quarter points on its way to a 75-52 victory.
Kenzie Selvaggi led Susquehanna with 13 points, along with Carly George leading the team with nine rebounds to go with six points. Despite the fast start the team had against the Bullets, entering the second quarter knotted up at sixteen points a piece, Gettysburg pulled away to a 36-24 lead entering halftime. Alayna Arnolie of Gettysburg tied with Selvaggi for the game high in scoring with 13 points, shooting 6-20 from the field. Both sides fared almost similarly in free throw chances as Susquehanna shot 12-of-15 and Gettysburg 15-of-17, while the River Hawks held the edge in rebounds, 40-39, backed by eight boards from Greta Servitto and five more from Sydney Weyant, who also added six points.
The difference came in the field goal shooting category as Susquehanna finished at 33.3 percent (19-of-57), making 2-of-18 threes, while the Bullets connected on 41.5 percent (27-of-65) with 6-of-14 made from beyond the arc. Annie Greek came off the bench to deliver nine points, with her and Selvaggi scoring each of the team's two made threes on the day. Julia Pinckert netted eight points to go with three rebounds. In all there were three lead changes, all occurring in the first quarter as George opened the scoring with a layup towards an early 6-2 Susquehanna run, marked by another George layup and free throws from Selvaggi. Gettysburg would not get its first double-digit lead until under four minutes left of the first half when a three by Ab Holsinger opened up an 11-point lead for the Bullets at 29-18.
Susquehanna heads back out on the road as the team travels to Drew for a midweek Landmark Conference game on Wednesday, January 8. The women return home in a highly-anticipated matchup with third-ranked Landmark foe Scranton.
