Bullets Pick Up Road Win at Eastern Mennonite

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Freshman Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) dropped 20 points and fellow first-year Colin Farrell (Matawan, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) added 14 to lead Gettysburg College to a 62-50 win over Eastern Mennonite University Friday night.
 

                   
Gettysburg's Top Performers

• Carl Schaller '25: 20 Points, 6-11 FG, 6-8 FT
• Colin Farrell '25: 14 Points, 4 Rebounds
• Elijah Williams '23 (Washington, D.C./Sidwell Friends): 6 Points, 12 Rebounds, 2 Blocks
• Rassoul Abakar '25 (Cameroon/Notre Dame Fairfield): 7 Rebounds

 
Eastern Mennonite's Top Performers

• Tim Jones: 16 Points, 5 Rebounds, 5 Assists
• Landon Swingler: 9 Points, 5 Rebounds
• Chris Simmons: 8 Points, 5 Rebounds
• Mark Burkholder: 9 Rebounds

 
Game Summary - First Half

• Gettysburg rattled off the game's first eight points as senior Avery Close (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) scored five and Schaller canned a three-pointer at 17:14.
• After a lay-up by Tim Jones made it 8-4, Eastern Mennonite went ice cold from the floor, missing on each of its next 10 shot attempts. A three-pointer by Farrell made it 19-4 just past the midpoint of the opening half. A jumper by Jones broke an eight-minute scoring drought for the hosts.
• The Bullets tallied the final five points of the opening half with a three-pointer by freshman Max Pernetti (Oakland, N.J./Ramapo) making it 32-12 at the break.

 
Game Summary - Second Half

• The Royals produced the first two field goals of the second half in just 1:13, equaling their total field goals over the final six-plus minutes of the opening period. Gettysburg remained in control, remaining in front by at least 14 and pulling ahead by as many as 19 following a lay-up by freshman Ben Drury (Camp Hill, Pa./Cumberland Valley) which made it 42-23 with 15:07 to play.
• After shooting just 5-of-31 (16.1 percent) in the first half, Eastern Mennonite managed to get back in the contest by shooting over 50 percent in the second period. The Royals used a 15-5 run to pull within nine (47-38) on a three-pointer by Jones at 9:04.
• The Bullets maintained a double-figure lead for most of the remaining time, but an old-fashioned three-point play by Daijordan Brown sliced the margin down to seven (57-50) with only 2:35 remaining. Schaller showed he had ice in his veins, stepping up to the free throw line six times and knocking down five attempts over the final two minutes of play to help seal the win.

 
By the Numbers

• Gettysburg finished 22-of-59 (37.3 percent) from the floor, while Eastern Mennonite was 21-of-61 (34.4 percent). The Bullets out-rebounded the Royals 46-38.
• Schaller and Farrell carried the offensive load for Gettysburg, combining to go 12-of-24 from the floor and 4-of-9 from beyond the arc.
• Williams topped his personal high for rebounds for the second consecutive game. The junior snagged a dozen caroms against Eastern Mennonite, two more than the total he had against Hiram College last weekend.

 
Where the Series Stands
Friday's contest marked the first-ever meeting between Gettysburg and Eastern Mennonite.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg opens its Centennial Conference schedule at Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 8 p.m.