GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Sophomore Emily Gibbons (Annapolis, Md./Severn School) posted 21 points and senior Jessica Porter (Narberth, Pa./Lower Merion) added a double-double with 17 points and 10 boards in a 78-55 victory over Swarthmore College inside Bream Gym on Monday night.
Following two postponements due to the recent winter storm, Monday's affair was anything but dramatic as Gettysburg (12-3, 6-3 CC) never trailed in handing Swarthmore (3-14, 2-9 CC) its 10th-straight defeat. A three-pointer by freshman Emma Dorshimer (Jenkintown, Pa./Jenkintown) set the stage for a 7-0 run to start the game.
The hosts held the Garnet to just two field goals and raced out to a 17-4 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Swarthmore trimmed the lead down to 10 (21-11) on a three-pointer by Maggie O'Neil with 5:49 left in the second quarter. The Bullets went on a 12-2 run with Gibbons putting up six of her 16 first-half points during the stretch to boost the advantage to 20 (33-13) with 1:19 remaining. A last-second three-pointer by freshman Shannon Tobin (Newark, Del./Caravel Academy) gave Gettysburg a 36-17 lead at the half.
The Bullets put the game on cruise control in the second half as the lead never dipped below 20 following a three-pointer by Dorshimer to start the third quarter. Gettysburg canned 51.6 percent (16-of-31) of its field goal attempts in the final half with the advantage reaching 30 (73-43) on a jumper by Tobin with 4:14 to play.
Gettysburg connected on 29-of-63 (46 percent) field goals in the contest, marking the fourth consecutive outing the Bullets have hit 45 percent or better. The hosts held a 49-36 advantage on the boards and dished out 24 assists.
Gibbons finished 9-of-14 from the floor on the way to her fifth-straight double-figure outing. She also picked up five rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Porter recorded her fifth double-double of the year and finished 8-of-18 from the field. Dorshimer knocked down three treys on the way to 13 points and added six rebounds. Senior Kim Ryan (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) dished out a game-high six assists, while junior Sara Graham (Pottstown, Pa./The Hill School) led the reserves with seven points.
Jessica Jowdy led Swarthmore with 21 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Abbey Deckard added 13 points, while Maggie O'Neil produced 11 points.
Gettysburg matches up with Centennial Conference front-runner McDaniel College (14-3, 9-1 CC) inside Bream Gym on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m.