SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Senior Kim Ryan (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) dished out a career-high 10 assists and classmate Jessica Porter (Narberth, Pa./Lower Merion) poured in 18 points as Gettysburg College beat Swarthmore College 72-54 in Centennial Conference women's basketball action inside Tarble Pavilion Thursday night.

Gettysburg (7-2, 2-2 CC) won its fourth-straight outing thanks to a 10-0 run to end the first quarter. A lay-up by Hayley Raymond gave Swarthmore (3-8, 2-3 CC) a 15-12 advantage with 2:24 left in the period. Freshman Emma Dorshimer (Jenkintown, Pa./Jenkintown) came right back with a three to tie the game and kick off the run which led to a 22-15 lead for the visitors at the end of the quarter. 

The Bullets never looked back with a pair of free throws by sophomore Annie Reilly (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) putting the lead at double-figures (29-19) for the first time with three minutes left in the first half. Gettysburg owned a 37-27 lead at the break. 

Despite trailing by as many as 19 in the third quarter, Swarthmore steadily chipped away at the lead until a lay-up and free throw by Raina Williams brought the deficit below double-figures at 55-46 with 6:50 remaining in the game. A three-pointer by Dorshimer squashed the comeback bid and the Bullets led by as many as 24 down the stretch. 

Gettysburg finished 28-of-65 (43.1 percent) from the floor, while holding Swarthmore to just 21-of-62 (33.9 percent). The Bullets won the battle of the boards 41-37 and out-scored the Garnet in second-chance points (15-0) and in bench points (23-4). 

Porter continued her race to 1,000 career points by going 8-of-18 from the floor and hitting both free throw attempts. The senior forward, who also grabbed six rebounds, now has 960 career points. Dorshimer finished 5-of-8 from the floor on the way to a dozen points, while Reilly logged 11 points and seven rebounds. Senior Emily Duggan (Marmora, N.J./Ocean City) added seven points and seven boards. 

Ryan's assist total was the best by a Bullet since Cori Younghans '14 dished out 10 helpers against Bryn Mawr College on Dec. 1, 2012. The senior guard has dished out at least three helpers in every game this season.    

Williams led the Garnet with 21 points. Jessica Jowdy added 15 points, six rebounds, and five assists, while Bridget Scott grabbed nine boards. 

Gettysburg hosts Haverford College (6-4, 1-2 CC) this Saturday at 1 p.m.