Tanner Kirkpatrick, Gettysburg
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CARLISLE, Pa. – Sophomore guard Pete
Christ (Pittstown, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) scored
a career-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting and the Gettysburg
College men's basketball team upset seventh-ranked Dickinson
College 67-61 in a Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball tilt
Tuesday evening in the Kline Center.
The Bullets (4-1, 2-0 CC), playing their first road contest of the
season, earned their first win over a nationally-ranked opponent
since their 73-65 victory at No. 23 Franklin & Marshall College
in the 2009 Centennial Conference championship game. Gettysburg
also earned its first win over a top-10 ranked squad since topping
No. 8 Franklin & Marshall 79-69 on Jan. 12, 2002.
Trailing by eight with less than two minutes left, Dickinson (3-1,
1-1 CC) elected to foul and Gettysburg did not attempt a field goal
the rest of the way. Though the Bullets twice missed the front of a
one-and-one, they converted 10-of-14 at the charity stripe in the
final 1:58 to survive a late flurry of Dickinson 3-pointers.
Sophomore forward Tanner
Kirkpatrick (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley), playing in
his hometown, added 15 points and seven rebounds for Gettysburg
while senior guard Sean
Gordon (Broomall, Pa./Malvern Prep) dished out eight
assists. Junior forward Kevin
Gladstone (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) contributed 13
points and six rebounds while freshman forward Cameron
Stewart (Sydney, Australia/Newington College) notched a
season-high 10 points.
Ted Hinnenkamp led the Red Devils, who reached the Elite Eight of
the NCAA Division III Tournament last season, with 18 points and
six rebounds while Jon Stenger posted 12 points. Gerry Wixted
netted eight points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the hosts.
Dickinson led 12-5 with 8:44 left in the first half before the
Bullets heated up, outscoring the Devils 26-10 over the remainder
of the period to assume a 31-22 halftime advantage. Five different
Bullets scored during the run, which was capped by four consecutive
Gettysburg 3-pointers, starting with a Stewart trey that gave the
Orange and Blue the lead (22-19) for good. Kirkpatrick and Christ
connected from beyond the arc before Stewart struck again, this
time with two ticks showing to give the visitors their nine-point
edge at the break.
Gettysburg led by as much as 12 (36-24) with 16:16 remaining
following a Gordon 3-ball, but the Red Devils immediately climbed
back into it with a 7-0 spurt. Dickinson pulled to within two
(46-44) with 8:19 left but would get no closer.
Christ nailed a trey with 2:50 remaining to make it 57-46 before
Brandon Angradi answered with a triple of his own. Dickinson then
began to foul, and a pair of Gladstone free throws with 1:58 made
it 59-49. Stenger hit a 3-pointer with 1:47 left, but Dickinson
came up empty on its next three possessions, allowing the Bullets
to push their lead to 10 again (62-52) when Christ went 2-for-2 at
the line with 32 seconds remaining.
Stenger and Hinnenkamp sandwiched a pair of late 3's around a
1-for-2 trip at the stripe for Gladstone to make it 63-58 with 16
seconds left. After Gladstone hit a pair of foul shots, Stenger
converted his fourth and final 3-pointer with eight ticks showing
to make it 65-61. But Christ settled any doubt when he connected on
a pair of foul shots with six seconds left.
Gettysburg takes a week off from competition before returning to
Centennial Conference action next Tuesday, when it hosts Johns
Hopkins University at 6 p.m.
Centennial Victories over Top-10 Opponents
1995-Muhlenberg d. #1 Franklin & Marshall, 88-86
1996-Franklin & Marshall d. #3 Wilkes, 107-70
2000-Muhlenberg d. #5 Franklin & Marshall, 71-70
2002-Gettysburg d. #8 Franklin & Marshall, 79-69
2003-Franklin & Marshall d. #9 Elizabethtown, 81-78
2010-McDaniel d. #10 Franklin & Marshall, 60-51
2012-Washington College d. #7 Franklin & Marshall, 78-74
2012-Muhlenberg d. #8 Franklin & Marshall, 60-58
2012-Franklin & Marshall d. #2 Amherst, 80-71
2014-Gettysburg d. #7 Dickinson, 67-61
courtesy of Gettysburg Athletic Communications