Gettysburg held Washington scoreless for the first 7:22 of the game, but led by only three points at halftime, 27-24. Washington took its first lead of the game with 15:20 left in the second half on a lay-up by junior guard Buck Howanski that made it 35-34. The lead changed hands five times in the next two minutes and the Shoremen led, 40-39, with 13:16 to go.
The Bullets then went on their pivotal run as Matt Whelan knocked down three three-pointers during the spurt and Gettysburg pulled ahead, 60-48, with 8:04 remaining in the game. The Shoremen cut the lead down to five twice in the final minute of play, but could get no closer as the Bullets held on for the win.
David Glaser led Gettysburg with game highs of 25 points and five assists. He also grabbed seven rebounds and was 12-of-12 at the line. Whelan finished with 19 points in 18 minutes and was four-of-four from beyond the arc. Dami Oloruntoba collected a game-high 12 boards.
Sophomore guard Dustin Abbate scored a team-high 19 points for Washington and drained five three-pointers. Senior forward David Horvath added 18 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore forward Jonathan Webb tallied 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
Newspaper Box Score Washington College vs Gettysburg 2/14/04 2:00 pm at Gettysburg, PA At Gettysburg, PA GETTYSBURG 77, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 71 WASHINGTON COLLEGE (8-14, 5-10 CC) Dustin Abbate 7-17 0-0 19; David Horvath 4-13 9-11 18; Jonathan Webb 5-13 0-0 11; Kyle Stem 1-5 5-6 7; Jeff McMahon 1-3 2-2 4; Travis Moore 1-3 1-2 4; John Alexander 2-3 0-0 4; Joe Breslin 1-3 0-0 2; Buck Howanski 1-1 0-2 2; Drew Hill 0-1 0-0 0; Andrew Gentile 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 23-66 17-23 71. GETTYSBURG (13-9, 9-6 CC) David Glaser 6-12 12-12 25; Matt Whelan 4-6 7-9 19; Kyle Jakobe 3-7 0-0 9; Todd Brady 3-6 0-0 7; Dami Oloruntoba 1-5 3-4 6; Erik Fromm 2-7 0-0 5; Kyle McGlensey 2-3 0-0 4; Reggie Davis 0-2 2-2 2; Chris Pombar 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 24-27 77. Washington College............ 24 47 - 71 Gettysburg.................... 27 50 - 77 3-point goals-Washington College 8-23 (Dustin Abbate 5-10; David Horvath 1-4; Travis Moore 1-1; Jonathan Webb 1-6; Andrew Gentile 0-1; Kyle Stem 0-1), Gettysburg 11-22 (Matt Whelan 4-4; Kyle Jakobe 3-6; David Glaser 1-3; Erik Fromm 1-2; Todd Brady 1-1; Dami Oloruntoba 1-3; Chris Pombar 0-1; Reggie Davis 0-2). Fouled out--Washington College-None, Gettysburg-None. Rebounds-Washington College 33 (Jonathan Webb 9), Gettysburg 43 (Dami Oloruntoba 12). Assists-Washington College 13 (Andrew Gentile 3), Gettysburg 19 (David Glaser 5). Total fouls-Washington College 24, Gettysburg 20. A-253