Chestertown, Md. — Visiting Gettysburg College outscored host Washington College, 25-10, over the final 8:12 of the game en route to a 78-62 victory over the Shorewomen in a Centennial Conference game this evening at Cain Athletic Center. Gettysburg improves to 5-9 overall and 2-5 in conference play with the win, while Washington slips to 3-8 and 1-5 with the loss.

The first half ended with the score tied at 27-27 after Washington senior guard Karen Simos drained a three-pointer at the buzzer. The Shorewomen built a pair of three-point leads early in the second half, but the Bullets came back to pull in front, 51-45, with 9:38 left. Washington cut the lead down to one, at 53-52, with 8:12 to go on a lay-up by senior forward Liz Smith. Gettysburg then went on their big run to pull away for the win. The Bullets held the Shorewomen to three-for-12 shooting during the final eight minutes.

Jen Bengel led five Bullets in double figures with game-highs of 20 points and 13 rebounds. Emily Falk added 13 points, while Dana Bear and Elizabeth Ross finished with 12 points a piece. Jamie Marshall contributed 10 points.

Smith led Washington with 16 points, while senior guard Yianna Patronas poured in 14 and Simos contributed 11.

Newspaper Box Score
Gettysburg vs Washington College
1/13/04 6:00 pm at Cain Athletic Center
At Cain Athletic Center
GETTYSBURG 78, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 62
GETTYSBURG (5-9, 2-5 CC)
Jen Bengel 4-12 12-14 20; Emily Falk 3-8 6-6 13; Dana Bear 5-8 1-3 12; Elizabeth Ross 6-8 0-0 12; Jamie Marshall 3-6 3-4 10; Amy Tarbell 2-5 0-0 4;
Katie Eiden 2-7 0-0 4; Hillary Prutzman 0-3 3-4 3. Totals 25-57 25-31 78.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE (3-8, 1-5 CC)
Liz Smith 6-13 4-8 16; Yianna Patronas 5-10 4-6 14; Karen Simos 3-7 2-2 11; Mary Rybicki 3-9 0-0 7; Regina Barrett 2-6 0-0 6; Kathryn Zajac 1-7 2-2 4; Jeremy Cook 0-4 2-4 2; Lauren Duckworth 1-6 0-0 2; Katie Piringer 0-4 0-0 0.
Totals 21-66 14-22 62.
Gettysburg....................   27   51  -   78
Washington College............   27   35  -   62
3-point goals-Gettysburg 3-13 (Jamie Marshall 1-3; Dana Bear 1-3; Emily Falk 1-3; Katie Eiden 0-4), Washington College 6-22 (Karen Simos 3-5; Regina Barrett 2-5; Mary Rybicki 1-5; Jeremy Cook 0-1; Katie Piringer 0-4; Yianna
Patronas 0-1; Liz Smith 0-1). Fouled out--Gettysburg-None, Washington
College-Yianna Patronas; Kathryn Zajac. Rebounds-Gettysburg 44 (Jen Bengel 13), Washington College 40 (Lauren Duckworth 9). Assists-Gettysburg 17 (Dana Bear 4; Jen Bengel 4), Washington College 15 (Kathryn Zajac 4; Karen Simos 4). Total fouls-Gettysburg 18, Washington College 25. A-150