Junior Joe Hunter and freshman Ryan Finch led the Terror’s second half charge knocking down several key threes to lead McDaniel to a hard fought win. Hunter, who was held scoreless in the first half, exploded in the second half for 23 points on 6 of 11 shooting. Hunter was lethal from beyond the arc, knocking down 6 of his 9 attempts.
The first half saw Gettysburg jump out to 10 point lead only 10 minutes into the game. The Bullets were unconscious from beyond the arc in the first half. As a team they were 7 of 12 (58.3%) from three point land in the period. Ryan Finch closed out the scoring in the first half by knocking down a three to pull the Terror to within 12 at the break.
The beginning of the second half was not much different than the first. The Bullets once again came out firing, pushing their lead to 20, 46-26, at one point. That’s when the Terror came alive. Finch grabbed an offensive board, was fouled on the put back attempt, and knocked down the ensuing free-throws to start a torrid run that would see the Terror outscore the Bullets 48 to 20 the rest of the way. Gettysburg did all they could down the stretch to get back in the game but key free throw shooting ultimately preserved the lead for McDaniel.
Joe Hunter led McDaniel with 23 points on 6 of 11 shooting. Finch who was equally hot from the floor chipped in with 16 points on 5 of 6 from the floor. The McDaniel tandem outscored the entire Gettysburg team in the second half 36-33.
Gettysburg was lead by senior Erik Fromm who poured in 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Matt Whelan chipped in 15 points to the Bullett effort. The Bullets outrebounded the Terror 32-31.
McDaniel's work on the offensive glass however, proved pivotal as they outscored Gettysburg 16-4 in second chance points. Also key for the Terror was their bench that chipped in with 29 points.
Newspaper Box Score Gettysburg vs McDaniel 12/10/05 2:00 PM at Westminster, MD - The Gill Center At Westminster, MD - The Gill Center MCDANIEL 74, GETTYSBURG 66 GETTYSBURG (3-4, 1-3) Erik Fromm 7-11 1-3 17; Matt Whelan 5-7 2-3 15; Mike Spadafora 4-10 1-2 11; Mike Beck 3-5 0-0 7; Todd Brady 3-4 0-0 6; Julius Redd 2-3 0-1 4; Joe Spierenburg 1-2 0-0 3; Renato Tambellini 1-3 0-1 3; Brian Sateja 0-1 0-0 0; Matt Presby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-47 4-10 66. MCDANIEL (4-4, 2-2) Joe Hunter 6-11 5-7 23; Ryan Finch 5-6 3-4 16; Jemar Daniel 3-5 2-4 8; Chris Rutland 3-6 2-4 8; Josh McKay 1-9 4-4 7; Mike Dipiero 1-6 3-4 5; Chris Prior 0-1 3-4 3; Chad Arrington 1-3 0-0 2; Will Talesnick 1-5 0-0 2; Buggy Barry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 22-31 74. Gettysburg 33 33 66 McDaniel 21 53 74 3-point goals-Gettysburg 10-23 (Matt Whelan 3-5; Erik Fromm 2-4; Mike Spadafora 2-7; Renato Tambellini 1-2; Mike Beck 1-2; Joe Spierenburg 1-2; Todd Brady 0-1), McDaniel 10-18 (Joe Hunter 6-9; Ryan Finch 3-4; Josh McKay 1-2; Will Talesnick 0-2; Chris Rutland 0-1). Fouled out--Gettysburg-Joe Spierenburg; Todd Brady, McDaniel-None. Rebounds-Gettysburg 32 (Erik Fromm 8), McDaniel 31 (Chris Rutland 4). Assists-Gettysburg 16 (Julius Redd 5), McDaniel 16 (Mike Dipiero 8). Total fouls-Gettysburg 26, McDaniel 18. A-515