WESTMINSTER, Md. – Junior Alex Leder (Bethesda. Md./Bullis) scored a career-high 25 points to lift Gettysburg College (8-3, 2-2 CC) past McDaniel College (4-7, 0-4 CC) 63-52 in Centennial Conference men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon.
Top Performers – Gettysburg
– Alex Leder ’21 – 25 points, 7-16 FG, 3 assists, 2 steals
– Nick Antolini ’20 (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) – 12 points, 7 rebounds
Top Performers – McDaniel
– Mike Wallace – 13 points, 5-8 FG
– Josh Sproul – 9 points, 10 rebounds
– Caleb Johnson – 9 points
How It Happened…
- First Half
- The first half produced nine lead changes between Gettysburg and McDaniel with the largest advantage coming at five-points midway through the stanza. The Green Terror grabbed a 15-10 edge with a 6-0 run that was started by Caleb Johnson hitting a jumper. Back-to-back three-pointers by Antolini with under six to go gave the Bullets a two-point lead, 18-16. A free throw by Caleb Johnson and a lay-up by Josh Arruda lifted the hosts back on top by one. Gettysburg collected the edge on the next possession off a trey by Leder, but a lay-up by Arruda tied the game at 21-all. Leder scored six of Gettysburg’s eight points in the last 3:29 to help the Bullets hold a 29-28 lead at the half.
- Second Half
- A 7-2 run in the opening five minutes provided McDaniel a five-point lead. After that, Gettysburg regained the lead by rattling an 8-0 run over the next four minutes to make it 39-35. A pair of made free throws by Sam Beverly cut the deficit down to two (39-37), but that was as close at McDaniel saw the rest of the way. A lay-up by senior Danny Duffey (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Lower Moreland) brought Gettysburg to its largest advantage of the game at 15 (56-41) with 4:33 showing. The Orange and Blue shoot a stellar 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from the floor in the final half.
By the Numbers
- Gettysburg concluded by shooting 21-of-48 (43.8 percent) from the field, 6-of-14 (42.9 percent) from three-point land, and 15-of-21 (71.4 percent) the free throw line.
- In the last three games, Leder has tallied two 20-plus point performances.
- Duffey becomes the first-ever player in program history to dish out over 300 assists.
- McDaniel shot 19-of-53 (35.8 percent) from the floor, 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the charity stripe and made five three-point attempts.
- McDaniel held the 33-32 edge in rebounds.
- Both team benches scored 16 points, and Gettysburg tallied 18 points off turnovers to the Green Terror 13.
Where the Series Stands
Gettysburg holds an 89-39 lead in a series that dates back 102 years. In the last 10 meetings, the Bullets have won seven, including last season’s swept against McDaniel.
Next Up
Gettysburg hosts Ursinus College (6-3, 2-2 CC) on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m.
This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Website.