Gettysburg Holds Court, Downs Garnet
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- The Gettysburg men's basketball team shot 48% from the floor to fuel a 76-56 Bullets victory over Swarthmore on Thursday evening in central Pennsylvania.
Bullets guard Mike Spadafora topped all scorers with 20 points while teammate Erik Fromm chipped in 17 points for Gettysburg (7-7 overall, 3-4 CC).
Garnet sophomore center Ian McCormick led Swarthmore (2-12 overall, 1-6 CC) with 19 points and a game-high seven rebounds.
The two teams opened the game with a scoreless run of three minutes and thirteen seconds before Garnet guard Noam Fliegelman '08 broke the seal with a jumper.
Swarthmore kept pace with Gettysburg for the first ten minutes, cutting the Bullets' lead to two at the 9:47 mark following a triple from the corner by junior guard Chris Casey.
From there the Gettysburg defense tightened, limiting Swarthmore to six points for the remainder of the half. The Bullets entered the intermission with a 35-21 lead.
Gettysburg maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half, sinking 13-of-14 (93%) from the line while hitting at 43% (13-of-30) from the floor.
McCormick tried to keep the Garnet within striking distance, dropping in 14 of his 19 points in the second stanza. McCormick has now hit double-figures in 20 consecutive games, maintaining his spot with the top five scorers in the Centennial at 16.3 points per game.
Swarthmore returns to Tarble Pavilion this Saturday, January 14th, welcoming the Diplomats from Franklin & Marshall College for a 4:00 p.m. Centennial game.