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GETTYSBURG, PA - Guard Courtney Tierney (Jr., Princeton, NJ/Hun School) scored a career high 28-points, but Gettysburg College rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat Franklin & Marshall 76-70 in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action on Saturday. For Gettysburg, Emily Falk went 5-for-6 shooting from the floor, 1-for-1 from behind the arc and hit a career-best 9-of-10 from the free throw line for a career high 20 points as Gettysburg overcame a 36-26 halftime deficit to drop the Diplomats to 9-4, 3-2 in Centennial Conference play A transfer from Division I Farleigh Dickinson-Teaneck, Tierney almost single-handedly outscored the Bullets (10-4, 3-2 CC) in the first half with 21 points on seven-for-10 shooting from the field, 4-for-4 from 3-point land and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe, but only recorded seven points in the second half for a game-high 28. After the Bullets' Dana Bear cut the Diplomats lead to 8-6 with 14:46 left until the intermission, Tierney put Franklin & Marshall on her back to score 21 of the team's final 28 first half points. Amy Abernathy (Jr., Far Hills, NJ/American School Paris) chipped in 15 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. The Diplomats jumped out to a 14-point advantage before Gettysburg rallied to grab the lead late in the contest and hold on for its 10th victory of the season. With Franklin & Marshall clinging to a 64-63 lead, Gettysburg's Elizabeth Ross gave the Bullets their first lead of the game at 65-64 with 6:21 left. Abernathy and Jamie Drahos (Sr., Ambler, PA/Wissahickon) each hit one-of-two from the free throw to restore the lead for the Diplomats, but Hodge knocked down a jumper to give Gettysburg a 67-66 advantage with 4:43 remaining. After Tierney drained her fifth 3-pointer to give Franklin & Marshall their final lead of the game at 69-67 with 3:42 remaining, the Bullets closed the contest on a 9-1 run to end a three-game losing streak against the Diplomats. Hodge cut the deficit to one point after hitting a free throw before Falk knocked down a pair of free throws to give Gettysburg a 70-69 advantage with 1:36 left. Maura Lentz (So., Baltimore, MD/Catonsville) made the back end of two free throws to knot the game at 70, but Jen Bengel hit a jumper in the left corner off a Hodge assist to give the Bullets the lead for good with 1:01 remaining. Falk hit 1 of 2 free throws and Bengel converted 3 of 4 to seal the victory. The Diplomats took a 50-36 lead after Drahos scored on a lay-up with 15:51 on the clock, Gettysburg went on a 29-14 surge to tie the game at 65 at the 6:08 mark. Keyed by six points apiece from Jay Hodge and Jamie Marshall, the Bullets went seven-for-11 shooting from the floor, one-for-one from behind the arch and 12-for-13 from the free throw during the 9:43 span to tie the game at 65. In the first half, Franklin & Marshall turned 14 Gettysburg turnovers into 27 points to grab a 36-26 halftime lead while holding the Bullets to 28.6 percent shooting in the first half. Franklin & Marshall College will return to action on January 23 when they travel to Moravian College. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.
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