Drury Pours in 20 Points in Shoremen's 52-44 Victory

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Visiting Washington College scored nine unanswered points in a critical late-game stretch to post a 52-44 Centennial Conference men's basketball win over host Gettysburg College this afternoon. The win completed the Shoremen's first-ever season sweep of the Bullets. 

Washington College 52, Gettysburg 44

How It Happened
- Gettysburg missed its first eight shots from the field, but took an 8-5 lead on their first make - a three-pointer by Pete Christ with 13:11 left in the first half. That was the start of an 8-0 run for the Bullets as a Danny Duffey lay-up with 11:25 remaining in the half made it 13-5. The Shoremen made just two of their first 16 shots from the field.
- Washington answered with a 9-0 run to take a 14-13 lead on a Nick Schmelzer three-pointer with 7:05 on the clock. Neither team led by more than two points the rest of the half as the Shoremen took a 20-19 lead into the intermission. The Shoremen wound up shooting 9-for-29 from the field in the half, but Gettysburg was even less accurate, going 5-for-26.
- The Bullets scored seven of the first nine points in the second half to build a 26-22 lead on a Pete Christ jumper with 14:15 on the clock. James Drury scored the next four points for the Shoremen to level the game at 26-26, but the Bullets scored the next four points to go up, 30-26, on a Tanner Kirkpatrick lay-up with 10:44 to play. The Shoremen scored the next six to briefly take a 32-30 lead on a Dallas Marshall lay-up with 9:01 remaining. Mlynue Reeves evened the score for the Bullets 31 seconds later.
- Schmelzer put the Shoremen back in front, 34-32 with a jumper with 7:05 to go. Gettysburg then scored the next five points for a 37-34 lead on a steal and lay-up by Duffey with 6:16 left. The Shoremen got the next four points, taking a 38-37 lead when Drury made one of two free throws with 3:47 remaining.
- After Cam Stewart made one free throw to tie the score for the Bullets, Drury knocked down a wide-open three-pointer for a 41-38 Shoremen lead with 3:14 left. Kirkpatrick then missed two free throws for Gettysburg with 2:48 left and a jumper by Tas Dixon gave the Shoremen a 43-38 lead with 2:25 to play. Duffey was called for a charge on the next Bullet possession.
- Neither team scored again until Drury made a pair of free throws with 1:08 left to stretch the Washington lead to seven at 45-38 with 1:08 remaining. Armand de Castillo stole the ball from Duffey on the next possession and made a pair of free throws with 59 seconds left as the lead ballooned to nine at 47-38. The Shoremen led by at least seven points the rest of the way.

For the Shoremen (6-11, 2-8 Centennial Conference)
- Drury (20 points, 3 steals); Schmelzer (11 points); Dixon (9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists)
- The Shoremen shot 35.4% from the field, 3-for-10 from three-point range, and 15-for-24 from the free-throw line. Washington held a 43-38 rebounding advantage.

For Gettysburg (5-12, 4-6 Centennial Conference)
- Duffey (11 points, 6 assists, 5 steals); Cody Kiefer (10 points, 12 rebounds)
- The Bullets finished the game just 29.6% from the field, 3-for-21 from three-point range, and 9-for-20 from the foul line.

Notes
- The Shoremen and Bullets began their home-and-home series during the 2003-04 season, the first year the Centennial Conference went to a full double round-robin schedule. Gettysburg had swept or split the season series every year since prior to this one. The Shoremen were 91-90 double-overtime winners over the Bullets in Chestertown last month.
- The Shoremen's six wins this season are their most since going 14-13 during the 2011-12 season.

Up Next for the Shoremen
1/26 v. Swarthmore - 8:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference game)