LEXINGTON, Va. — Junior forward William Brueggeman (Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep) totaled a game-high 23 points, and the Washington and Lee men's basketball team never trailed in an 83-55 victory over Gettysburg on Monday on the final day of the W&L Holiday Tournament at the Duchossois Tennis Center.
 
The Generals (9-3) led 42-31 at halftime, but the Bullets (7-3) drained the first two jumpers of the second half to trim the deficit to 42-35 at the 18:49 mark. Brueggeman drilled a triple to push the lead back to double digits, and then first-year guard Richie Manigault (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) split a pair of free throws to give the Blue and White an 11-point advantage (46-35) with 17:21 to go in the game.
 
Senior guard Kevin Dennin (Severna Park, Md./Severn School) then dropped in a layup off a feed from junior forward Curtis Mitchell (Chevy Chase, Md./Georgetown Prep), and then Dennin buried a triple on the break to extend the Generals' lead to 51-35 with 16:19 on the clock.
 
First-year center Sukky Nd-Ezuma made a layup to stop the 9-0 run for W&L, but Dennin answered with another three. A layup by Mitchell pushed the margin to 19 (56-37) and then a three-pointer by Manigault gave the Blue and White a 22-point lead, 59-37, with 11:58 left to put the game away.
 
Brueggeman totaled his 23 points on 8-of-13 from the floor. He also had nine rebounds, three steals and three assists, as he was named the Tournament MVP at the conclusion of the contest. This marks the third straight game he has notched at least 20 points.
 
Dennin finished the day with 16 points and seven rebounds on 4-of-8 from long range. He was also named to the All-Tournament Team. Mitchell totaled nine points and eight rebounds. Senior forward Mark Croughan (Rye, N.Y./Rye) came off the bench to register seven points and five rebounds. All 12 Blue and White players that played in the contest scored at least two points.
 
W&L controlled the glass, holding a 50-39 rebounding advantage. The Generals held Gettysburg to just 2-of-16 (12.5 percent) from beyond the arc, after the Bullets shot 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from long range against St. Mary's (Md.) on Sunday. The Blue and White made 12 shots from downtown on Monday.
 
Junior guard Alex Leder led Gettysburg with 11 points, three rebounds and four steals. Junior forward Avery Close had nine points and eight rebounds.
 
The Generals have now won four in a row and seven of their last eight. The team returns to action on Wednesday, when it host Bridgewater at 7:00 pm.
 
W&L 2019 Holiday Tournament All-Tournament Team 
First-year guard Gary Grant (St. Mary's)
Junior guard Alex Leder (Gettysburg)
Senior guard Nick Antolini (Gettysburg)
Senior guard Kevin Dennin (W&L)
Junior forward William Brueggeman (W&L – MVP)