Box
Score vs. Seton Hill
Box Score vs. Gallaudet
Box Score vs. Johns
Hopkins
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior setter Lauren
Boyd (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) dished out a
team-high 54 assists in a 3-1 win over Johns Hopkins to give
Gettysburg its third win on the second day of the Battlefield
Classic. Boyd tallied 129 assists on the day and was the only
Bullet named to the 2002 All-Tournament team.
Nicole Barr (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck)
tallied 22 kills, 30 digs, and 19 assists in the three matches
to lead Gettysburg past Seton Hill, Gallaudet and Johns Hopkins.
The Bullets rallied back from a 30-28 loss
in the opening game against Johns Hopkins to capture the next
three sets and win their final match, 3-1 (28-30, 30-21, 30-24,
30-21). Jessica Cortese (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield)
knocked down 17 kills while Barr was one assist away from
a triple-double with 17 kills, 15 digs and nine assists.
The Bullets took a 2-1 lead, using a 9-3 run
in game three to pull away 26-23. Jessica Cortese added two
kills to clinch the set.
In game four, Gettysburg kept the momentum
going and jumped ahead 28-18. Johns Hopkins took the next
two points but wouldn't come any closer as Barr and Cortese
each recorded a kill to notch their squad's third win of the
day.
After the Blue Jays scored four consecutive
points to tie the game at 16, the Bullets reeled off a 4-0
run of their own and never trailed again in game two. Margaret
Hallahan (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon) served two aces
to close out the set 30-21.
In the first match of the day, the Bullets
came out ready for Seton Hill, winning game one 30-23.
In game two, the Spirit went on a 6-0 run,
capitalizing on four Bullet errors and taking the game 30-27.
Trailing game three 7-6 with the match tied at one game apiece,
Gettysburg used a 7-0 run to take the lead for good and go
on to win 30-25. Powered by four of Boyd's six aces, the Bullets
scored 10 of the game's first 12 points and never trailed
the rest of the way. Seton Hill rallied to within 19-18, but
Gettysburg responded with 11 of the game's final 13 points
to halt the rally. Erica Rau (Oakland Park, FL/Pine
Crest) knocked in her 12th kill to close the match.
Against Gallaudet, the Bullets dominated the
first two games, winning 30-18 and 30-21. The Bison took an
early 10-4 lead in game three, but the Bullets rallied back
to take a 26-23 advantage, before All-Tournament team selection
Raylene Lotz knocked in two aces to knot the
game at 26. Gallaudet's two attacking errors gave Gettysburg
the win to clinch its division.
Gettysburg returns to action on Friday at the
Wartburg (Iowa) Invitational. Action begins at 3 p.m.
Gettysburg d. Seton Hill, 3-1 (30-23, 27-30,
30-25, 30-22)
Gettysburg Leaders
Kills: Jessica Cortese 22, Erica Rau 12. Assists: Lauren Boyd
43. Digs: Shannan Smith 15, Nicole Barr 11 Diana McNamee 11.
Service Aces: Boyd 6. Blocks: Jayme Massey 5, Boyd 3.
Gettysburg d. Gallaudet, 3-0 (28-30, 30-25,
30-18)
Gettysburg Leaders
Kills: Cortese 10, Barr 10. Assists: Boyd 32. Digs: Boyd 6,
Smith 5, Michelle Dorsch 5. Service Aces: McNamee 3, Boyd
3. Blocks: Boyd 2, Rau 2.
Gettysburg d. Johns Hopkins, 3-1 (28-30,
30-21, 30-24, 30-21)
Gettysburg Leaders
Kills: Barr 17, Cortese 16, Dorsch 14. Assists: Boyd 54. Digs:
Barr 15, Boyd 13, Dorsch 12. Service Aces: Boyd 2, Margaret
Hallahan 2. Blocks: Barr 3, Rau 3.
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