Box Score vs. Washington
Box Score vs. Muhlenberg
ALLENTOWN,
Pa. – Not only did Gettysburg win two matches in Centennial
Conference (CC) volleyball action on Saturday at Muhlenberg
against Washington and the hosts to remain undefeated in
conference play, but junior Jessica
Cortese (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield)
also reached a milestone accomplished by only eight Bullets
before her. With her 17th kill on the day, tallied
in the opening game against the Mules, Cortese
recorded her 1,000th career kill. She finished
the day with 28 in the two matches to bring her career total
to 1,011.
With the
pair of sweeps, Gettysburg (18-5, 5-0 CC) also extended
its current winning streak to 12, which is the longest such
stretch since the Bullets won 24 consecutive matches during
the 1997 season.
In the first
match against the Shorewomen (2-20,
1-4 CC), Gettysburg was led by an all-around effort from
sophomore Joan
Nagel (North Wales, PA/North Penn) with six kills,
six aces, five digs, and a block solo. Cortese
and junior Nicole Barr (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) added
10 and six kills, respectively. Cortese
also added a pair of aces, while freshman Hillary
Prutzman (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) tallied a team-high five blocks. Sophomore Shannan Smith (Milmont Park, PA/Ridley) added 19 assists, and sophomore Margaret Hallahan (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon) added 11. Senior Michelle
Dorsch (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas
Johnson) contributed in the win with a pair of service
aces.
The Bullets
took game one by a 30-17 final before coming back strong
in game two to pull out a 30-14 victory and then finished
off Washington with a 30-23 win in game three.
Cortese led Gettysburg in the second match against the Mules
(7-15, 0-4 CC) with a double-double (18 kills, 10 digs).
Barr tallied eight kills and nine digs, while classmate
Erin Barkdoll
(Dover, PA/Dover) added 11 kills. Smith contributed
44 assists, and Prutzman recorded
five aces and three total blocks. Sophomore Erica Rau (Oakland Park, FL/Pine Crest) also contributed three
blocks, and Dorsch added nine
digs
The Bullets
came out strong in game one winning 30-14 before completing
their fourth-straight sweep with 30-20 and 30-25 victories
in games two and three, respectively.
Gettysburg
returns home on Thursday when they host Swarthmore. Match
time is 7 p.m.
Gettysburg
def. Washington, 3-0 (30-17, 30-14, 30-23)
Gettysburg
Leaders:
Kills: Jessica
Cortese 10, Nicole Barr 6, Joan
Nagel 6. Assists: Shannan Smith
19, Margaret Hallahan 11. Digs:
Nagel 5. Service Aces: Nagel 6, Cortese
2, Michelle Dorsch 2. Blocks: Hillary Prutzman
5.
Gettysburg
def. Muhlenberg, 3-0 (30-14, 30-20, 30-25)
Gettysburg
Leaders:
Kills: Cortese
18, Erin Barkdoll 11, Barr 8.
Assists: Shannan Smith 44. Digs: Cortese
10, Barr 9, Dorsch 9. Service
Aces: Prutzman 5. Blocks: Prutzman
3, Erica Rau 3.
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