Box Score vs. Allegheny
Box Score vs. Lycoming
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Two kills into the night, junior Nicole Barr (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) tallied her 1,000th-career kill to become
the second player this season, and the 10th in
program history, to accomplish the feat. Gettysburg picked up a pair of sweeps in the first day of the Carnegie
Mellon Tournament on Friday in volleyball action to run
its current winning streak to 22.
The Bullets
(28-5) were led offensively by Barr and classmate Jessica
Cortese (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield), the other Gettysburg
player this season to reach 1,000 kills, with 12 and nine
kills, respectively. Sophomore Shannan Smith (Milmont Park, PA/Ridley)
contributed 38 assists.
Gettysburg
got a quick start in the first match against Allegheny College
(25-11) with a 30-13 victory in game one. The Bullets kept
the pressure on, taking the match with 30-18 and 30-22 wins
in games two and three, respectively.
Cortese
added a pair of service aces in the opening match, while
freshman Steph Vial (Hanover, PA/Delone Catholic) steadied the defense
with 16 digs. Senior Michelle
Dorsch (Frederick, MD/Governor Thomas Johnson) added
10 digs, and sophomore Erica
Rau (Oakland Park, FL/Pine Crest) notched two block
solos.
In the second
match of the night, Barr was a kill away from tallying her
ninth double-double of the season, recording nine kills
and 12 digs against Lycoming. Cortese led the attack against
the Warriors (22-8) with 14 kills, while Vial once again
tallied a team-high 17 digs.
Gettysburg
got progressively better as the match went on, winning 30-22
in game one before taking the second and third games by
30-20 and 30-18 margins, respectively.
Smith added
33 assists, and Cortese added six aces and five total blocks.
Dorsch tallied three aces, while Hillary Prutzman (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty)
tacked on a team-best five blocks.
The Bullets
continue play in the Carnegie Mellon Tournament on Saturday.
Gettysburg faces the winner of the Susquehanna/Lycoming
match at 1 p.m.
Gettysburg
def. Allegheny, 3-0 (30-13, 30-18, 30-22)
Gettysburg
Leaders:
Kills: Nicole
Barr 12, Jessica Cortese 9. Assists: Shannan Smith 38. Digs:
Steph Vial 16, Michelle Dorsch 10. Service Aces: Cortese
2. Blocks: Erica Rau 2.
Gettysburg
def. Lycoming, 3-0 (30-22, 30-20, 30-18)
Gettysburg
Leaders:
Kills: Cortese
14, Barr 9. Assists: Smith 33. Digs: Vial 17, Barr 12. Service
Aces: Cortese 6, Dorsch 3. Blocks: Hillary Prutzman 5, Cortese
4.
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