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BALTIMORE – The Gettysburg College volleyball team avenged its only regular season loss in Centennial Conference play last season with a 3-1 victory over Johns Hopkins University on Saturday, Oct. 10. The defense came up big for the Bullets with three players totaling 20 or more digs, led by senior libero Kristin Kotewicz (Columbia, Md./River Hill) with 25.

Gettysburg (13-7, 3-2 CC) fell in four sets last season to Johns Hopkins (13-8, 2-3 CC) and both teams entered Saturday's match looking for victories after shaky starts to their respective conference seasons. After splitting the opening two sets with the visitors winning the first 25-20 and the hosts taking the second 25-17, the Bullets poured in 26 combined kills in the final two contests to win 25-23 and 25-21.

Defensively, Gettysburg turned in one of its best all-around performances with 85 digs and a season-high 11 total blocks. In addition to Kotewicz, seniors Amanda Krampf (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) and Kristina Mercier (Baltimore, Md./Mount de Sales Academy) turned in 20 and 21 digs, respectively. The back line was aided by a dominant net defense as four players were in on at least three blocks. Junior Nicole Burns (Horsham, Pa./Hatboro) led the way with six blocks and Mercier added five.

Senior Stephanie Rickabaugh (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) led the offense with a season-high tying 11 kills in addition to posting nine digs and four blocks. Sophomore Virginia Hogan (Alpharetta, Ga./Chattahoochee) recorded 10 kills, while Krampf, Mercier, and junior Kate Yoder (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) each posted six. Krampf paced the offense with 35 assists.

Gettysburg resumes play on Wednesday, Oct. 14, with a non-conference contest against Susquehanna University at 7 p.m. inside Bream Gym.