Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

GRANTHAM, Pa. – Freshman Francesca Garison (Metuchen, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) posted 18 kills and the match-clinching ace as Gettysburg College salvaged a split in a pair of non-conference matches with a 3-2 win over Moravian College at Messiah College on Saturday afternoon.
 
Gettysburg (5-2) won its opening set with host Messiah (6-1) 25-17 before the Falcons won the next three frames 25-23, 25-11, and 27-25. The Bullets traded wins with Moravian (4-2) with the former winning sets one (25-12) and three (25-22) and the latter taking sets two (25-22) and four (26-24). Gettysburg survived two match points by the Greyhounds to pull off a 17-15 victory in the decisive fifth set.
 
Senior Laura Bergin (Charlottesville, Va./Western Albemarle) led the Bullets with 13 kills in the match with Messiah. Garison added a dozen kills and seven digs, while junior Lauren Godshalk (West Chester, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) picked up seven kills. Junior setter Stephanie Blair (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) recorded 31 assists, 16 digs and three aces.
 
Junior Katherine Gilbert (Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep) contributed 13 digs and three aces, while freshman Caroline Sequeira (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills) posted a dozen digs.  
 
After taking a 2-1 lead, Gettysburg found itself down 22-17 in the fourth set to Moravian. The Bullets held off set point on four-straight serves with an ace by Garison tying the contest at 24-all. The comeback fell short as Moravian turned in the final two points.
 
Gettysburg led for most of the early going in the fifth frame until a seven-point run by the Greyhounds set up match point at 14-12. Garison pounded down two kills sandwiched around an attack error by Moravian to put the Bullets back in front. After the Greyhounds tied the game, the first-year added another kill before serving up an ace to close out the victory.
 
Garison tallied a personal best for kills and posted a double-digit total for the fifth time in six matches. She also added eight digs. Bergin polished off a strong day on the attack with 15 kills, while Godshalk turned in eight kills and three block assists.
 
Blair put up a season-high 44 assists and 19 digs. Gilbert also tallied 19 digs to go with four aces, while freshman Melissa Tringali (Cold Spring, N.Y./Haldane) and Sequeira finished with 15 and 14 digs, respectively.
 
Gettysburg travels to York (Pa.) College for a non-conference match on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m.