UNION, N.J. – Junior Allie Stranick (Havertown, Pa./Merion Mercy) and senior Kasey Higgins (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) combined for 39 kills to lead Gettysburg College past Kean University 3-2 in Saturday's opening match at the Kean Invitational. The Bullets added a 3-1 victory over Moravian College behind a 15-kill, 15-dig performance from freshman Zanze Kuba-McCoy (Somerville, N.J./Somerville) to close out the tournament.
 
Final Results

Gettysburg (5-6)	22	25	26	24	15
Kean (7-4)	25	18	24	26	10

 
Top Performers - Gettysburg
- Allie Stranick '21 – 22 Kills (Career High), 13 Digs
- Kasey Higgins '20 – 17 Kills (Career High), 9 Digs (Career High), All-Tournament Team
- Sarah Ellis '22 (Moon Township, Pa./Moon) – 16 Digs
- Francesca Garison '20 (Metuchen, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) – 17 Digs
 
Top Performers – Kean
- Zoe Strozewski – 29 Kills
- Sedona Gaard – 11 Kills, 13 Digs
- Brianna Calvano – 51 Assists, 12 Digs
- Kortnee Nelson – 25 Digs
 
Match Summary
Set 1: Kean's defense kept the Gettysburg offense in check with 20 digs in the set, including eight by Nelson. The Cougars strolled out to a 6-2 lead, but the Bullets came back to tie it 9-9 on a service error. A kill and ace by Gaard reestablished the lead for Kean. Gettysburg within a point at 23-22 following two aces and an assist to junior Faith Adams (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough), but the Cougars capped the opening frame with the final two points.
Set 2: Gettysburg never trailed, although Kean came back to tie the score 10-10 on a hitting error by Stranick. The junior rebounded with a kill and back-to-back aces pushed the margin back to three. The Bullets broke away down the stretch with a 6-2 run to take a 22-16 advantage. Higgins and Stranick closed out the win with a kill and ace, respectively.
Set 3: The third set featured 15 ties and five lead changes. The margin never grew beyond three with the Bullets going ahead 9-6 on a Cougar hitting error and Kean pulling in front 19-16 on an ace. Tied at 24, Higgins came up with a clutch kill and Kuba-McCoy finished out the win to give Gettysburg a 2-1 lead.
Set 4: Strozewski carried Kean in the fourth set, posting 10 of her match-high 29 kills. The Bullets led for the majority of the match, but each time it looked like they would pull away, Strozewski struck for a clutch kill. She played a part in eight consecutive Cougar points with the last setting up her team for the final point.
Set 5: Trailing 7-5, Gettysburg ran off a five-point run to seize the lead in the decisive final frame. Kuba-McCoy and Stranick started the run with back-to-back kills. The Bullets grabbed match-point on another kill by Stranick and clinched the win when Strozewski missed her final attack attempt.
 
Where the Series Stands Now
Gettysburg improved to 9-0 against Kean. The Bullets and Cougars have faced off in each of the last two seasons.
 
Final Results

Gettysburg (6-6)	23	28	25	25
Moravian (3-9)	25	26	18	11

 
Top Performers - Gettysburg
- Zanze Kuba-McCoy '23 – 15 Kills, 15 Digs (Career High)
- Sierra Conboy '20 – 8 Kills
- Allie Stranick '21 – 7 Kills, 11 Digs
- Sarah Ellis '22 – 19 Digs (Career High)
- Maddie Buerle '21 (New Providence, N.J./Union Catholic) – 13 Digs, 3 Aces
- Francesca Garison '20 – 10 Digs
 
Top Performers – Moravian
- Kirah Dreisbach – 12 Kills, 15 Digs
- Victoria Kauffman – 30 Assists, 12 Digs
- Gabby Mancini – 11 Digs
 
Match Summary
Set 1: Moravian snuck by the Bullets late in the opening set. Gettysburg led by as many as three in the early going and was ahead 14-12 following a kill by Higgins. The Greyhounds went off on a 7-2 run to take the lead for the first time. Stranick tied the contest with back-to-back kills, but a service error by the Bullets was followed up by an ace by Dreisbach to seal the two-point decision.
Set 2: In a repeating storyline from the first set, Gettysburg jumped in front early only to see Moravian rebound and take command in the late stages of the set. This time, however, the Bullets recovered quickly and fought off a pair of set points. Higgins followed up a bad set by Kauffman with a kill to close the frame.
Set 3: The Greyhounds led 12-10 before four-straight kills by Kuba-McCoy and Conboy put the Bullets in front for good. Two timeouts by Moravian failed to stem the tide and Gettysburg grabbed a six-point advantage (21-15) on a block by sophomores Ingrid Bayer (Falls Church, Va./Bishop O'Connell) and Jordyn Horowitz (East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick). The lead remained five until the end of the set.
Set 4: Gettysburg opted to get on the bus a little sooner by walloping a match-high 44.4 percent of its attack attempts for kills. The Bullets ran off an 8-0 run to seize control early and maintained a double-figure advantage for the remainder of the match.
 
Where the Series Stands Now
Gettysburg secured its third-straight win over Moravian and improved to 17-2 against the Greyhounds in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg opens its Centennial Conference schedule at Washington College next Saturday at noon. The Bullets also face Wesley College that day at 2 p.m.