WESTMINSTER, Md. – McDaniel College won the final five points to deny Gettysburg College's comeback bid and hold on for a 3-1 decision in Centennial Conference volleyball action inside the Gill Center Wednesday evening.
 
Final Results

McDaniel (8-6, 2-0 CC)	25	22	25	25
Gettysburg (8-7, 1-1 CC)	18	25	19	22

 
Top Performers - Gettysburg
- Ingrid Bayer '22 (Falls Church, Va./Bishop O'Connell) – 10 Kills, 3 Blocks
- Shannon Fletcher '20 (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) – 9 Kills
- Kasey Higgins '20 (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) – 9 Kills, 4 Digs
- Francesca Garison '20 (Metuchen, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) – 8 Kills, 9 Digs
- Zanze Kuba-McCoy '23 (Somerville, N.J./Somerville) – 8 Kills, 11 Digs
- Caroline Sequeira '20 (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills) – 30 Digs
- Sarah Ellis '22 (Moon Township, Pa./Moon) – 23 Assists, 7 Digs
 
Top Performers – McDaniel
- Isabel Paci – 14 Kills, 3 Digs
- Anna Jezerski – 12 Kills, 10 Digs, 3 Blocks
- Marlowe Embry – 11 Kills, 16 Digs
- Emma Lorenzen – 10 Kills
- Kendall Hanak – 23 Digs
- Gayle Edelstein – 47 Assists, 7 Digs, 7 Kills
 
Match Summary

• Set 1: McDaniel led from start-to-finish, running off the first four points and taking a 10-point lead (17-7) on a block by Edelstein. The Bullets rallied to slice the double-figure deficit in half, but would get no closer.
• Set 2: The two teams battled in a high-flying second set that featured nine ties and four lead changes. Both teams hit over 31 percent in the frame and combined for 35 kills. Tied 17-all, the Bullets rattled off three-straight points with two kills by Garison sandwiched around a kill by Fletcher. Back-to-back errors by McDaniel at the end of the match handed Gettysburg the 25-22 win.
• Set 3: The Bullets erased a five-point deficit to tie the contest 15-15 on a block by Kuba-McCoy and Bayer. A service error by the visitors set the hosts on a three-point run and McDaniel closed the win with a kill from Jezerski.
• Set 4: Gettysburg led by as many as four in the early going, but McDaniel steadily chipped away at the margin until overtaking the visitors 17-15 following a three-point run. The Bullets tied it with back-to-back blocks and jumped in front 20-18. Trailing 22-20, the Green Terror rallied for the final five points.

 
Where the Series Stands Now
McDaniel has won the last three meetings with Gettysburg and improved to 45-29 all-time against the Bullets.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg meets Hood in a non-conference battle Friday night at 6 p.m. before returning to Centennial play at Ursinus College Saturday at 1 p.m.