GRANTHAM, Pa.  – The Gettysburg College volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season 3-0 to host Messiah College on Saturday. The Bullets bounced back in their second outing, sweeping past Lynchburg University in three sets.
 
Match 1

Gettysburg (5-1)	11	18	23
Messiah (5-2)	25	25	25

 
Gettysburg's Top Performers
- Zanze Kuba-McCoy '23 (Somerville, N.J./Somerville) – 12 Kills
- Kat Wilt (Madison, N.J./Madison) – 7 Kills, 6 Digs
- Chelsea O'Leary '24 (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) – 16 Digs
- Sarah Ellis '22 (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) – 14 Assists
 
Messiah's Top Performers
- Mackenzie Feight: 13 Kills, 10 Digs
- Rachel Rashford: 11 Kills
- Amanda Dahlman: 11 Digs
- Kristen Seibert: 32 Assists, 7 Digs
 
Match Summary

• First Set: Messiah blew the opening set open with a 16-3 run. The Falcons led 4-3 before the run with Seibert holding serve for the final six points, two of which came on aces. Messiah hit .455 on the attack in the set.
• Second Set: The hosts once again turned in a big run, this time out-scoring Gettysburg 9-1 to jump in front 15-6. Kuba-McCoy accounted for five consecutive points for the Bullets with kills to help trim the lead to single digits, but the Falcons polished off the win with a kill by Rachel Garratt.
• Third Set: The Bullets tried to reel in the quick-starting Falcons in the third set, erasing a seven-point deficit (11-4) to pull to 20-19 on a kill from Kuba-McCoy. After back-to-back points by the hosts, the Bullets ran off four-straight points to pull in front 23-22. Rashford stopped the rally with back-to-back kills and a final spike by Feight closed the three-set decision.

 
Where the Series Stands Now
Messiah has won five of the last six, but Gettysburg remains in front in the all-time series 23-12.
 
Match 2

Gettysburg (5-1)	25	25	27
Lynchburg (1-5)	11	18	25

 
Gettysburg's Top Performers
- Zanze Kuba-McCoy '23 – 9 Kills, 7 Digs
- Sarah Ellis '22 – 15 Assists
- Chelsea O'Leary '24 – 15 Digs, 3 Aces
- Kylie Ulrich '24 (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) – 7 Kills, 7 Digs
- Sophie Nasir '25 (Covina, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory) – 11 Assists, 7 Digs, 2 Aces
 
Lynchburg's Top Performers
- Khoury May: 6 Kills
- Flinn Christian: 20 Digs
- Taylor Breeden: 14 Assists, 4 Digs
 
Match Summary

• First Set: Gettysburg did not commit a hitting error among its 31 attempts in the first set against Lynchburg. The Bullets pounded down 13 kills and jumped out to a quick double-digit lead at 17-7 following a kill by Kuba-McCoy. Freshman Cat Holtz (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) polished off the opening set with a kill off a pass from Nasir.
• Second Set: The Bullets held the lead for nearly all of the second set and went ahead 11-5 on a big block from Holtz and fellow first-year Michaela Ryan (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee). Gettysburg took a 21-14 lead on an ace by sophomore Callie Pidoriano (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) and Ellis capped the victory with an ace of her own.
• Third Set: The Hornets weren't going to go away quietly and forced a total of seven ties in the final set. Gettysburg emerged with a 14-10 advantage on a service error by Lynchburg, but the Hornets came back with a pair of points and eventually worked into an 18-all tie on a kill from Nicole Brice. The Bullets held match point twice before Holtz finally put the contest to rest with a kill.

 
Where the Series Stands Now
This was the first official meeting between Gettysburg and Lynchburg in volleyball.
 
Looking Ahead
Gettysburg returns to the court with a non-conference road trip to Stevenson University on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m.