THE FACTS
Swarthmore (10-4, 3-1 CC) 3, Gettysburg (14-3, 1-2 CC)
What: Centennial Conference volleyball match
When: Saturday, October 1
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Swarthmore snatched victories in the first two sets, before a narrow Gettysburg set three win forced a fourth set, which Swarthmore claimed for the match win.
THE LEADERS
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Zanze Kuba-McCoy (Somerville, N.J/Somerville) notched a double-double with 14 kills and 16 digs.
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Chelsea O'Leary (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) registered 12 digs and two aces.
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Sophie Nasir (Covina, Calif./St Lucys Priory) led with 20 assists.
THE FOES
• Trisha Razdan had 18 kills, one assist, and one block.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg and Swarthmore stayed within two points early in the first set, with Swarthmore leading 12-10. The Garnet went on a 9-3 run to increase their lead to 21-13, and they would not give it up the rest of the set. Though the Bullets managed four more points, Swarthmore was able to get to set point on a Bullets' attack error, and a kill by Jordan Perry won the set for them.
• The second set saw the teams again staying close, with a maximum gap of three points that eventually narrowed to a tie as late as 18-all. The Garnet began to pull away with a 5-4 run, and got to set point on a Bullets service error to make the score 24-22. A kill by
Zanze Kuba-McCoy put the Bullets within one again, but Trisha Razdan hammered one home to claim set two for the Garnet.
• In set three, it was the Bullets who ran ahead, getting out to a lead as big as ten points, 19-9. The Bullets got the set point on a 5-7 run, with the Garnet trailing with 16 points. A five-point run put Swarthmore within three, but a block by
Mary Huegel (Marlboro, N.J/Colts Neck) and
Catherine Holtz (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) put the Bullets on the board.
• In the final set, Swarthmore sped out to a 9-2 lead, before the Bullets tallied six to Swarthmore's two to make the score 11-8. The Garnet would not relinquish their lead the whole set, however, going 11-8 to yield a 22-16 score. The Bullets found two more points on a
Zanze Kuba-McCoy kill and a BHE from the Garnet, but ultimately a kill and a service ace by Swarthmore won them the match, 3-1.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg and Swarthmore tied in kills, 49-49, and Gettysburg had the advantage in digs, 60-53.
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Mary Huegel had four blocks.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in their second match of the trimatch against Stevenson at 5 pm.
