THE FACTS
Gettysburg (19-5, 5-4 CC) 3, McDaniel (2-19, 1-8 CC) 0
What: Centennial Conference volleyball match
When: Wednesday, October 26
Where: Westminster, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg took down McDaniel in three sets, winning one by as many as 17 points.
THE LEADERS
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Alycen Radolovic (Willoughy, Ohio/Beaumont School) led the Bullets in kills with eleven.
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Zanze Kuba-McCoy (Somerville, N.J./Somerville) had nine kills, fourteen digs, and two aces.
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Catherine Holtz (Chester, N.J/West Morris Mendham) put down five blocks.
FOR THE FOES
• Nia Roberts had seven kills for the Green Terror.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg had an early edge over McDaniel in the first set, getting out to 13-11 over the Green Terror. The Bullets were able to increase their lead to 18-12, grabbing five points to McDaniel's one. McDaniel rallied to halve the Bullets' lead, making the score 18-15, before Gettysburg scored four consecutive points to bring them to 22-15. An attack error and block by the Bullets made it 23-16, and the Green Terror managed one more point on a kill before Gettysburg nabbed the final two to win the first set, 25-17.
• The Bullets owned the second set from the start, winning the first five points and increasing their lead to ten at 14-4. McDaniel and Gettysburg each scored two more points on kills to make the score 15-6, before the Bullets went off for six straight points to give them a 21-6 edge. A kill by Roberts for the Green Terror stopped the Bullets momentarily, but Gettysburg pushed forward for another three points to get them to set point, 24-7. McDaniel got one more point on the set from a Roberts block, before Radolovic sealed up set two with a kill.
• In the final set, Gettysburg and McDaniel remained much closer, tying ten times throughout. A 3-all tie was broken up by three straight points for McDaniel, which Gettysburg quickly matched to make the score 6-all. Gettysburg edged out to a 12-9 lead, but three in a row for McDaniel tied the score again at 12-all. From there, the teams went back-and-forth in points to mark a 16-all tie, before the Bullets scored four consecutive points to mark a 20-16 lead, their largest of the set to that point. The Green Terror killed the ball twice to bring the Bullets within two at 20-18, which Gettysburg increased to 23-18 off a McDaniel error and two aces by
Brooke Askin (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII). McDaniel again brought the set closer, scoring two more to hold the Bullets at 23-20. A kill by
Sophie Nasir (Covina, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory) put the Bullets at match point, but a Gettysburg error gave the Green Terror one final point. Radolovic killed the ball for the last point of the game, winning set three 25-21.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg had the advantage in kills 38-23 and digs 41-27.
• Gettysburg is currently in a three-way tie for fourth place in the conference standings entering Saturday's finale at home against Ursinus. The Bullets are assured of a playoff berth with a victory but can also find their way into the six-team tournament with a loss, pending the outcome of other matchups on the final day of the regular season. Gettysburg owns the tiebreakers with Haverford and Muhlenberg.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will conclude the regular season at home against Ursinus on Saturday. First serve is at 1 p.m.
