THE FACTS
Gettysburg (21-5, 6-4 CC) 3, Dickinson (13-11, 6-4 CC) 0
What: Centennial Conference tournament first round volleyball match
When: Wednesday, November 2
Where: Carlisle, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
After Dickinson upset Gettysburg in the regular season, the Bullets turned the tables in a thrilling 3-0 decision that advanced them to the semifinal round of Centennial Conference playoffs. The match also marked Head Coach
Leah Bernier's 200th career victory with Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Zanze Kuba-McCoy (Somerville, N.J/Somerville) led the Bullets in kills with 13.
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Kylie Ulrich (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) followed closely behind with 12 kills.
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Alycen Radolovic (Willoughby, Ohio/Beaumont School) notched ten kills, including the game-winner, and led the Bullets in blocks with five.
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Kendall Erpenbeck (San Jose, Calif./Prospect) put up 20 assists and four aces.
FOR THE FOES
• Amelia Kim had six kills for the Red Devils.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In the first set, Dickinson got out to a lead as big as 14-9, propelled by several Bullets errors. Gettysburg picked it up, going 9-3 with the Red Devils to change the set's momentum in their favor, 18-17. Two kills by Amelia Kim gave the Red Devils a one-point lead, before the Bullets nabbed five straight points to overtake the Devils again, 23-19. A Bullets service error gave Dickinson one more point on the set, before
Olivia Biggs (Winchester, Va./James Wood) and Kuba-McCoy registered a kill each to win the first set for the Bullets.
• In the second set, the teams traded points back and forth, tying six times. After the final tie at 9-all, Gettysburg went on a monster 8-0 run to put them firmly in the lead at 17-9. It was a lead they wouldn't relinquish, widening it to as many as 11 points at 22-11. The Bullets went 2-3 with the Red Devils to put them at set point, 24-14, but Dickinson stayed in it for two more points to make it 24-16. Kuba-McCoy again registered the set-winning point on a kill to give the Bullets the 2-0 match lead.
• In the final set, Gettysburg and Dickinson tied 13 times, while the lead changed hands four times. Dickinson started out with a 5-3 lead, before Gettysburg rallied off three points to move the needle in their favor, 6-5. Dickinson followed with their own three point streak to put them up, 8-6. From there, the teams went almost point-for-point to bring a 17-all tie. The Bullets notched a Kuba-McCoy kill and block by
Mary Huegel (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck) and Radolovic to put them back in the lead 19-17, and went 5-1 with Dickinson to extend it to 24-18. With the Bullets sitting at match point, three straight attack errors gave the Red Devils their final points in the match. Gettysburg finally closed it out on a huge kill from Radolovic to send them to semifinals.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg had the advantage in digs 53-45 and kills 46-21.
• With this win, Gettysburg moves into the semifinal round against No.1 seeded Johns Hopkins.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action in the semifinal match at Johns Hopkins on Friday. Game time is 7 p.m.
