THE FACTS
Gettysburg (15-4, 2-1 CC) 3, DeSales (7-11, 2-1 MAC Freedom)
What: Non-conference women's volleyball match
When: Saturday, October 7
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg took three sets from DeSales to complete the sweep and shutout of their tri-match competitors.
THE LEADERS
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Olivia Biggs (Winchester, Va./James Wood) tallied eight kills and five blocks.
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Kylie Ulrich (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) led the team with nine kills.
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Sophie Nasir (Covina, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory) amassed 26 assists.
FOR THE FOES
• Delanie Zohler led the Bulldogs with six kills.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg ran away with a 6-1 lead early in the first set and widened it to 17-10 off kills by five different Bullets. DeSales used a few Gettysburg errors to close within six, 20-14, but Gettysburg went 4-1 with the Bulldogs to get to set point quickly. Biggs had the set-ending kill to win the first margin for Gettysburg, 25-16.
• Gettysburg again got out to a 6-1 lead in the second set and brought it to 9-4 before DeSales went on a 5-0 run to tie the score 9-all. Gettysburg managed to regain their lead on two
Brooke Lauletta (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown East) kills and a block by Lauletta and Biggs, but DeSales again countered with a run of four straight to take the two-point advantage. Gettysburg strung several 3-0 and 2-0 runs together to lead 23-19. Not to be counted out, DeSales killed the ball three times to close within one, 23-22. However, Gettysburg took the set two victory with an
Izzy Lugar (Wilmington, Del./Charter School of Wilmington) and Nasir ace.
• The final set saw three early ties before Gettysburg worked to a 14-11 advantage. Two straight errors and an
Erin Gonzalez (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) kill made it a 17-11 lead, and several more missteps allowed Gettysburg to move to 23-16. Grace Grandinetti aced the ball to make it a five-point margin, but kills by Lauletta and Ulrich ended the set and the match with a 25-18 final set score.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg had nine blocks to DeSales' one.
• The Bullets outhit the Bulldogs, with a .280 hitting percentage to DeSales' .018.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action on Wednesday against Franklin & Marshall. Match time is 7 p.m.
