THE FACTS
Gettysburg (23-4) 3, Franklin & Marshall (19-7) 2
What: Centennial Conference (CC) volleyball tournament semifinal
When: Friday, Nov. 10
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
In a 2-1 hole to third-seeded Franklin & Marshall, second-seeded Gettysburg did not trail in the fourth set to force a winner-take-all fifth set. With a championship-match berth on the line, the Bullets found themselves trailing 9-6 in the deciding set before scoring five straight and capturing the victory, 15-10.

THE LEADERS
• Alycen Radolovic (Willoughby, Ohio/Beaumont School) knocked down a career-best 23 kills and hit .462 on the night to lead the Gettysburg attack.
• Chelsea O'Leary (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) steadied the defense with 20 digs to go with a pair of aces.

FOR THE FOES
• Gianna Mangiamele led four Diplomats in double-figure kills with 17.
• Coco Shultz recorded a double-double with 11 kills and 17 digs.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• After a back-and-fourth first set that featured four ties and four lead changes, a Chelsea O'Leary ace gave Gettysburg a 14-13 edge before back-to-back Alycen Radolovic kills and a knockdown from Catherine Holtz (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) stretched the lead to 17-13. Franklin & Marshall closed to within 20-18 before Radolovic and Kylie Ulrich (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) put down kills coupled with two Callie Pidoriano (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) aces to reach set point. Back-to-back errors gave the Bullets a 25-19 first-set win.
• The second set started much the same way as the first set. Tied at 3-all, Gianna Mangiamele knocked down a pair of kills and the Diplomats did not trail the rest of the set. The lead grew as large as 12-6 on an attacking error and hovered between three and six until three straight F&M kills made it a 24-16 score. After a Holtz kill staved off set point, Rei Baker knocked down the final kill of a 25-17 win to tie the match at 1-all.
• The third set brought another four ties and two lead changes early. Gettysburg took a 12-9 lead on a Brooke Lauletta (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown East) kill before Coco Shultz served eight straight points to turn the three-point deficit into a five-point lead. She capped the run with three straight aces en route to the 25-20 Diplomat victory.
• Gettysburg built a lead as large as five at 11-6 in the fourth set before Franklin & Marshall roared back with five straight to tie the set at 11-all. Radolovic halted the momentum and put the Bullets back in front with two straight kills. She later put down another pair back-to-back to stretch the lead to 20-15. Mary Huegel (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck) stretched the lead to 23-17 en route to a 25-20 win to force the deciding set.
• Mangiamele bookended a Radolovic kill to give the Diplomats an early 2-1 edge. Holtz and Mangiamele traded knock downs before an Emily Dean ace and Baker kill gave the visitors a 5-2 lead. After an exchange of points, Lauletta pulled Gettysburg back to within 9-7 with a kill and Radolovic followed with two more to even the score at 9-all. A Lauletta ace put the hosts in front by one. An error and Shultz kill kept it a one-point margin before Holtz knocked down another kill and Huegel tacked on another for a 13-10 lead. After an error brought it to match point, Radolovic went cross-court for the winner.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Kyle Ulrich finished with 14 kills.
• The 23 kills were the most by any Gettysburg player this season.
• Kendall Erpenbeck (San Jose, Calif./Prospect) and Sophie Nasir (Covina, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory) contributed 26 and 23 assists, respectively. Nasir added three aces and four digs while Erpenbeck had seven digs.
• Brooke Lauletta added seven kills and 17 digs to go with an ace and block solo.
• It was the first home conference tournament match for the Bullets since 2008 when Gettysburg defeated the Diplomats in the semifinals before falling to Haverford in the championship match.
• Sunday's championship match appearance will mark Gettysburg's first appearance in the title tilt since 2011 and the Orange and Blue will look for its first crown since 2005.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg will face top-seeded Johns Hopkins in the championship match on Sunday in Baltimore. Match time is 1 p.m.
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