THE FACTS
Gettysburg (1-0) 3, Penn State Mont Alto (0-1) 0
What: Non-conference women's volleyball match
When: Friday, September 1
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg roared out to a huge set one victory and made short work of Penn State Mont Alto in the final two sets to win their season opener at the Gettysburg Battlefield Classic Tournament, 3-0.
THE LEADERS
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Mary Huegel (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck) put up a team-high six blocks.
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Alycen Radolovic (Willoughby, Ohio/Beaumont) and
Caitlin Shaffrey (Reistertown, Md./Maryvale Prep) each tallied six kills, with Radolovic also adding a block and Shaffrey putting up an assist.
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Sophie Nasir (Covina, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory) added 18 assists.
FOR THE FOES
• Elizabeth Trella tallied six kills.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg surged out to a 12-0 lead in the first set and only allowed the Nittany Lions five points the rest of the way, putting together two five-point runs on their way to the set win, 25-5. Radolovic put up three of her six kills as well as a block in the first set.
• A more competitive set two yielded a tie as late as 8-all. The teams traded points and a Gettysburg error made it a one-point set, before the Bullets scored four straight to give them a 15-9 lead. The Bullets and Lions again went almost point-for-point to make it an 18-13 game, before Gettysburg scored the final seven points to seal set two, 25-13.
Brooke Lauletta (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown East) had two kills and a block in the stretch.
• In the third and final set, the score was tied as late as 10-all before Penn State Mont Alto put together a 5-1 run to give them their biggest lead in any of the three sets, 15-11. The Bullets quickly tied things up with a 5-1 run of their own to make it 16-all, and the Lions got as close as 20-19 before Gettysburg scored five of the final six points to yield a 25-20 final set score and a 3-0 match win.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg had the advantage in digs 48-36 and kills 35-15.
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Halle Feth (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) tallied nine assists and five aces in her first collegiate action.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action at 5 p.m. today against Washington and Lee.
