York (PA) YCP 0-2,0-0 MAC Commonwealth

Gettysburg GC 3-1,0-0 Centennial

York (PA) YCP

0-2,0-0 MAC Commonwealth

Final

Sep. 02, 2023

Gettysburg GC

3-1,0-0 Centennial

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
York (PA) YCP	23	23	12	(0)
Gettysburg GC	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/2/2023 5:44:00 PM

Gettysburg wins three close sets against York (Pa.) in final tournament match

THE FACTS
Gettysburg (3-1) 3, York (Pa.) (0-2) 0
What: Non-conference women's volleyball match
When: Saturday, September 2
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg topped York in a thrilling 3-0 decision that saw the first two sets decided by only two points before the Bullets pulled away in the third and final set.

THE LEADERS
• Catherine Holtz (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) and Kylie Ulrich (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) led the attack with nine kills each.
• Chelsea O'Leary (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) put up three aces along with 19 digs.
• Sophie Nasir (Covina, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory) tallied 16 assists and two aces.

FOR THE FOES
• Abby Diehl had 19 assists, 11 digs, two aces, and two blocks to lead the Spartans.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• A very competitive first set saw the teams go almost point-for-point, notching ten ties. After the first tie at 6-all, each team put together three two-point runs to make the score 12-all. After a service error by each team, the Spartans capitalized on a Bullets' error and used two kills to give themselves a two-point edge, but Gettysburg immediately responded with a three-point spurt of their own, powered by a block by Mary Huegel (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck) and Kylie Ulrich, as well as a kill by Ulrich. The teams traded points again to give Gettysburg a one-point lead before York overtook it, 18-17. From there, Gettysburg strung together kills by Ulrich, Gianna Galli (Demarest, N.J./Northern Valley Demarest), and Halle Feth (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) to take a 21-18 advantage. The Bullets got to set point via a Catherine Holtz kill and Brooke Lauletta (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown East) block, but a kill and ace by the Spartans brought them within closing, 24-23. However, an attack error by York sealed the first set in favor of the Bullets, 25-23.
• The second set resulted in another 25-23 score that came about much like the first. The teams notched two early ties before York hit three kills in a row to take an 8-4 set lead. Three straight points by the Bullets brought them back within one, and a 3-3 run made it 11-10 in York's favor. The Spartans worked to widen the gap with an ace, kill, and two Bullets errors in a row to give them a five-point cushion, but a 7-2 run by Gettysburg, fueled by Spartans errors, tied the game 17-all. Gettysburg and York traded points, tying again at 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23-all, before an Ulrich kill and Sophie Nasir service ace won the Bullets the nail biter second set, 25-23.
• Gettysburg started the third and final set on a tear, getting out to a 7-0 lead. Chelsea O'Leary notched three aces and Huegel killed the ball once in the stretch. A Bullets error gave the Spartans their first point of the set, but two more Huegel kills got Gettysburg back in control. Gettysburg widened the gap to as big as 13-4 before the Spartans put together a 4-0 run to bring them within five points, however, Gettysburg responded quickly with a big 6-0 spurt to go up 11 points on the Spartans, 19-8. Callie Pidoriano (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) hit two aces in a row to cap the run, while Holtz and Galli each had a kill and a block. A 5-1 Gettysburg run put them at set point, although York managed one more kill in the match, before Ulrich pounded the ball one last time to finish the match with a 25-12 set score and 3-0 match sweep for the Bullets.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg held narrow advantages in both digs (53-50) and kills (33-31).
• Kylie Ulrich and Chelsea O'Leary were named to the Battlefield Classic All-Tournament Team, listed below.
• Huegel, Holtz, and Galli put up three, four, and five blocks, respectively.
• Lauletta and Pidoriano also contributed defensively with 12 and nine digs, respectively.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action at Stevenson on Wednesday. Game time is 7 p.m.

Gettysburg Battlefield Classic All-Tournament Team