THE FACTS
Gettysburg (4-2) 3, Manhattanville (2-3) 0
What: Non-conference women's volleyball match
When: Friday, September 8
Where: Union, N.J.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg held firm control of all three sets they played against Manhattanville, ultimately winning their first match of the Kean Invitational 3-0.
THE LEADERS
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Erin Gonzalez (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) led the Bullets' attack with nine kills.
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Olivia Biggs (Winchester, Va./James Wood) put up three blocks in her first match of the season.
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Sophie Nasir (Covina, Calif./St Lucy's Priory) led the team in aces with five and assists with 19.
FOR THE FOES
• Loren Hernandez also tallied nine kills.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• The teams traded points to an early 4-all tie, before Gettysburg went 9-4 with the Valiants to notch a 13-8 first set score. Seven different Bullets registered a kill within the stretch. Gettysburg then went 4-2 with Manhattanville, off two
Erin Gonzalez kills, as well as one each by
Gianna Galli (Demarest, N.J./Northern Valley Demarest) and
Catherine Holtz (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham). Gettysburg continued to run away with the set, getting out to a ten-point lead over the Valiants, 22-12. A kill and service error by each team got the Bullets to set point, before Holtz killed the ball to take the teams into set two, 25-14.
• After six early ties in the second set, the last being at 9-all, Gettysburg went on an 8-3 run to make it a 17-12 lead for the Bullets.
Olivia Biggs had a kill and a block during the run. Two kills by Loren Hernandez chipped the deficit to three points for the Valiants, before a series of service aces and errors by both teams brought the Bullets back out to a 22-17 lead. A Gettysburg kill and four straight Manhattanville points, all from Gettysburg errors, brought the Valiants back within two points, 23-21, forcing a Gettysburg timeout. Out of the break, a Biggs and Holtz block got the Bullets to set point, and a Gonzalez kill finally put the second set to bed, 25-21.
• The third set once again saw three early ties before two
Alycen Radolovic (Willoughby, Ohio/Beaumont School) kills and a
Callie Pidoriano (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) ace started to put distance between the two teams.
Kylie Ulrich (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) and Gonzalez also added kills to notch a 13-8 score. Two straight
Sophie Nasir aces made it a seven-point gap, before a Manhattanville error and Biggs and Radolovic block got the Bullets doubled up on the Valiants, 18-9. A Valiants timeout resulted in them notching three straight points to bring back a seven-point gap before
Izzy Lugar (Wilmington, Del./Charter School of Wilmington) killed the ball to make it a 20-12 score. Two Ulrich and one Gonzalez kills got the Bullets to match point, and a final Ulrich kill ended the match, with a set three score of 25-15 and a 3-0 match score.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg had a 41-27 edge in kills and 51 digs to Manhattanville's 34.
• The Bullets hit .322 overall while the Valiants hit .124.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will return to action at day two of the Kean Invitational tomorrow. The Bullets' first match is against Middlebury at 11 a.m.
