THE FACTS
Gettysburg (10-1) 3, Rowan (5-4) 0
What: Non-conference volleyball match
When: Friday, Sept. 20
Where: Grantham, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg hit .337 to sweep Rowan 3-0 on the first night of the Messiah Invitational.

THE LEADERS
• Alycen Radolovic (Willoughby, Ohio/Beaumont School) led the Bullets on attack with 10 kills and hit .471.
• Kierra Fox (Phoenix, Ariz./Rancho Solano Prep School) and Nala Shearer (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) steadied the defense with 12 and 11 digs, respectively.

FOR THE FOES
• Jena Kaul and Hutton Cordrey led the Profs with six kills each.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Tied at 4-all in the first set, a Sophie Nasir (Covina, Calif./St. Lucy's Priory) ace keyed a 7-0 run that opened up an 11-4 lead. Gettysburg put together another run of five straight points to stretch the lead to 18-7 en route to a 25-13 win.
• Leading 9-6 in the second set, Clare Farrell (Livingston, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth) put down a kill to start a 5-0 run to open up an eight-point edge. Back-to-back Mary Huegel (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck) aces stretched the lead to 24-10 en route to a 25-11 victory.
• The third set was tied at 9-all before back-to-back Farrell kills put the Bullets in front for good. Gettysburg scored six of the final seven points for a 25-16 win and the sweep.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Kendall Erpenbeck (San Jose, Calif./Prospect) and Sophie Nasir contributed 20 and 11 assists, respectively. Nasir added three aces and four digs while Erpenbeck had an ace and three digs.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Messiah and Cortland on Saturday. Action begins at 11 a.m.
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