THE FACTS
Tufts (3-1) 3, Gettysburg (2-3) 0
Salisbury (4-2) 3, Gettysburg (2-4) 0
What: Non-conference volleyball matches
When: Saturday, Sept. 6
Where: Salisbury, Md.

THE SKINNY STORY
Tufts and Salisbury both used big runs at points in their matches to record 3-0 wins over Gettysburg.

THE LEADERS
• Mary Huegel (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck) led the Bullets with three total blocks on the day to establish a new program record for total blocks in the rally scoring era with 353. She also had four kills and three digs.

FOR THE FOES
• Claire Castor led the Jumbos with nine kills and eight digs.
• Kiley McTaggert paced the Sea Gulls with 12 kills and hit .357. She rounded out a double-double with 10 digs.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Tied at 5-all in the opening set with Tufts, a service error gave the serve to the Jumbos and sparked a 6-0 run behind a pair of Matsa Shi aces. The run extended to 11-1, building a 16-6 lead en route to a 25-12 opening set win.
• The teams traded mini-runs early in the second set. Tied at 10-all after an Ava Grall (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck) kill, a pair of Gettysburg errors and another Grall kill made it 12-11 before a 7-1 Tufts run opened up a 19-12 lead. The Jumbos then scored the final three of the set for a 25-17 win.
• The third set featured 15 ties and eight lead changes. Trailing 23-20, an Akepevwe Akpoigbe kill and Clair Castor ace cut the deficit to one. Emma Heckman then put down a ball for the tying point before an attack error and Rianna Liu kill capped a 5-0 finish for a 25-20 victory and the sweep.
• Against Salisbury, the hosts jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set before extended the advantage to 10-2 en route to a 25-10 victory.
• Gettysburg turned the tables in the second set, jumping out to a 10-3 advantage behind two Kierra Fox (Phoenix, Ariz./Rancho Solano Prep School) aces. Trailing 15-7, a Kiley McTaggart kill started a run of seven straight points to pull within 15-14. The Bullets held the advantage until a Gwen Eustace block tied the set at 18-all. A Clare Farrell (Livingston, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth) kill and two from Erin Gonzalez (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) put Gettysburg back in front 22-20 but the Sea Gulls responded with five of the last six points for a 25-20 victory.
• The third set started back-and-forth but a McTaggert kill started a 9-5 stretch that slowly built a 15-9 advantage. Another five straight points extended the lead to 20-10 and Salisbury finished off the sweep, 25-16.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Kierra Fox posted a season-best 20 digs against Salisbury to go with two aces.
• Clare Farrell and Erin Gonzalez led the attack with nine and eight kills, respectively.

NEXT UP
The Bullets return to action at Stevenson on Wednesday. Match time is 7 p.m.
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