THE FACTS
Gettysburg (11-4, 1-0 CC) 3, Washington (Md.) (9-5, 0-1 CC) 1
What: Centennial Conference (CC) volleyball match
When: Saturday, Oct. 3
Where: Chestertown, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg won the final two sets to secure a 3-1 victory at Washington (Md.) in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams.
THE LEADERS
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Ellen Manke (Madison, N.J./Morristown Beard School) led the Bullets with 13 kills and did not have a hitting error in 21 swings to hit .619 in the match. She also had an ace and four blocks.
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Gianna Galli (Demarest, N.J./Northern Valley Demarest) contribute six kills on nine attempts, giving the two Gettysburg middles an error-less day and combined .633 hitting percentage on the day.
FOR THE FOES
• Izzy Diehl led the Shorewomen with 17 kills and 20 digs.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Nala Shearer (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) recorded a pair of aces to key a 5-0 start to the match. Washington clawed back to within two on eight different occasions in the first set but Gettysburg had the answer each time. Holding a 21-19 lead,
Ellen Manke and
Erin Gonzalez (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) combined for a block to start a 4-1 finish that Manke put away with her third kill of the 25-20 opening set win.
• Two Gianna Folke kills and a pair of Alexis Stubbs aces fueled a 7-1 start to the second set for the Shorewomen. Two
Clare Farrell (Livingston, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth) kills were part of a 6-0 run that gave Gettysburg a 13-12 edge. The rest of the set was back-and-forth. Stubbs opened up a 24-21 lead but an
Ava Grall (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Ponte Vedra) ace and
Emma Bradshaw (East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) block cut the deficit to one. Folke, however, put it away in regulation with sixth kill of the set.
• A Manke kill tied the third set at 3-all and
Kaitlyn Hedrich (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln Way) served five straight points for an 8-3 lead. Leading 10-7, Grall knocked down a kill to start a 12-2 run that featured back-to-back
Kierra Fox (Phoenix, Ariz./Rancho Solano Prep School) aces. Gettysburg took the third set, 25-11.
• The fourth set had 10 ties and four lead changes. Neither team opened up a lead larger than two until late. Holding a 21-19 edge, Galli knocked down a pair of kills around Fox's fifth ace of the day to reach match point and Gonzalez finished off the 25-19 win.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Nala Shearer led the defense with 22 digs and chipped in three aces.
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Emma Bradshaw (12 kills),
Clare Farrell (10),
Erin Gonzalez (9) and
Ava Grall (6) rounded out a balanced offensive day.
• The Orange and Blue had just 11 hitting errors as a team and hit a season-best .321.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Susquehanna on Wednesday. Match time is 7 p.m.
