THE FACTS
Gettysburg (12-4) 3, Susquehanna (3-10) 1
What: Non-conference volleyball match
When: Wednesday, Oct. 7
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg won the first two sets easily before Susquehanna prevailed in a back-and-forth third set but the Bullets had the answer in the fourth set for a 3-1 win.
THE LEADERS
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Erin Gonzalez (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) led the Bullets with a career-high 18 kills to go with 14 digs for her fourth double-double of the year. She also chipped in three aces and two blocks.
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Clare Farrell (Livingston, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth) contributed 17 kills and hit .350 to go with four blocks.
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Ellen Manke (Madison, N.J./Morristown Beard School) hit .520 on the night, knocking down 14 kills with just one error in 25 attempts. She added five blocks.
FOR THE FOES
• Addison Dodge led the River Hawks with 12 kills and three blocks.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Three
Erin Gonzalez kills around a
Nala Shearer (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) ace helped key a 4-0 start to the opening set and Gettysburg never trailed in the set. A Gonzalez kill made it 21-11 before she knocked down an ace.
Ellen Manke and
Clare Farrell then sandwiched a pair of blocks around a Manke knockdown for the 25-11 win.
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Kierra Fox (Phoenix, Ariz./Rancho Solano Prep School) served the first six points of the second set to set the tone for a 25-13 win.
• The third set featured 16 ties and six lead changes. Susquehanna built an early lead as large as 9-5 but a Gonzalez kill started a run of four straight points that she capped with an ace to tie the set at 9-all. Neither team led by more than two the rest of the way. Tied at 25-all, Addison Dodge and Makenzie Cober put down consecutive kills to force the fourth set.
• The fourth set was nearly as back-and-forth with eight ties and three lead changes. Tied for the final time at 16-all,
Elle Lang (South Setauket, N.Y./Saint Anthony's) dropped down a kill. An error made it 18-16 and forced a timeout. Out of the stoppage, Farrell knocked down two more kills – part of the 13 she had in the final set. She had two more to help extend the advantage to 23-18 before Camille Ince made it 23-19. Gonzalez, though, had the final two kills of the night for the 25-19 victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Nala Shearer led the defense with 18 digs and three aces.
Kierra Fox added 11 digs while
Halle Feth (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) had 13 digs and 25 assists.
Elle Lang contributed a career-high 11 digs.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Swarthmore on Saturday. Match time is 1 p.m.
