THE FACTS
Washington and Lee (4-1) 3, Gettysburg (5-2) 0
Gettysburg (6-2) 3, Southern Virginia (1-3) 1
What: Non-conference volleyball matches
When: Saturday, Sept. 12
Where: Lexington, Va.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg dropped its first match of the day to host Washington and Lee 3-0 before bouncing back to defeat Southern Virginia, 3-1.
THE LEADERS
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Clare Farrell (Livingston, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth) led the Bullets with 23 kills in the two matches, including matching her career high with 19 against Southern Virginia.
FOR THE FOES
• Emma Mulvaney led the Generals with 14 kills and 10 digs.
• Anne Downs paced the Knights with 13 kills and 13 digs.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Tied at 4-all in the first set, Washington and Lee ran off seven straight points and finished the set on a 21-3 run to take a 25-7 win.
• The Generals carried that momentum into the second set, scoring the first 12 points behind four Emma Mulvaney kills en route to a 25-10 victory.
• Washington and Lee opened up an 11-3 lead in the third set and held a 17-9 lead before Gettysburg scored nine of the next 12 points to close to within 20-18. However, kills from Ava Fugitt and Cara Hamil around a Fugitt-Ava Gaines block wrapped up a 25-19 win for the sweep.
• Against Southern Virginia, the first set featured 18 ties and 11 lead changes before an Anne Downs kill and Baylee Mirabal ace capped a 30-28 Knights win.
• Tied at 4-all in the second set, two
Emma Bradshaw (East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) kills keyed a 4-0 run to take the lead for good in a 25-14 win that tied the match at 1-all.
• Gettysburg jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the third set. Leading 10-6, two
Clare Farrell knockdowns helped key another 6-0 run build a 16-6 advantage en route to a 25-13 win.
• The fourth set once again featured eight ties and three lead changes. Tied at 16-all,
Ava Grall (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Ponte Vedra) knocked down a kill and
Erin Gonzalez (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) knocked down a pair of aces to help take a 21-16 lead before wrapping up the match, 25-17.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Nala Shearer (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) led the defense against Southern Virginia with 24 digs.
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Erin Gonzalez added 19 digs to go with six kills and six aces.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Franciscan at Messiah on Friday. Match time is 5 p.m.
