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Winner Swarthmore SWAT 11-3,4-0 Centennial
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Gettysburg GC 12-5,1-1 Centennial
Winner
Swarthmore SWAT
11-3,4-0 Centennial
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Gettysburg GC
12-5,1-1 Centennial
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Team 1 2 3 4 F
Swarthmore SWAT 25 25 15 25 (3)
Gettysburg GC 16 16 25 12 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Defends Unbeaten Centennial Record, Beating Gettysburg 3-1

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Swarthmore College volleyball team remained undefeated in the Centennial Conference, rolling past Gettysburg College 3-1 on Saturday. 

Ella Tsai paced the Garnet offense with 16 kills, while Aiste Bardauskaite and Isabel Adam tallied 13 and 12, respectively. Kate Roberts contributed with a career-high seven aces, while Nicole Kim contributed five, to lead a 15-3 Swarthmore advantage in the category.

Adam totaled a season-high 25 digs on the defensive side of the ball, while Mailey Wang added three blocks. 

SWARTHMORE 3, GETTYSBURG 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Swarthmore put its foot on the gas with a 9-4 start to the opening stanza. Adam capped off the stretch with consecutive kills, while Kim added a pair of service aces. The Garnet maintained their advantage until putting the Bullets away with four-straight points to create a 24-14 lead. Roberts helped put the finishing touches on the set with back-to-back aces, leading the Garnet to a 25-16 victory. 

- In the second set, the teams remained within a point or two until the Garnet pieced together a run midway through the stanza.  Wang and Keira Miles kickstarted an 8-3 run with consecutive kills, while Kim and Melissa Eyer both provided service aces. Miles and Maggie Rankin capped off the stretch with back-to-back kills before Lois Matsukawa added an ace, building the Garnet an 19-13 edge. Tsai and Miles ended up closing a 25-16 set victory with consecutive kills. 

- Gettysburg punched back with a 25-15 victory in the third set. The Bullets opened with a 9-3 advantage, before the Garnet climbed back within one with five-straight points. However, Gettysburg answered back with a 9-2 stretch to take control of the set with an 18-10 lead.

- Swarthmore used four-straight points to build an early 4-2 advantage. The Garnet then ran away with the set, rattling off a 14-1 rally to create a 23-8 cushion. Tsai sealed the matched with a kill to clinch victory with a 25-12 decision. 


GARNET LEADERS
Kills: Tsai 16
Assists: Matsukawa 24
Aces: Roberts 7
Blocks: Wang 3
Digs: Adam 25

UP NEXT
The Garnet (11-3, 4-0) travel to Johns Hopkins on Wednesday night.
 
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