WASHINGTON – The Gallaudet University women's volleyball team continues to exorcise the demons of their past this season. The Bison cleansed themselves of an 11-game losing streak to the hands of the Marymount (Va.) University Saints here Wednesday night in the home opener with a 3-1 win.
Gallaudet (6-2) defeats the Saints for the first time since Sept. 28, 2012. For a decade (2013-23), the Bison had dropped 11 straight matches to Marymount including six on Padden Court in the Field House.
The Bison jumped out and took the first set, 25-19, before an exuberant crowd of 305.
Marymount (1-7) regrouped and tied the match at 1-1 after it took the second set, 17-25.
GU won going away in the third and fourth sets with wins of 25-9 and 25-16, respectively.
The Bison were led by sophomore outside hitter
Brielle Worley (Amarillo, Texas) and junior outside hitter
Citrine Lummer (Frederick, Md.). Worley recorded her third 20-plus kill game with 21 on 53 swings and only five errors (.302 hitting percentage). The UT at Tyler transfer added eight digs, two aces and one block in her GU home debut. Lummer finished with 12 kills on 25 swings and only three errors (.360) and matched Worley with eight digs.
Junior setter
Ella Gamble (Cullowhee, N.C.) passed out a match-high 46 assists as she surpassed 1,500 career assists in a Bison uniform.
Junior defensive specialist
Gisella Visco (Riverside, Calif.) led the Bison service game with three aces. Visco surpassed 100 service aces in her career and now stands with 101.
Sophomore middle hitter
Jada Zarembka (Riverside, Calif.) was a force at the net with four blocks (two solo) and added seven kills. Senior opposite
Cassidy Perry (Frederick, Md.) tallied eight kills, nine digs and three blocks in the win.
Marymount (1-7) was led by first-year outside hitter Sabrina Schoeberlein's 11 kills and senior setter Natalie Bialecki's 23 assists.
UP NEXT
GU will head north this weekend to Northampton, Mass., to Smith College to participate in the Bonnie May Invitational. The Bison will play a lot of unfamiliar teams during the two-day tournament. The Bison will play two matches on Friday, Sept. 13, against the host Pioneers at 5 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. with a rematch of last year's NCAA tournament first round match against No. 18 Wesleyan (Conn.) University.
Note About Live Video This Weekend
Smith College is a member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), who recently signed on with FloSports for all their member broadcasts. If you are interested in watching the Bison matches this weekend you will need to sign-up for a FloSports account and pay their fee. This is out of the control of Gallaudet Athletics. Any issues or questions should be directed to Smith College Athletics, the NEWMAC and FloSports.
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