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Gallaudet women's volleyball player Brielle Worley spikes a volleyball during a match. Worley wears a white Bison jersey. A volleyball net is in front of Worley, who is jumping to make a spike.
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Winner Gallaudet GALW 7-2
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Smith SMI 7-1
Winner
Gallaudet GALW
7-2
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Final
2
Smith SMI
7-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Gallaudet GALW 17 25 25 19 15 (3)
Smith SMI 25 20 14 25 13 (2)
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Winner Wesleyan (CT) WES 4-1
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Gallaudet GALW 7-3
Winner
Wesleyan (CT) WES
4-1
3
Final
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Gallaudet GALW
7-3
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wesleyan (CT) WES 25 25 19 25 (3)
Gallaudet GALW 18 17 25 21 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Sam Atkinson, Associate AD for Communications

GU impresses up north at Bonnie May Invitational

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – It was a relentless effort by the Gallaudet University women's volleyball team Friday night as the Bison split the first day of the Bonnie May Invitational on the campus of Smith College.

Gallaudet (7-3) went the distance against the host Pioneers, 3-2, to start the tournament before having the chance to face its first nationally ranked team of the 2024 season. In a rematch of last year's NCAA tournament first round, GU went up against No. 18 Wesleyan (Conn.) University. Unlike last year, the Bison took a set from the Cardinals before GU lost in four, 3-1.

The Bison dropped the first set to Smith, 17-25, before taking the second and third sets by the scores of 25-20 and 25-14. Gallaudet tried to close out the match in four, but the Pioneers eked out a 19-25 win to force a fifth and decisive set. The two teams traded points in the highly contested fifth set before Gallaudet scored the final two points to win, 15-3.

The loss was the first for Smith (7-1) this season. This also marked the first-time the two schools faced each other.

Sophomore outside hitter Brielle Worley (Amarillo, Texas) led the Bison with 16 kills while junior outside hitter Citrine Lummer (Frederick, Md.) tallied 11 kills including the 14th point in the fifth set. Lummer recorded a match-high five service aces. Junior setter Ella Gamble (Cullowhee, N.C.) passed out 33 assists and 10 digs for the double-double. Senior middle hitter Anya Pothorski (Columbus, Ohio) led GU with four blocks (three solo).

The Pioneers were led by Abby Hunt with a match-high 18 kills and Taylor Gwynne passed out 40 assists and four aces.

In the nightcap, Gallaudet held its own against Wesleyan throughout the match. The Cardinals took the first two sets 18-25 and 17-25 before GU bounced back and took the third set, 25-19. Wesleyan escaped with the 3-1 win when they took the fourth set, 21-25.

Worley and Lummer led upfront with 14 and 13 kills, respectively, while Gamble recorded 34 assists and 17 digs. Junior defensive specialist Gisella Visco (Riverside, Calif.) matched Gamble with 17 digs and served up three aces to pace the Bison.

Wesleyan (4-1) was paced by Michelle Jorba with 12 kills and Ella Blair with 16 assists.

UP NEXT
GU will face Salem St. University (2-4) and Middlebury College (1-4) tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 14) at noon and 4 p.m., respectively.
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