BALTIMORE – The Gallaudet University women's volleyball team closed out its regular-season schedule on a high note with a 3-1 victory over Notre Dame of Maryland University on Saturday afternoon at the MBK Sports Complex.
The Bison (18-9, 8-2 United East) defeated the Gators by set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-12, 25-17 to extend their winning streak to eight matches and secure the No. 3 seed in the upcoming United East Conference Tournament.
Gallaudet will host sixth-seeded Penn St.-Brandywine in a conference quarterfinal match on Saturday, Nov. 7, on Padden Court inside the Field House. The match time has yet to be announced.
Senior outside hitter
Brielle Worley (Amarillo, Texas) powered the Bison offense with a match-high 29 kills on 70 attempts for a .300 hitting percentage. Worley also collected 11 digs to complete a double-double as she accounted for more than half of Gallaudet's 50 kills.
The opening set was competitive throughout before Gallaudet pulled out a 25-22 victory. Notre Dame of Maryland answered in the second set with a narrow 25-23 win to even the match at one set apiece.
The Bison took control from there, hitting .300 in the third set while holding the Gators to a .000 hitting percentage in a convincing 25-12 victory. Gallaudet carried that momentum into the fourth set and closed out the match with a 25-17 win.
Senior outside hitter
Jada Zarembka (Riverside, Calif.) finished with 11 kills, seven digs and a match-high four service aces. Graduate student middle hitter
Bri Eilderts (Omaha, Neb.) added six kills, four digs and two aces.
First-year setter
Gracie Gloster (Clark, N.J.) directed the Bison offense with a match-high 44 assists, seven digs and three blocks. First-year libero
Tori Harris (Stockbridge, Ga.) led Gallaudet with 12 digs and added two service aces.
Senior
Adriana Jimenez Bonilla (East Elmhurst, N.Y.) contributed three service aces as Gallaudet finished with 12 aces as a team.
The Bison recorded 50 kills and a .236 hitting percentage while holding Notre Dame of Maryland to 35 kills and a .093 hitting percentage. Gallaudet also held a 12-6 advantage in service aces and a 5-4 edge in team blocks.
The Gators were led by junior outside hitter Bryanna Carter with 13 kills.
BISON TRACKS
- Gallaudet finished the regular season with an eight-match winning streak, its longest of the season.
- The Bison started the season 7-0
- Worley's 29 kills increased her season total to 450.
- Worley surpassed 1,700 career points on Saturday after she tallied her 1,500th kill on Wednesday evening.
- Gallaudet recorded 12 service aces, including four from Zarembka and three from Jimenez Bonilla.
UP NEXT
Third-seeded Gallaudet will host sixth-seeded Penn St.-Brandywine in the United East Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 7, on Padden Court inside the Field House. The match time will be announced at a later date.
