No. 7 Tartans Sweep Senior Day Matches
The Carnegie Mellon University volleyball team, ranked seventh nationally, celebrated their seniors in their game against Mount Union and Wittenberg on Saturday. The Tartans defeated Mount Union winning in three straight sets before they beat Wittenberg in four. The weekend of games puts the Tartans overall record at 19-3.
Inside the Box Score Against Mount Union
- The Tartans won straight sets with the final line score reading 25-22, 25-16, 25-14.
- Senior Kate Giang led the offense with eight kills, followed by sophomore Logan Devereux, sophomore Sophia Pan and freshman Ellie Corsello with seven kills each.
- Senior Neha Tummala had 19 assists in the game with sophomore Dani Lee having 14.
- Senior Zoe Gavros led the defense with 13 digs.
- Gavros and junior Brynn Shearn collected two service aces each.
- Pan and freshman Ellie Corsello each had one block solo and sophomore Caroline Smith recorded four block assists.
Inside the Box Score Against Wittenberg
- The Tartans started the game strong, winning the first set 25-13, but lost in the second 26-24. They turned it around in the next two sets winning both 25-22 and 25-22.
- Giang led the offense again with 12 kills, followed by Pan with 10 kills and Smith with nine.
- Tummala and Lee contributed 23 assists each.
- Shearn collected three service assists, while Lee, Gavros and Giang each had two.
- Gavros had a season-high 35 digs followed by Giang with 16.
- Smith recorded a career-high six block assists followed by Corsello with a season-best five block assists.
Notes:
- In the Tartans win over Wittenberg, Giang recorded her 1000th career dig. She now has 1,010 for her career.