MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College Volleyball squad (1-4) picked up its first victory of the young season Tuesday, beating Albany State University (1-1) in straight sets at the Centennial Center.

The Bobcats came out with fire, starting the first set on a 10-0 run, and closing the frame 25-7. They were dominant in the first set, hitting .524 with just a single error. After a back-and-forth second set of 26-25, GC closed it out with a more convincing third, 25-12.

"Tonight's win was a great team victory," said head coach Gretchen Krumdieck. "I thought our serve receive was solid and we were able to turn it into good offense. Our defense and block had a great night as well."

Freshman Mary Kate Kotzin (Dunwoody) paced the balanced attack with eight kills, flanked by seven each from sophomore Ally Hall (Cumming) and junior Sarah Mangan (Farmingville, New York). Eight different players tallied kills for the Bobcats.

The team tallied eight total blocks, led by six from Mangan. Freshman Bella DeSalvo (Hamilton, Ohio) tallied a career-best 25 digs, one shy of the school record for a three-set match. Junior Lauren Talele (Woodstock) posted a 24-assist, 10-dig double-double.

The Bobcats are back in action Friday, Sept. 10, traveling to the Rollins Invitational. GC starts against the University of Mary at noon, following with a match against host Rollins College.  

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