GC Volleyball has had a tremendous season so far, with many players shining across the court. They just recently swept Fort Valley State University on the road to bring their record to 9-3 for the season.
Throughout the series, a plethora of GC players had fantastic performances. Both Camryn Carlton and Abby Infante had nine kills each.
Ten more kills came from Cadence Spilotros and Rachel Machovec, who each had five a piece. Riese Johnson stole the show, however, accounting for 19 of the Bobcat’s 31 total assists.
On defense, Libero Olivia Avarez had a stellar game, tying her career high for digs with a total of 15. Avarez was followed by Callie Miller, who had her own career high of 12 digs.
The Bobcats then traveled to Atlanta on Sept. 26 to take on both Talladega College and Clark Atlanta University.
While the Bobcats did pick up a three-set win against CAU, they fell to TC in four sets.
In the first match against CAU, the Bobcats took set one 25-19, set two 25-18 and set three 25-10 in a clean sweep.
The offense was led by Rosa Fisher, who tallied eight total kills on the day. She was followed by both Miller and Madeline Gilmartin, who had five kills a piece.
The second match of the doubleheader was against the Talladega Tornadoes. The Bobcats unfortunately fell in set one 25-14 but came back to win the second set 25-20. In the final two sets of the match, GC fell 25-20, then 25-17.
Johnson picked up another double-double for the season, having great performances on both offense and defense. Johnson had a total of 19 assists and 13 digs for the day.
Behind Johnson was Avarez who had a total of 10 digs for the day. Right behind her were Miller and Machovec, who both tallied nine digs in the doubleheader.
“We competed every day in practice to push each other to be the best player we all could be,” said Camryn Carlton, a sophomore right-side. “We are all going to continue to support each other and have each other’s backs to keep the success rolling.”
Senior middle blocker Mary Kate Kotzin is confident about her team’s plan to sustain their success.
“We plan to continue to work in the gym and get 1% better during each practice together,” Kotzin said. “This goes along with holding each other accountable and working hard to not make the same mistake twice.”
After the double header, the Bobcats improved to 10-4 on the season. They started off Peach Belt Conference play on Sept. 27, where they took on Augusta University.
