GILMAN BATTLES PAST CALVERT HALL IN FOUR SETS
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by Joe DiBlasi
After going up 2-0, with 25-20 and 25-18 wins, the Gilman Greyhounds found themselves in a highly competitive MIAA A Conference volleyball battle with host Calvert Hall, Friday in Towson. The Cardinals came on to win game three, 25-23, and stormed back from six points down in the fourth game, tying it up at 25, 26 and 27, before finally falling, 29-27, as Gilman wrapped up the 3-1 victory.
Calvert hall Coach Matt Carbine said, "We're improving to the point where we can be play competitively with Gilman. They've set the standard for a number of years and it's good to take a game from them, and then go to overtime in another one."
The Hall is 9-3 overall on the season. The Greyhounds, with this win, remain undefeated at 12-0.
Gilman was led by senior Eddie Wiese (14 kills, 8 digs), junior Asher Kaplan (14 kills, 10 digs) and senior Kevin Niparko (13 kills). Niparko was especially tough in the decisive fourth game, where he had 9 digs and 2 blocks.
Also contribution were seniors Idy Iglehart (9 kills) and Jeff Irwin (26 assists), as well as junior Will Allenbach (22 assists).
Greyhound coach Neil Gabbey said, "Unbelievable job by Calvert Hall. Sometimes my guys tend to play like winning is sort of entitled to us. Calvert Hall has players who dig the back-line really well, they blocked well, they hit well, and they put a lot of shots down our throats."
Gabbey praised Niparko, his middle-hitter, saying, "He played very well at the net, and came up with lots of smart plays. He hit the ball well and came up with a bunch of kills in game four that we really needed.
"Both of our centers, Jeff Irwin and Will Allenbach had good games; they moved the ball all over the place."
Next week the Greyhounds will put their unbeaten streak on the line at Mount St. Joseph, a team that Gabbey said "plays with lots of passion.
"They will be tough."
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