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Brownsville无毛视频檚 Gates records 1,000th volleyball kill to match 1,000 points in basketball
Skyler Gates knows the importance of 1,000.
The Brownsville multi-sport star hit that number in points during her junior year in basketball.
Monday night she did it again 无毛视频� in volleyball.
Gates, a 6-foot-4 senior, rang up 22 kills in the Lady Falcons无毛视频� 3-1 win over California to make her a rare double-1,000 athlete.
The latter is a much rarer feat.
无毛视频淭he more I think about it the bigger that number sounds,无毛视频� Gates said of her 1,000th kill. 无毛视频淲hen I kind of take that in, it无毛视频檚 just an amazing feeling to know I accomplished that.无毛视频�
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 the first time in Brownsville history that a volleyball player has reached 1,000 kills,无毛视频� Lady Falcons head coach Rachael Salvucci said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 not sure how many have done it in the WPIAL.无毛视频�
With a big crowd on hand, Gates was pushing to reach the milestone at home.
无毛视频淚 definitely wanted to get it in front of our fans,无毛视频� Gates said. 无毛视频淲e had a game at Charleroi the next night so near the end of the match I told our setters let无毛视频檚 try to get this done here tonight and get it out of the way.无毛视频�
Gates recalled kill No. 1,000.
无毛视频淚t was my setter Kenzie Adams who got the ball to me and I hit it middle back, just barely inside the line,无毛视频� Gates said.
Brownsville picked up wins over Charleroi on Tuesday and Bentworth on Thursday as Gates upped her career kills total to 1,035.
Gates, the 17-year-old daughter of Ricky Gates and Very Gates, is a Virginia volleyball recruit who will enroll early at the school in January.
Right now, however, it无毛视频檚 not the Cavaliers that are on her mind. With the 1,000th kill now in her back pocket, Gates is focused on the Lady Falcons无毛视频� season.
无毛视频淢y biggest goal is to try and win the section this year,无毛视频� Gates said. 无毛视频淲e all want that.无毛视频�
Brownsville is unbeaten at 7-0 overall and 4-0 in Section 3-2A. The Lady Falcons host Waynesburg Central, also undefeated, in a key section match Tuesday night.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 kind of good to get the 1,000 done because I want to focus a little more on blocking now and just helping our team win,无毛视频� Gates said. 无毛视频淲e无毛视频檝e had an amazing start so far. We won the FCCA tournament. We无毛视频檙e playing really well together.无毛视频�
Salvucci is blending in young players with the veterans and so far the formula is working.
无毛视频淲e have some freshmen playing and I think they无毛视频檙e getting comfortable enough where when they make mistakes they learn from them and just get better,无毛视频� Gates said. 无毛视频淭hey无毛视频檙e really coachable and playing well with the upperclassmen. They无毛视频檙e asking questions and trying to improve.无毛视频�
Brownsville无毛视频檚 attack, obviously, revolves around Gates but she gets plenty of help, Salvucci pointed out.
无毛视频淪he无毛视频檚 our weapon,无毛视频� Salvucci said. 无毛视频淲e have other good front hitters on the team but we try to get the ball to Skyler as much as we can. One thing about Skyler, even though she gets a lot of kills she is not a selfish player whatsoever, she supports everyone else on the team.
无毛视频淥ur team wants to make good passes and get the ball to Skyler. It无毛视频檚 not just Skyler, it无毛视频檚 everyone working together to help set her up, and she delivers. We have a good team and they work together and genuinely want to see each other succeed. This 1,000 record is a team effort.无毛视频�
Gates agrees.
无毛视频淣o way I could无毛视频檝e done this without my teammates,无毛视频� she said. 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 not just me, it无毛视频檚 all of us.无毛视频�
Gates gives Salvucci much credit for the team无毛视频檚 success.
无毛视频淚 love her,无毛视频� Gates said. 无毛视频淪he无毛视频檚 a great coach and has done so much for me, and she pushes us really hard, and Hig (Dave Higinbotham), too, our assistant coach.无毛视频�
Virginia head coach Shannon Wells continues to stay in contact with Gates.
无毛视频淲e无毛视频檒l text back and forth every once in a while, mostly talking about my schedule right now for when I go to school there,无毛视频� Gates said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檒l be going there soon with the early commitment and I无毛视频檝e been keeping up on them, trying to find videos after every one of their games, but really I无毛视频檝e been more focused on myself and improving and helping our team here at Brownsville win.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 still trying to improve my blocking and passing and serving. I无毛视频檓 stronger in the front row but I want to be an all-around player so I无毛视频檓 working on getting better in the back row.无毛视频�
Salvucci, a former Brownsville coach who returned to the Lady Falcons for Gates无毛视频� sophomore season, has seen her evolve as a player.
无毛视频淭he one thing I无毛视频檝e noticed is her confidence level is much higher now than it used to be,无毛视频� Salvucci said of Gates. 无毛视频淪he knows what to run and when she wants to run it and communicates that really well to her team. You can无毛视频檛 run an offense without good passes, good sets. She无毛视频檚 worked on building up her team. She无毛视频檚 matured a lot over these three years.无毛视频�
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 not afraid to speak out a little more and be more of a leader now,无毛视频� Gates said.
In addition to her 22 kills on Monday, Gates recorded nine service points, including five aces, and added four blocks.
无毛视频淪he无毛视频檚 one of our best passers and she无毛视频檚 really worked on her serves this year and is serving more aggressively,无毛视频� Salvucci said. 无毛视频淭hat was a struggle for her in the past but she无毛视频檚 worked hard on it and has come a long way on that. She无毛视频檚 just playing a strong back row.
无毛视频淪kyler is a team player and that无毛视频檚 been really important.无毛视频�
The downside for Brownsville from Gates无毛视频� early commitment to Virginia is that she won无毛视频檛 be able to play her full senior basketball season with the Lady Falcons.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 going to play in the FalconFest tournament and possibly in the assembly game we无毛视频檙e going to have this year but I无毛视频檒l have to leave pretty soon after that,无毛视频� she said.
Salvucci is eager to see Gates play at the NCAA Division-I college level.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 her biggest fan,无毛视频� Salvucci said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 a huge college volleyball fan. Penn State (which won its eighth NCAA women无毛视频檚 volleyball championship last year) is my alma mater and I go to as many of their volleyball games as I can. I told Skyler that I无毛视频檓 going to have to squeeze at least one Virginia trip in there to see her.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 so excited to watch her and see what she does in college.无毛视频�