George Washington University Athletics
Volleyball Extends Streak to Five at UMBC
9/5/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BALTIMORE, MD (Sept. 5) - GW extended it winning streak to five matches with a 15-2, 15-10, 15-8 sweep of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County September 5 in Baltimore. The Colonials have won all five of their matches in three-game sweeps to open the season under first-year interim coach Jojit Coronel.
Senior outside hitters Renee Arnold and Tracee Brown paced the Colonials with 13 kills each while senior Suzana Manole double-doubled with 11 kills and a match-high 19 digs. Arnold had 10 digs as one of six Colonials with double-figure digs.
Colonials setter Jill Levey, who was named the Atlantic 10 Volleyball Player of the Week earlier Tuesday, hit .462 with six kills in 13 attacks. She added 14 digs and a pair of service aces. Levey has not committed an attack error through the team's first five matches and is hitting .633 for the year.
Sophomore Abby Ernst recorded her career-high nine kills in 17 attempts en route to a .353 hitting percentage.
The Retrievers were led by Kara Welniak's 10 kills and 11 digs each from Jennifer Thomas and Joanne Marshall. Former Colonial Muge Pars added eight kills in 29 swings.
GW (5-0) faces it stiffest test of the season when it travels to Berkeley, CA, for the Golden Bear Classic at the University of California Sept. 8-9. GW will put its perfect 15-0 games record on the line against No. 9 Florida in the opening match Friday and will face either McNeese State or California in the second round Saturday.
