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Volleyball Toppled by Towson, 3-0
9/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 3, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC -- The George Washington volleyball team battled with Towson but the Tigers had a little more firepower and defeated GW, 30-28, 30-28, 30-18 Saturday night in the final match of the GW Volleyball Invitational at GW's Charles E. Smith Athletic Center.
Earlier Saturday, Towson swept Iona while the Colonials swept Delaware State.
Towson's April Hoffman led all players with 17 kills and hit .273 to run away with MVP honors. Her Tiger teammate Christina Grempler added 11 kills while hitting .429. As a team, the Tigers hit .276 (55-18-134) compared to GW's .061 (29-22-114). Towson outblocked GW, 13 to 6, including 20 block assists to just four for the Colonials.
GW senior captain Jessica Vesey was the only Colonial with double-figure digs with 17. McLaughlin's seven kills was the team high as the Tigers seemed to know where GW was going with its attacks and was there for the dig or the block most of the time. GW senior Abigail Hatter had the most success offensively hitting .600 with three kills, no errors in five attacks.
GW led through the first half of game one before Towson tied the game at 16-16. A Hoffman kill game Towson its first lead of the game at 17-16 and the Tigers never relinquished its lead throughout the remainder of the game. Game two was played close up to a 6-6 tie before Towson took control for a 10-6 lead. GW battled back to forge a 26-24 lead before Towson got crucial kills from Lindsey Hardin and Hoffman to escape with the 30-28 victory. Game three was competitive up to a 7-7 tie before Towson again took control with a 12-4 run and coasted to the 30-18 win.
The Colonials (2-2) next face Long Island on Friday, Sept. 9 in the Georgia Tech Tournament in Atlanta, GA at noon. The Colonials also face Georgia Tech Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Western Kentucky Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Atlanta.
2005 GW VOLLEYBALL INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
April Hoffman - Towson (MVP)
Christina Grempler - Towson
Alison Essink - Towson
Juliene McLaughlin - George Washington
Jessica Vesey - George Washington
Miki Hogg - Iona
Kinga Muszynski - Delaware State
2005 GW VOLLEYBALL INVITATIONAL at Smith Center
Friday
Towson def. Delaware State, 30-18, 30-27, 30-22
GW def. Iona, 30-18, 30-27, 30-26
Saturday
Towson def. Iona, 30-15, 30-21, 30-20
GW def. Delaware State, 30-20, 30-13, 30-15
Delaware State def. Iona, 28-30, 30-18, 28-30, 30-28, 15-11
Towson def. GW, 30-28, 30-28, 30-18
