George Washington University Athletics
GW Volleyball Set for Kristen Dickmann Invite at Navy
9/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Friday, 7:00 p.m.: GW at Navy - | Watch Live
Saturday, 11:00 a.m.: GW vs. Maryland -
Sataurday, 6:00 p.m.: GW vs. Texas Tech -
WASHINGTON - The George Washington volleyball team will carry its three-match win streak into this weekend's Kristen Dickmann Invitational, hosted by Navy at the Wesley A. Brown Field House.
The Colonials won three straight matches to win the tournament title at last weekend's GW Invitational at the Charles E. Smith Center.
Junior Chidima Osuchukwu was named the Most Valuable Player after three consecutive matches with 20+ kills. She was also named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week after totaling 89 kills across four matches last week. She hit .401 and averaged 4.94 kills and 1.44 blocks per set to pace the Colonials.
Osuchukwu currently leads the Atlantic 10 and ranks among the top 50 in NCAA Division I with 40 total blocks (5th), 132 total kills (7th), 5.23 points per set (16th), 4.40 kills per set (27th) and 1.33 blocks per set (50th). Additionally, she ranks third in the A-10 with a .360 attack percentage.
Senior setter Jordan Timmer was also named to the All-Tournament Team at the GW Invitational. She totaled 162 assists across the three matches while posting three consecutive double-doubles. Timmer paces the Atlantic 10 and ranks sixth in the nation with 334 total assists. She also leads the conference in assists per set (11.13) while ranking fourth in total blocks (29).
Freshman Kelsey Clark has made an impact on the Colonials' lineup after the first seven matches of the season. She ranks second on the team with 76 kills and has posted three double-doubles. She was the third Colonial named to the All-Tournament Team at the GW Invitational after averaging 2.84 kills per set with two double-doubles.
Senior Maddy Doyle has anchored GW's back line by leading the Atlantic 10 and ranking 55th nationally with 123 total digs. She also ranks third in the conference with 4.10 digs per set.
GW and Navy have split the all-time series with six wins each but have not met since the 1999 season, a 3-0 win for the Colonials. Navy is off to a 2-4 start this season with victories over Canisius and Saint Francis (Pa.).
Maryland is 8-0 to start the 2015 season with tournament titles at both the Maryland Invitational (Morgan State, Duquesne, Hofstra, Kent State) and the DC Classic (Penn, Howard, Western Carolina, George Mason). The all-time series between GW and Maryland is tied at 26-26. The Terrapins earned the last victory, a 3-0 sweep at the Smith Center to open the 2013 season.
GW and Texas Tech have only met once before, a 3-2 win for the Red Raiders in 1994. Texas Tech's associate head coach is Jojit Coronel, who served as GW"s head coach for 11 seasons from 2000-2010.
