Volleyball Knocks Off Davidson, 3-1

Saturday, October 14

WASHINGTON, DC

5:00 PM

George Washington University

7-16, 3-4 A-10

DAVIDSON

8-12, 1-6 A-10

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Davidson	8	25	13	13	1
George Washington	25	22	25	25	3

10/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Oct. 14, 2017

Box Score

WASHINGTON - The George Washington volleyball team closed its home weekend with a convincing 3-1 win over Davidson on Saturday evening at the Charles E. Smith Center.

Key Stats

Three players finished with double-digit kills as junior Kelsey Clark (14), senior Aaliya Davidson (11) and freshman Marianna Warren (10) combined for more winners than the entire Davidson roster (34).
Clark stuffed the stat sheet by swinging .367 for her match-high 14 kills to go with seven blocks (two solo, five assists), six digs and three service aces.
GW combined for nine service aces on the evening, the most in a single match since 10 against Delaware on September 15.
Graduate student Stacey Benton and freshman Sydney Welch also tallied multiple aces with three and two, respectively.
Welch finished with a match-high 23 digs while Benton finished with 12 digs. Davidson (18) and sophomore Jaimeson Lee (12) also contributed double-figure digs.
Lee added 40 assists for her second straight double-double.

How It Happened
Set 1: GW 25, Davidson 8

GW was nearly unstoppable in the first set, opening on a 5-3 run and never trailing.
The Colonials swung .355 in the opening frame (14k-3e-31a) while converting 100-percent (9-for-9) of its sideout opportunities.
GW totaled four of its aces in the first set with Benton contributing a pair.

Set 2: Davidson 25, GW 22

The second set was the closest of the night with ten ties and five lead changes before Davidson knotted the match at 1-1.
GW trailed early, 5-3, but used a 5-1 run to move ahead by an 8-6 margin.
Davidson responded by scoring six of the next eight points to pull ahead, 12-10.
GW led late, 21-18, but the Wildcats closed the set on a 7-2 run to take the win.

Set 3: GW 25, Davidson 13

GW rediscovered its hot hitting in the third set, swinging .324 (14k-3e-34a).
The Colonials' defense forced seven attack errors and yielded just seven kills while totaling four blocks.
GW trailed early at 8-6 but used a dominant 12-1 run, which included eight straight points with Welch at the service line, to open a commanding 18-9 lead.

Set 4: GW 25, Davidson 13

GW's attack committed just four miscues in a wire-to-wire fourth-set win to clinch the match.
The Colonials swung .297 (15k-4e-37a) while holding Davidson to just .023 (8k-7e-44a).
GW started on an 8-2 run before extending the lead to 18-8 and cruised down the stretch to the victory.

Up Next

The Colonials visit two of the top teams in the Atlantic 10 next weekend with matches at Saint Louis (Oct. 20, 8 p.m. ET) and Dayton (Oct. 22, 1 p.m.).
The matches mark the final road matches of the regular season.

A number of things to be proud of after tonight's win! Get the scoop from @CoachBernson, Alexis Lete and Kelsey Clark! #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/m8CpBGy9yg
-- GW Volleyball (@GW_Volleyball) October 15, 2017