Volleyball Downs George Mason in #RevRivalry Thriller

Friday, October 6

Fairfax, VA

7:00 PM

George Washington University

6-14

George Mason

5-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
George Washington	20	25	21	25	15	3
George Mason	25	11	25	19	12	2

10/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Oct. 6, 2017

Box Score

FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Washington volleyball team rallied from deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 to come from behind and register a key Atlantic 10 conference victory over Revolutionary Rival George Mason on Friday night at the Recreation Athletic Center.

Key Stats

Senior Aaliya Davidson had one of the best matches of her career after finishing with a career-high 20 kills to lead the Colonials.
Davidson's 20 winners came on a .378 attack percentage and just three attack errors. She added eight digs and two assists.
Freshman Marianna Warren put down a season-high 17 kills on the evening to go with four digs and one block assist.
Senior Kristel Moor also finished with double-digit kills, totaling 11 winners along with three digs and one block assist.
Sophomore Jaimeson Lee double-doubled with 40 assists and 11 digs.
GW limited George Mason to a .125 attack percentage for the match, forcing 36 attack errors. The Colonials also held key advantages in digs (74-70) and team blocks (7.0-4.5).

How It Happened
Set 1: George Mason 25, GW 20

GW got off to a slow start on the offensive end and swung just .077 (10k-7e-39a) in the first set.
George Mason held an early 15-9 lead but the Colonials scored five straight points to pull within one point at 15-14.
Mason created separation again before the Colonials chipped away at the lead to tie the score at 18-18.
Mason closed on a 7-2 run to take the first set.

Set 2: GW 25, George Mason 11

GW dominated the second set by swinging .462 (14k-2e-26a) and holding the Patriots to a negative attack percentage (-.033).
The Colonials started the second on an 8-3 run and extended the lead to 15-9 to force a Mason timeout.
GW closed the set on a crippling 10-2 run to tie the match at 1-1.

Set 3: George Mason 25, GW 21

The teams battled through nine ties and two lead changes before George Mason emerged with the win in the third set.
The Colonials outhit the Patriots, .200 to .167, but were plagued by unforced errors.
GW trailed by just one point at 18-17 before the Patriots embarked on a set-closing 7-4 run to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

Set 4: GW 25, George Mason 19

GW came out with a vengeance to open the fourth, starting the frame on a 10-3 run before opening up the lead to 15-6.
The Colonials stayed out in front and fought off a late George Mason surge to tie the match at 2-2.
GW's defense forced 10 attack errors in the fourth.

Set 5: GW15, George Mason 12

GW scored the first three points of the fifth set before extending its lead to 9-3.
Mason scored four straight points to start a 7-1 run which tied the set at 10-10.
GW pulled ahead briefly, 12-10, but Mason answered to knot the score at 12-12.
Davidson recorded three straight kills to clinch the match for the Colonials.

Up Next

GW is idle the rest of the weekend and will return to action on Wednesday when it wraps up its seven-match road swing at American (7 p.m.).

Thoughts on the big win from @CoachBernson, Marianna Warren and Aaliya Davidson #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/jIGyn00jo5
-- GW Volleyball (@GW_Volleyball) October 7, 2017