Volleyball Downs George Mason for Third Straight Win

Friday, November 3

WASHINGTON, DC

7:00 PM

George Washington University

10-18, 6-6 A-10

GEORGE MASON

6-19, 2-10 A-10

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
George Mason	19	18	25	21	1
George Washington	25	25	23	25	3

11/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Nov. 3, 2017

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WASHINGTON - The George Washington volleyball team evened its Atlantic 10 conference record at 6-6 when it won its third straight game on Friday night with a 3-1 win over George Mason at the Charles E. Smith Center.

Key Stats

GW improved its all-time record over George Mason to 41-9 and also gave the GW Athletic Department a 5-1 lead in the year-long Revolutionary Rivalry.
Four players posted double-doubles in the match, the most in a single match this season.
Senior Aaliya Davidson tallied her third straight double-double, and her sixth of the season, with 13 kills and 15 digs. Classmate Kristel Moor added her second double-double effort in the past three matches with 13 kills and a career-high 16 digs.
Graduate student Stacey Benton facilitated the attack with 24 assists and added 10 digs for her fifth double-double of the season.
Reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week Sydney Welch continued her outstanding rookie season by tallying the rare libero double-double. She finished with a team-high 21 digs along with 10 assists.
There were no lead changes in the match as each time a team won a set they did so without trailing.
The three wins in a row is the longest win streak of the season.

How It Happened:
Set 1: GW 25, George Mason 19

GW controlled the first set, scoring the first point of the match and never looking back.
The Colonials swung .267 in the frame while holding George Mason to .128.
GW tallied 4.0 team blocks, led by three block assists from junior Alexis Lete.
Mason cut an early deficit to just one point at 6-5 but the Colonials erupted on an 8-2 run to pull ahead, 14-7.
The Colonials remained ahead and led by as many as eight points before settling on the final six-point margin.

Set 2: GW 25, George Mason 18

GW was on fire throughout the second set, swinging a blistering .414 with just two attack errors.
The teams traded points in the early going until an 8-8 tie, but GW seized the momentum by using a 7-2 run to move ahead, 15-10.
Mason failed to get closer than four points the rest of the way as the Colonials cruised to a 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-18 win.

Set 3: George Mason 25, GW 23

Mason opened on a 6-3 run but the Colonials battled back to tie the score at 9-9.
The Patriots scored five straight points to pull ahead, 14-9, but the Colonials were able to keep it close until getting within one point of the lead at 19-18.
Mason stayed out in front and turned away a late rally to win the set.

Set 4: GW 25, George Mason 21

GW started hot in the fourth set, opening on a 9-3 run and leading by as many as eight points.
The Colonials had a 22-15 lead but the Patriots scored five straight points to battle back to two points at 22-20.
A kill by Iott and an attack error put the Colonials at match point. Mason delayed the inevitable on a GW service error before senior Kelsey Clark put down the match-clinching point for the 25-21 win.

Look Ahead:

GW closes the regular season next weekend when it hosts Dayton (Fri, 4 p.m.) and Saint Louis (Sat., 7 p.m.) at the Smith Center.
The top six teams in the standings at the end of the regular season will advance to the Atlantic 10 Championship.

Kristel Moor, Skylar Iott and @CoachBernson break down the win over Mason. That's 3️âƒ£in a row and a #RevRivalry point! #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/tDNsXxzHlK
- GW Volleyball (@GW_Volleyball) November 4, 2017