Volleyball Falls at Duquesne

Sunday, September 24

Pittsburgh, PA

1:00 PM

George Washington University

5-11, 1-1 A-10

Duquesne

7-9, 2-0 A-10

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
George Washington	17	25	16	23	1
Duquesne	25	21	25	25	3

9/24/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Sept. 24, 2017

Box Score

PITTSBURGH - The GW volleyball team concluded its opening weekend of Atlantic 10 play on Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 loss to Duquesne at the AJ Palumbo Center.

Key Stats

Senior Aaliya Davidson led the Colonials for the second time this weekend with a team-high 12 kills. She swung .296 on the afternoon with four digs, three blocks and a service ace.
Sophomore Jordan Young totaled eight kills, while the trio of senior Kristel Moor, junior Kelsey Clark and freshman Marianna Warren all registered seven winners apiece.
Sophomore Jaimeson Lee finished with 31 assists, six digs and three block assists.
Duquesne hit .225 (50k-23e-120a) in the match, while the Colonials combined to swing .190 (47k-24e-121a).
GW committed nine service errors in the match.

Set 1: Duquesne 25, GW 17

Duquesne got off to a hot start, hitting .560 in the first set with just two errors over 25 attacks.
The Dukes started the set on a 7-0 run and did not trail en route to the win.
GW used an 8-2 run to cut the deficit to three points at 14-11 but were unable to overcome the Dukes.

Set 2: GW 25, Duquesne 21

GW hit a match-high .296 (13k-5e-27a) in the second set while limiting Duquesne to just .100 (11k-8e-30a).
The Colonials broke an early 4-4 tie with four straight points to open an 8-4 lead.
Duquesne answered with four in a row to tie the set again at 8-8.
The score was close until GW broke a 15-15 tie with two straight points to pull ahead, 17-15 and didn't look back down the stretch to tie the match at 1-1.

Set 3: Duquesne 25, GW 16

Duquesne started the third set on a 5-1 run and did not allow the Colonials within two points of the lead on the way to a 25-16 win.

Set 4: Duquesne 25, GW 23

GW outhit Duquesne, .143-.091, in the fourth set but the Dukes still emerged victorious, 25-23.
The Colonials erased a seven-point deficit in the early portion of the set to battle within one point of the lead at 24-23, but a service error clinched the match for the Dukes.

Up Next

GW will continue its extended road swing with visits to Rhode Island (Fri., 7 p.m.) and Fordham (Sun., 1 p.m.) next weekend.

Recap of our opening A-10 weekend w/ @CoachBernson, Aaliya Davidson and Jordan Young pic.twitter.com/8ofzJw0piP
- GW Volleyball (@GW_Volleyball) September 24, 2017