George Washington University Athletics
Friday, November 2
Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m.
George Washington University
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Volleyball Finishes Home Slate with VCU, Davidson
11/1/2018 11:20:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Colonials to honor seniors prior to Saturday's match
Kelsey ClarkSr. || 5-11 || MB
Chicago, Illinois
Clark is one of two seniors playing her final games at the Smith Center this weekend. She enters the pair of matches having recorded double-digit kills in four straight contests and having hit at least .238 in each match during that span.
LAST WEEKEND: The Colonials dropped their only match last week to George Mason, 3-1. The match was tied at a set apiece before Mason pulled away to win the third and fourth sets and take the win. Clark and junior Skylar Iott had 13 kills each while first-year Bella Bowman led the defense with 26 digs.
ACROSS THE NET: GW faces VCU and Davidson for the second time this season after dropping both previous matches in four sets over the weekend of Oct. 12-14.
The Rams are the hottest team in the league, having won 12 straight overall, which includes an 11-0 mark in conference play. VCU is the top blocking team in the league, average 2.94 blocks per set overall and 3.29 in conference play. Jasmin Sneed (1.67 blocks per set) and Tori Baldwin (1.14) rank first and third, respectively, in the A-10.
Davidson enters the weekend hanging on to the final spot in the A-10 tournament picture despite being swept in both of its matches against Saint Louis and Dayton last week.The Wildcats are led by Ellie Crossley, who possesses a .424 attack percentage that is tops in the A-10 and fifth in the nation.
THANK YOU SENIORS: GW will recognize Clark and Lete prior to Saturday's 5 p.m. match with Davidson. The duo has advanced to a pair of A-10 tournaments in their careers, reaching the semifinals both times. Clark was named the 2015 A-10 Co-Rookie of the Year and has accumulated nearly 900 kills in 111 matches played for GW.
Lete is the team's leader in attack percentage (.277) and blocks (60.0) this season. She has tallied 327 kills and 203 blocks during 79 matches in her career, achieving a new career high in kills (151) this season.
LEE-DING THE WAY: Junior setter Jaimeson Lee has arguably been GW's most complete player this season, leading the team in assists and ranking second in digs and blocks. Lee has posted back-to-back double-doubles entering the weekend, increasing her season-long total to 13.
AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS: Here's where the Colonials stand among A-10 foes entering the weekend:
- Bowman: 4th total digs (383), 6th digs/set (4.45)
- Lee: 4th assists/set (9.28), 5th total assists (705), 10th digs/set (3.01)
- Lete: 8th attack percentage (.277)
- Iott: 4th kills/set (3.76), 4th total points (347.5), 4th points/set (4.2), 5th total kills (312)
- Team: 4th digs/set (15.55)
COMING UP: GW completes the regular season with a trip to Fordham and Rhode Island next weekend. The trip starts on Friday in the Bronx against Fordham at 3 p.m. and wraps up Saturday against URI at 7 p.m.
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