Friday, October 4
Pittsburgh, PA
7 p.m.
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Duquesne
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Volleyball Sweeps Duquesne to Open Weekend
10/4/2019 9:14:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Iott racks up 22 kills, hits over .300 for second straight match
PITTSBURGH -Â GW volleyball started its first conference road weekend in emphatic fashion, sweeping Duquesne to move to 2-0 in A-10 play for the first time since 2015.
GW 3, Duquesne 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20)
GW 3, Duquesne 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20)
Key Stats
• The Colonials dominated in nearly every facet of the game, holding decided advantages in attack percentage (.248-.108), kills (52-29), assists (47-28), aces (6-2), blocks (8.0-4.0) and digs (57-55).
• Senior Skylar Iott crossed the 20-kill threshold for the second straight match, and third time overall, with 22 kills in 50 swings. Iott hit .320, marking consecutive matches attacking over .300.
• Senior Jaimeson Lee dished out 41 assists, bringing her average in conference play to 11.9 assists per set.
• First-year Addie Feek and graduate student Paty Valle teamed up for five block assists each while sophomore Bella Bowman led the back line with 20 digs.Â
How It Happened
How It Happened
Set 1: GW 25, Duquesne 22
• The Colonials held the early edge in the set, 14-13, before creating separation with a 7-0 run featuring four kills from Iott and a pair from graduate student Caroline Sklaver.
• Senior Jordan Young finished off the set with a kill, one of 18 in the set for the Buff & Blue as the squad hit .212 to open the match.
Set 2: GW 25, Duquesne 19
Set 2: GW 25, Duquesne 19
• GW opened up the set on a tear, grabbing a 14-4 advantage on a kill from Sklaver. The Princeton transfer put an end to a 7-0 Duquesne run with the Colonials up 24-19 with a kill to finish out the set.
• The Colonials added 15 more kills to their ledger, hitting .225 while limiting the Dukes to .027.
Set 3: GW 25, Duquesne 20
Set 3: GW 25, Duquesne 20
• GW earned a comeback win in the third set, trailing 7-3 early on in the stanza before responding with seven of the next nine points to take the lead at 10-9.
• Duquesne closed to within one for a final time at 18-17 before the Colonials finished off the match with a 7-3 spurt.
• The Buff & Blue racked up 19 kills in the set and swung a match-best .317 to finish the match in style.
Up Next
Up Next
• GW now travels across the state of Pennsylvania for a Sunday matinee with La Salle. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
GW
DUQ
Kills
52
29
Errors
19
17
Attempts
133
111
Hitting %
.248
.108
Points
66.0
35.0
Assists
47
28
Aces
6
2
Blocks
8.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
22
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
5
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