
Volleyball Sweeps USC Upstate, 3-0
9/14/2019 12:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Lee racks up third straight double-double
GREENVILLE, N.C. -Â GW volleyball rounded out its third tournament of the year on a winning note, sweeping USC Upstate Saturday morning at the Pirate Invitational.
GW 3, USC Upstate 0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-17)
GW 3, USC Upstate 0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-17)
Key Stats
• Senior Skylar Iott had her most effective attacking day of the season, hitting a season-best .196 with 17 kills, while also adding six digs.
• Senior Skylar Iott had her most effective attacking day of the season, hitting a season-best .196 with 17 kills, while also adding six digs.
• Senior Jaimeson Lee had her third straight double-double, and fourth of the season, with 35 assists and 10 digs.
• Senior Jordan Young attacked .500 in 16 attempts with nine kills in her third match of the year.
• Senior Jordan Young attacked .500 in 16 attempts with nine kills in her third match of the year.
• GW had significant advantages in nearly all categories, outpacing Upstate in attack percentage (.216-.116), kills (45-30), assists (44-30) and digs (60-42).
How it Happened
How it Happened
Set 1: GW 25, USC Upstate 23
• The Colonials used a late-set comeback to earn the opening stanza win after trailing by as many as four.
• Down 21-17, a kill from first-year Sarah Pintel sparked a 5-0 spurt to surge the Colonials ahead, 22-21. Leading 24-23, junior Callie Fauntleroy finished off the set with her second kill of the set.
Set 2: GW 25, USC Upstate 17
Set 2: GW 25, USC Upstate 17
• GW led wire-to-wire in the second set, racking up 15 kills to claim the decisive two-set advantage.
• Young was the catalyst for the Buff & Blue, recording six kills in 11 attempts, including the dagger to finish off the set win.
Set 3: GW 25, USC Upstate 17
Set 3: GW 25, USC Upstate 17
• The Colonials finished off the match in emphatic fashion, attacking at a match-best .355 with just four errors.
• Buoyed by a 5-0 start, GW never looked back. Emblematic of her impact day, Iott finished off the match with an ace.
Up Next
Up Next
• The Colonials return home to wrap up a four-match weekend by hosting Albany on Sunday. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
UPST
GW
Kills
30
45
Errors
17
20
Attempts
112
116
Hitting %
.116
.216
Points
38.0
52.0
Assists
30
44
Aces
2
3
Blocks
6.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Players Mentioned
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