Saturday, September 28
Washington, DC
5 p.m.
George Washington University
7-7 (1-0)
3
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2
George Mason
4-9 (0-1)
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2
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5
F
George Mason
25
26
20
17
11
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George Washington
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25
15
3
Volleyball Storms Back to Stun George Mason in Five
9/28/2019 9:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Iott leads the way with 33 kills as GW opens conference play 1-0
WASHINGTON -Â The opening night of conference play did not start how GW volleyball planned on Saturday evening at the Smith Center, but it ended with the win of the year thus far in a five-set thriller over George Mason.
The Colonials dropped the first two sets and trailed 18-12 in the third set before roaring back to take the third and the fourth set. To add to the drama, an in-set comeback in the fifth lifted GW to a tremendous triumph over its Revolutionary Rival.
GW 3, George Mason 2 (22-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 15-11)
The Colonials dropped the first two sets and trailed 18-12 in the third set before roaring back to take the third and the fourth set. To add to the drama, an in-set comeback in the fifth lifted GW to a tremendous triumph over its Revolutionary Rival.
GW 3, George Mason 2 (22-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 15-11)
Key Stats
• Junior Skylar Iott was nearly unstoppable for the Colonials, finishing the night with a career-high 33 kills on 81 attempts while hitting .321. Iott set a new career-best with 37 points, providing three aces, eight digs and two block assists.
• Graduate student Paty Valle and senior Jordan Young added 10 kills apiece to give the Colonials three in double figures.
• Senior setter Jaimeson Lee finished two assists shy of a career-high with 54 helpers while also adding 17 digs and five block assists.Â
• GW finished the night with advantages in nearly every statistical category: kills (63-54), attack percentage (.191-.150), aces (11-6) and assists (60-49). Both teams had 15 blocks while Mason had a slight 74-71 advantage in digs.
How It Happened
How It Happened
Set 1: George Mason 25, GW 22
• A back-and-forth opening stanza ultimately went the way of visitors as both teams blocked incredibly well. Mason out-blocked GW 5.0-4.0 to provide the difference.
• GW made a game of the set, though, despite trailing 23-15 at one point. The Colonials ran off six straight to close within 23-21 before the Patriots finished things off.
Set 2: George Mason 26, GW 24
Set 2: George Mason 26, GW 24
• The second set belonged to the attackers with a combined 30 kills from both teams. GW had its best attacking set of the night, hitting .293, but Mason had two more kills (16-14).
• Iott and Young provided six kills each in the set that featured 12 ties and six lead changes. GW had the 24-23 edge in the frame before Mason rallied with the final three points to take a 2-0 lead.
Set 3: GW 25, George Mason 20
Set 3: GW 25, George Mason 20
• Things looked dire for the Buff & Blue in the third, trailing 18-12, but a timeout from head coach Sarah Bernson and a kill from Iott sparked a 6-0 run that Iott punctuated with an ace.
• Mason briefly moved back in front, 20-18, but another Iott kill triggered a 6-0 run to finish off the set and give the Colonials life.
• Iott added six more kills in the frame, setting the tone for what was to come with the momentum turned.
Set 4: GW 25, George Mason 17
Set 4: GW 25, George Mason 17
• Riding the wave of emotion, and buoyed by a boisterous Alumni Day crowd, GW surged to even the match and force a fifth set.
• The Colonials led by two, 18-16, before rattling off seven of the last eight points to pull away in the set.
• Iott had nine kills of GW's 15 kills in the set as the Colonials hit .278 in the stanza.
Set 5: GW 15, George Mason 11
Set 5: GW 15, George Mason 11
• The teams went back-and-forth to open the tiebreaker with Mason leading 8-7 at the turn.
• Iott tied the match, 9-9, and then took over with four straight kills to put the Colonials in control. Her 33rd and final kill finished off the match as she accounted for 10 of GW's 15 points in the finale.
Up Next
Up Next
• The Colonials continue conference play next weekend with a swing through Pennsylvania. GW is at Duquesne on Friday before traveling across the state to face La Salle on Sunday.
Team Stats
GMU
GW
Kills
54
63
Errors
29
28
Attempts
167
183
Hitting %
.150
.191
Points
75.0
89.0
Assists
50
61
Aces
6
11
Blocks
15.0
15.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
33
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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