George Washington University Athletics
Friday, February 19
Washington, DC
5 p.m.
George Washington University
1-5,0-3Atlantic 10
2
vs
3
La Salle
1-0,1-0Atlantic 10
1
2
3
4
5
F
La Salle
22
25
24
25
17
3
George Washington
25
23
26
22
15
2
Bowman Records 1,000th Dig in Five-Set Loss to La Salle
2/19/2021 8:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Dozie-Nnamah, Merryman record double-doubles in marathon
WASHINGTON - For the second time in as many home matches, GW volleyball went the maximum five sets, but Friday night against La Salle saw the tiebreaker go the visitor's way (25-22, 23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-17).
Junior libero Bella Bowman led a sterling defensive effort for the Buff & Blue with 36 digs, matching her career high and crossing the 1,000-dig threshold for her career in the process.
As a team, GW had 112 digs on the night with graduate student Ashley Waggle (23), junior Heather Merryman (13), junior Paz Dozie-Nnamah (13), senior Sydney Welch (11) and first-year Markella Lanara (11) all joining Bowman in double digits.
Dozie-Nnamah racked up a career-high 19 kills for the second double-double of her career while Merryman dished out 47 assists for her second double-double of the year.
The incredibly even match saw GW out-hit La Salle .198-.160, and hold edges in digs (112-86) and blocks (10-5). However, the Explorers posted 10 more kills (67-57) and had 11 aces to GW's six.
The five-set affair featured 37 ties and 11 lead changes in total. GW appeared to have seized momentum by scoring the final seven points of the third set to rally for a 26-24 victory, taking a 2-1 lead.
However, La Salle battled back to earn the win in the fourth set and held a 14-11 lead in the tiebreaker. The Buff & Blue battled back yet again with three straight points and ultimately fended off four match points before back-to-back attack errors sealed their fate.
The same two teams are scheduled to meet again on Saturday with first serve scheduled for 6 p.m.
Junior libero Bella Bowman led a sterling defensive effort for the Buff & Blue with 36 digs, matching her career high and crossing the 1,000-dig threshold for her career in the process.
As a team, GW had 112 digs on the night with graduate student Ashley Waggle (23), junior Heather Merryman (13), junior Paz Dozie-Nnamah (13), senior Sydney Welch (11) and first-year Markella Lanara (11) all joining Bowman in double digits.
Dozie-Nnamah racked up a career-high 19 kills for the second double-double of her career while Merryman dished out 47 assists for her second double-double of the year.
The incredibly even match saw GW out-hit La Salle .198-.160, and hold edges in digs (112-86) and blocks (10-5). However, the Explorers posted 10 more kills (67-57) and had 11 aces to GW's six.
The five-set affair featured 37 ties and 11 lead changes in total. GW appeared to have seized momentum by scoring the final seven points of the third set to rally for a 26-24 victory, taking a 2-1 lead.
However, La Salle battled back to earn the win in the fourth set and held a 14-11 lead in the tiebreaker. The Buff & Blue battled back yet again with three straight points and ultimately fended off four match points before back-to-back attack errors sealed their fate.
The same two teams are scheduled to meet again on Saturday with first serve scheduled for 6 p.m.
Team Stats
LaS
GWU
Kills
67
57
Errors
29
21
Attempts
238
182
Hitting %
.160
.198
Points
83
73
Assists
62
52
Aces
11
6
Blocks
5
10
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballOPP
/ Women's Volleyball
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