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Volleyball Slips at American, 3-1
8/27/2022 9:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Drelling posts career-high 20 kills
WASHINGTON – GW volleyball was able to steal a set in its first road match of the 2022 season, but a back-and-forth matchup in a packed Bender Arena ended in a 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-27) victory for American in the final game of the DC Challenge.
BY THE NUMBERS
Elizabeth Drelling led GW's offense for the second-straight night, tallying a career-high 20 kills on .364 efficiency. Liv Womble also posted a personal best with 13 kills (.290%). Tierra Porter came up big for GW at the net, registering eight blocks, while Womble chipped in six.
Dilara Elmacioglu posted a career-high 18 assists in her second game in Buff & Blue, while Grace Allread helped cue GW's offense with 24 helpers of her own. Bella Bowman recorded 14 digs to lead GW's back line.
GW totaled 48 kills as a team, just two fewer than the host Eagles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Six early kills and five costly errors by American helped GW to an 11-5 advantage in the opening set. GW maintained its lead until American managed to outscore the visitors 11-1 to regain control and take a 1-0 match advantage.
GW fell behind 6-0 in the second set before back-to-back kills from Drelling helped spark a GW offense powered by MC Daubendiek, Womble and Porter. GW evened the set at 13 before a pair of three-point scoring runs put the visitors ahead for good before sealing Katie Reifert's first set win as head coach at 25-21.
Four kills by Drelling came in set three, but a ten-point scoring run by American helped the home team to a 2-1 match advantage.
After dropping the opening point in set four, GW maintained a cushion until the 19th point, when American regained control. The Eagles padded their advantage at 24-21, but GW staved off three match points thanks to three-straight kills before American responded with three of their own to move to 3-0 on the young season.
UP NEXT
BY THE NUMBERS
Elizabeth Drelling led GW's offense for the second-straight night, tallying a career-high 20 kills on .364 efficiency. Liv Womble also posted a personal best with 13 kills (.290%). Tierra Porter came up big for GW at the net, registering eight blocks, while Womble chipped in six.
Dilara Elmacioglu posted a career-high 18 assists in her second game in Buff & Blue, while Grace Allread helped cue GW's offense with 24 helpers of her own. Bella Bowman recorded 14 digs to lead GW's back line.
GW totaled 48 kills as a team, just two fewer than the host Eagles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Six early kills and five costly errors by American helped GW to an 11-5 advantage in the opening set. GW maintained its lead until American managed to outscore the visitors 11-1 to regain control and take a 1-0 match advantage.
GW fell behind 6-0 in the second set before back-to-back kills from Drelling helped spark a GW offense powered by MC Daubendiek, Womble and Porter. GW evened the set at 13 before a pair of three-point scoring runs put the visitors ahead for good before sealing Katie Reifert's first set win as head coach at 25-21.
Four kills by Drelling came in set three, but a ten-point scoring run by American helped the home team to a 2-1 match advantage.
After dropping the opening point in set four, GW maintained a cushion until the 19th point, when American regained control. The Eagles padded their advantage at 24-21, but GW staved off three match points thanks to three-straight kills before American responded with three of their own to move to 3-0 on the young season.
UP NEXT
GW heads to Delaware for a midweek matchup with the Blue Hens on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The Buff & Blue will spend their weekend in Lewisburg, Pa., at the Bucknell Invitational with three matches across Friday and Saturday.
Team Stats
GWU
Americ
Kills
48
50
Errors
24
21
Attempts
143
141
Hitting %
.168
.206
Points
66
71
Assists
46
47
Aces
5
10
Blocks
13
11
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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