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Volleyball Tops George Mason in Five Sets
10/4/2023 10:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
WASHINGTON – GW volleyball earned its fifth-straight home win on Wednesday night, topping George Mason in five sets, 25-21, 19-25, 15-25, 32-30, 19-17.
BY THE NUMBERS
GW put down a season-high (in a five-set match) 58 kills, led by Liv Womble, who recorded a career-best 23 kills with a .370 hitting percentage. Womble's 23 kills came on 46 attempts, with the senior tallying just six errors to lead GW offensively. Grace Wiczek added 10 kills and Elizabeth Drelling and MC Daubendiek added seven apiece. Maeve Loughran's 39 assists to cue the GW offense was a career-best for the sophomore setter.
Amina Robinson led the Revolutionaries defensively with 14 digs, with Penelope Hiepler adding 11 and Salem Yohannes scooping up 10. At the net, Kelsey Watkins led GW with six blocks, helping the Buff & Blue to 14 total blocks, with GW now tallying 10+ blocks in all but three matches this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Revolutionaries held a consistent lead from the opening point of the match, putting down 13 kills on 22 attempts in the first set to hit a match-high .455%. Leading 23-16, GW silenced a comeback attempt from George Mason, who went on a five-point scoring run before a Daubendiek kill and a Mason attack error helped GW to the 1-0 set advantage.
GW was limited to eight kills in set two, while George Mason put down 14 to even the match at one set apiece. In set three, GW was out-hit again, this time held to nine kills and seven errors, with George Mason comfortably taking set three to go ahead 2-1 in the match.
A more efficient GW offense appeared in set four, with the Revolutionaries putting down a match-high 18 kills on three errors. With Womble serving, GW went on a 8-0 scoring run to take an early 11-5 lead. GW continued to lead until 24-19 before Mason staved off five set points, pushing the set into extra points, with ties at 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30. A kill from Wiczek and a Patriot error forced the fifth and final set.
The Revolutionaries rattled off four-straight points to open the final frame, but Mason matched the home team's tempo with four points of their own to even the set at 4-4. From there came seven ties before GW was able to earn the 19-17 victory.
UP NEXT
GW heads to Loyola Chicago this weekend for a pair of matches vs. the Ramblers. First serve on Saturday is set for 4 p.m. EST, followed by a 2 p.m. EST first serve on Sunday, with both games available on ESPN+.
