Volleyball Concludes Season at Saint Louis

Saturday, November 11

Saint Louis, MO

3:00 p.m. (EST)

George Washington University

7-22,4-14Atlantic 10

Saint Louis

15-15,8-10Atlantic 10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
George Washington	23	25	25	21	12	2
Saint Louis	25	22	22	25	15	3

11/11/2023 7:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

SAINT LOUIS, MO – The George Washington volleyball team concluded the 2023 season with a five-set loss at Saint Louis on Saturday afternoon. The Revolutionaries were led by junior Salem Yohannes, who finished with 24 kills on the day with a scorching .444 hitting percentage.

BY THE NUMBERS
Along with Yohannes, GW saw offensive production from senior Liv Womble with eight kills. Senior Elizabeth Drelling also notched eight kills while adding three service aces. First-year Haylee Brown put a cap on her first collegiate season with six kills, while junior Brittany Myers also added six kills for GW. Sophomore Maeve Loughran dished out 54 assists for the Buff & Blue and tallied two service aces. Defensively, sophomore Amina Robinson paced the Revolutionaries with 12 digs. Yohannes also got into the action defensively with seven digs of her own. Saint Louis was led by Kayla Richardson with 18 kills, while Delaney Rice added 13. As a team, GW totaled 62 kills, 59 assists, 42 digs, nine service aces and four total blocks.

CAREER MILESTONES
Two GW players also reached career milestones during the season-finale match against Saint Louis. Yohannes eclipsed 500 career kills and digs, while senior Markella Lanara reached 50 career service aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Neither team could build a significant lead in the first set. The largest advantage either team could amount was three. At the 18-15 mark, GW trailed the Billikens but managed to lock in when it mattered most, going on a 10-5 run to close out a 25-23 win in the opening set.
Set two featured the same back-and-forth action that the first set displayed. Despite GW holding a slim advantage for much of the frame, the Billikens were able to even the match at one apiece with a 25-22 win.
In set three, GW strung together multiple runs to open leads of 15-10, 19-15 and 21-16. Despite the visitors' advantage, Saint Louis wouldn't go away, threatening down the stretch to make a run at the Revolutionaries. GW thwarted the potential comeback bid off a set-sealing kill from Brown, delivering GW the 25-22 win.
Set four was controlled by Saint Louis as it built a lead of 18-13 late in the frame. GW attempted the late comeback, trimming the lead down to three at 23-20, but it wasn't enough as the Billikens forced a fifth set.
In the final frame, GW held a slim 5-3 lead early on. Saint Louis proceeded to use a 4-1 run to jump out to a 10-8 advantage of its own. Both teams traded points down the stretch but it wasn't enough for GW as the Billikens held on for a 15-12 win.