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| Kelsey Newman (#15) led GW with 14 kills |
From our friends at GW Athletics...
Colonials Do Not Concede a Set For Fourth Straight Match
Senior Kelsey Newman swung .333 with a match-high 14 kills as the George Washington volleyball team defeated the Metropolitan University of Puerto Rico, 3-0, in an exhibition match on Wednesday evening at the Charles E. Smith Center. Set scores were 25-19, 25-22, 25-17.
GW hit .299 in the match (43k-14e-97a) while limiting UMET to a .134 attack percentage. The Colonials' defense forced 21 attack errors and totaled 7.0 team blocks while out-digging the opposition by a margin of 48-32.
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| Great stuff by Jordan Trimmer (#18) |
The win marks the fourth straight outing to open the season that GW has not conceded a set.
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| Eyes on the prize: Trimmer and Maddy Doyle (#16) |
UMET opened the first set on a 8-3 run before the Colonials rallied to take a 16-14 lead and eventually GW earned a 25-19 victory.
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| Loren Williams (#7) added 6 points |
The Colonials swung .333 with just three attack errors in the second frame to take a 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-17 win.
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| Doyle and Natalie Leger (#14) |
GW completed the sweep by forcing 10 UMET attack errors and converting 76-percent (13-17) of side-out opportunities en route to a 25-17 third-set win.
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| Chidima Osuchukwu scored 13 points |
Junior Jordan Timmer and sophomore Emily Clemens each tallied double-digit assists for the Colonials with 23 and 12, respectively.
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| Emily Clemens provided 12 assists in the 3rd set |
Defensively, sophomore Chidima Osuchukwu posted a match-high four blocks (two solo, two assists) while junior Maggie Skjelbred added three block assists.
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| Dynamite D by Osuchukwu & Aaliya Davidson (#11) |
Freshman Christina Porada paced the defense with a match-high 14 digs and junior Maddy Doyle contributed 12 digs.
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| Frosh Christina Porada (#1) |
Ashley Jimenez paced UMET with 10 kills while Yajaira Acevedo added nine winners.
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| The sky's the limit for Maggie Skjelbred (#12) |
GW resumes the regular season at this weekend's James Madison Invitational in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Colonials will face Southeastern Louisiana on Friday before a doubleheader against Hampton and the host Dukes on Saturday.
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| Head Coach Amanda Ault was all smiles |
Click here for last night's box score.
