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| Grace Wiczek (#6) led GW with 11 kills |
From our friends at GW Athletics...
Volleyball Outlasts Georgetown, 3-1
GW volleyball earned a 3-1 victory over crosstown rival Georgetown on Saturday in the final match of the DC Showdown. GW earned its second victory of 2023, 25-17, 25-22, 10-25, 25-14.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Grace Wiczek paced the GW attack with 11 kills and Brittany Myers added nine. MC Daubendiek and Liv Womble added eight apiece to a GW offense that put down 45 kills with a .244 hitting percentage. Dilara Elmacioglu and Maeve Loughran each tallied 14 assists and Elmacioglu recorded four service aces.
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| Brittany Myers added 9 kills |
Defensively, Sydney Stewart made seven blocks at the net. Penelope Hipler tallied 16 digs to lead GW's backline.
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| 8 kills for MC Daubendiek |
HOW IT HAPPENED:
GW's .379% hitting led to a set one victory behind 13 kills, with the offense starting early for the Buff & Blue, who jumped to a 9-4 advantage. Never surrendering the set one lead, GW closed the set on a 4-1 run with a pair of kills, an ace and a Hoyas' error.
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| Dilara Elmacioglu (#7) led GW with 4 service aces |
It was Georgetown who sketched an early set two lead at 8-4, pushing the advantage to 14-9 before an 8-1 scoring run for the home team gave GW control at 18-16. Followed by a six-point scoring run, GW had four chances to close set two, allowing Georgetown to reach 22 points before an error from the visitors helped the Buff & Blue to the 2-0 set advantage.
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| Team-high 14 assists for Maeve Loughran |
Despite only being out-hit 11-7 in set three, the Hoyas' .323 hitting percentage to GW's .056 was the difference, with the Hoyas forcing a fourth set with a 25-10 victory.
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| Wonder Twin powers, activate! Liv Womble (#10) & Sydney Stewart (#2) |
Momentum shifted in favor of the Revolutionaries in set four, with the home team putting down 15 kills to their opponent's seven to earn a second-straight win.
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| Penelope Hiepler paced GW with 16 digs |
UP NEXT:
GW visits NC State for a midweek matchup on Wednesday at 6 p.m., with live coverage available on ACCNX.
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| Amina Robinson (#12) added 11 digs |
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| Salem Yohannes (#1) added 3 points |
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| Kelsey Watkins (#3) led all players with 2 block solos |
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| Let's celebrate! |
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| Georgetown's Peyton Wilhite (#6) led all players with 14 kills |
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| Rivalry? Someone tell head coaches AJ Bonetti & Katie Reifert (r) |
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| Nervous Nellies, fear not! |
