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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Balanced Hitting Carries Patriots Over Highlanders

 The Georrge Mason women's volleyball team earned their second win of the season on Friday afternoon, defeating Radford (3-5) in four sets. 

Three Patriots tallied double-digit kills on the day as sophomore Olyvia Kennedy and senior Yanira Lopez-Barahona notched 12 and junior Katelyn Clarke added 11. 

Defensively, senior Stephanie Der led all players with 15 digs while graduate student Peyton Ehmke registered a game-high five total blocks, including four block assists. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Freshman Gabriella Gelfound was just one kill off her second career double, tallying 13 assists and nine kills, including the match point.

Sophomore Damiana Bova-Ford paced the Mason attack with a match-high 21 assists.

Lopez-Barahona's 12 kills were a season-high, and went along with two service aces and three block assists.

Ehmke registered eight kills at a season-high .467 clip.

As a team, the Green & Gold committed a season-low 19 hitting errors and tallied a season-high 14.0 kills per set. 

UP NEXT

The Patriots (2-5) are back in action tomorrow when they take on the host Tribe to wrap up the Colonial Classic. Fans can watch here or follow along live stats here. Opening serve is set for 2 p.m.

Original source can be found here.

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