Sept. 24, 2002

FAIRFAX, Va. - Aline Pereira (Sao Paolo, Brazil) and Natalia Porosa (Scarborough, Ontario) each recorded a double-double as the George Mason women's volleyball team defeated Maryland 3-1 (30-28, 20-30, 30-23, 30-28) Tuesday night.

It was the fifth straight win for the Patriots (9-3) and the fourth straight loss for the Terps, who opened their season with 11 straight victories.

Pereira, who was selected the American Volleyball Coaches Association National Player of the Week Monday, led all players with 34 kills and added 13 digs. Porosa had a dozen kills and a match-high 16 digs.

Other strong Patriot performances were Jesica Umansky's (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 55 assists and Milena Racic's (Pozarevac, Yugoslavia) three block solos and five block assists. Shelbylynn McBride (Valrico, FL) also had 12 digs.

Maryland also had two players attain double-doubles, as Carey Brennan had 21 kills and 10 digs and Lynnsy Jones had 16 kills and 13 digs.

Additional Terp player highlights were Sarah Treadwell's 11 digs, Amanda Ayres' 10 digs and Aimee Huddleston's 53 assists.

Game one took 30 minutes to play, as the teams exchanged points on almost every rally. Mason, however, was able to break a 27-27 tie and score three of the next four points to finally win.

Maryland rebounded with a quick start to game two, but George Mason rallied to tie the game 9-9 before the Terps won the next point and never trailed again.

Mason led wire-to-wire in game three and held advantage through game four after taking an 8-7 lead.

For the match, George Mason out-hit Maryland .272 to .204 and out-blocked the Terps 16 to 13.

George Mason returns to CAA action this weekend, with road matches at Towson Friday and Delaware Saturday.