Oct. 15, 2010
Box Score
FAIRFAX, Va. - Senior Holly Goode registered a pair of match highs en route to a double-double as the George Mason women's volleyball team upended William & Mary in straight sets (25-20, 25-16, 25-12) on Friday evening at the RAC. Mason improved to 6-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association standings and 11-7 overall while the Tribe fell to 8-10, 2-4.
Goode's totals of 16 digs and 13 kills led the Patriots, while classmate Fernanda Bartels also posted a double-double with 30 assists and 12 digs. Leading the Mason blocking unit, which held a 10.5-to-4 advantage over W&M, was junior Kelsey Bohman who tallied six. Ginny Bray had 10 kills to lead the Tribe.
Goode was nearly unstoppable in the first set, posting nine kills with just one error on 14 swings (.571) as the Patriots hit .364 in the frame, compared to a .194 mark for the Tribe. There were eight tie scores and two lead changes, but Mason seized the advantage at 14-13 and never looked back, going on to lead by as many as five including the final set margin.
In set two, it was junior Noelle Fanella's four kills that led the way, as Mason rallied from an early 6-2 deficit to tie the ledger at eight. As part of a 12-2 run, Mason took over the scoreboard and had no trouble holding off the Tribe in the set, hitting .289 and earning a two-set lead.
Matching the manner of their third set against UNC Wilmington last Saturday, the Patriots dominated in the final stanza on Friday evening, opening on a 12-3 tear and never having the Mason lead threatened any closer than 11 from there on out. Fanella converted the third match point attempt on a feed from Bartels to seal the victory.
Mason will be back in action Saturday night, closing out a season-long homestand with a 7 p.m. contest against VCU. The rematch of last season's CAA Championship match will also serve as Mason's Dig Pink Match. The Patriots will be wearing pink jerseys and selling special pink Mason volleyball t-shirts along with other activities in order to raise money for breast cancer research.
