Box Score
- Mason defeats Davidson 3-0 behind Jordan Glass' career high 14 kills, .684 hit percentage.
- Since the 25-point set era began in 2008, Catie Espinoza now has the most digs in program history with 920. She tallied 21 tonight.
- The Patriots' .241 hit percentage is the highest they've compiled this season.
FINAL:
Mason 3, Davidson 0 (
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Jordan Glass – 14 kills (Match High);
Emily Konchan – 37 assists (Match High);
Catie Espinoza – 21 digs (Match High).
FAIRFAX, Va. – Exactly one week ago, senior outside hitter
Jordan Glass set a new personal single-match high with 13 kills against George Washington. Tonight, she one-upped herself by not only setting a new career high with 14 kills, but posted a .684 hit percentage on 19 attempts. Glass also tied her single-match high in solo blocks with three.
Junior libero
Catie Espinoza was approaching some personal milestones entering Friday, and thanks to 21 digs, she achieved them. In addition to surpassing 900 career digs and 300 on the season, Espinoza now holds the program record for most recorded digs in the 25-point set era with 920, passing previous record holder Noelle Fanella, who recorded 913 since the 25-point set era began in 2008.
Overall it took a team effort to defeat Davidson in straight sets.
"Tonight was an exciting win for Mason volleyball against a very talented Davidson team," head coach
Aylene Ilkson said. We played extremely consistent and it showed on all sides of the ball. I am proud that the team competed as hard as they did and I'm hoping we can continue to push ourselves day in and day out."
The Patriots traded points with the Wildcats early in the first set, a set that saw seven ties and two lead changes making the score 11-11. After that the Patriots strung together a 12-4 run that put them in control and was enough of a cushion to cruise to victory. It was evident from get-go that Glass was on her game as she totaled four kills in the opening set.
Set two was filled with notable runs from both teams, such as 11-4 and 7-2 ones for Mason as well as 10-2 and 6-2 ones for Davidson. Scoring 25 points wasn't going to be enough in the second set as the teams dueled into the late 20's. With the score tied at 29, freshman setter
Emily Konchan picked up two service aces in a row giving Mason the victory. Konchan has notched two services aces four times this season, a mark that remains her single-match high.
Looking to close things out in the third set, Davidson was the team that had the strong start, jumping out to a 10-7 lead. The momentum didn't last long as Mason went on a 6-0 run behind three
Bailey Williams kills in that stretch. Davidson battled back in the middle of the set holding leads of 16-14 and 19-18, but the Patriots took over, scoring nine of the last 14 points.
Maddie French picked up two kills down the stretch to compliment Glass, who notched the kill to start the aforementioned scoring run and the kill to finish it off, giving Mason a 3-0 match win.
The Patriots are right back at it Saturday at 7 p.m. to face VCU, winners of 17 in a row. For tickets call (703) 993-3270 or click
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NOTABLE STATS
- Glass' three solo blocks is the most in a single match since Tiffany Clarke posted three solo blocks vs. La Salle on Oct. 29, 2016.
- Mason won the team blocks battle, recording 9.5 to Davidson's 8.0.
- Williams recorded her 10th match this season of double-digit kills, surpassing 400 career kills on the way. She now sits two shy of 200 on the season.
