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• Sophomore outside hitter Bailey Williams compiled 21 kills in the two matches on Saturday, putting her in the team lead with 61 kills (3.21 kills per set). Williams also eclipsed both 200 career kills and digs on Saturday.
• Freshman setter Emily Konchan made her first colegiate start against Penn. Between the two matches she compiled 61 assists, including a match high 38 against Central Michigan.
• Additional milestones include sophomore outside hitter Mikala Wells passing 200 career kills and junior libero Catie Espinoza passing 600 career digs.

 
FINAL SCORE: Mason 0, Penn 3 (Box Score)
Bailey Williams – 8 kills; Emily Konchan – 23 assists; Catie Espinoza/Bailey Williams – 7 digs.
 
FINAL SCORE: Mason 1, CMU 3 (Box Score)
Bailey Williams – 13 kills; Emily Konchan – 38 assists (match high); Catie Espinoza – 21 digs (match high).
 
FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason Patriots dropped both of their Saturday matches against Penn and Central Michigan by a score of 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. After dropping the first two sets against Penn in the morning match (25-12, 25-17), the Patriots stayed within striking distance but ultimately fell 25-21 and dropped the match in straight sets.  
 
In the night cap Mason got off to a fast start against Central Michigan and went toe-to-toe with the Chippewas throughout the set. Mason enjoyed a 15-11 lead at one point thanks to a 6-2 run featuring two Mikala Wells kills.
 
"It was following the game plan better," head coach Aylene Ilkson said. "In the third and the fourth sets they really started to pick it up and realized 'we have a 100 percent chance of winning this match' and that's when it came alive. We're still playing around with lineups a bit so figuring out the right pieces on the kids that are firing at the right time is how we're getting moving in these matches."
 
After dropping the second set 25-16, Mason came out firing to begin the third set going up 3-0 early and then regaining the lead at 13-12 via a Catie Espinoza service ace. CMU later re-took the lead and held it at 21-17, but Mason fought back thanks to a 5-1 run featuring kills from Katrina Santos, Emily Konchan and Bailey Williams. After CMU was in position to win the match with set point, a Chippewa attack error propelled a 3-0 Mason run that won the Patriots set three. Pihla Jarvenpaa had a big kill during Mason's 3-0 run to win the set.
 
In set four, CMU got out to a 6-1 start and never looked back taking the set 25-20. Williams logged two kills, an assist, a block and a service ace in the fourth set.
 
Mason will resume play next weekend in Towson, Md. for the Towson Invite Sept. 8-9. The Patriots' opponents feature Eastern Michigan, Towson and Lafayette.
 
NOTABLE STATS

• Junior middle blocker Pihla Jarvenpaa increased her service ace total to eight after notching one in each match on Saturday. Jarvenpaa also tallied nine kills against CMU, a new season high.
• The Patriots compiled 13.5 total blocks on Saturday, giving them a season total of 39.5 compared to their opponents 36.5.
• Sophomore middle blocker Katrina Santos recorded a .556 attack percentage against CMU, a new single-match career high.