- Fordham beats Mason 3-0 on Friday night.
- Maddie French tallies six kills and one block in the third set, posts career best .455 attack percentage.
- Kelly Schaller records eight assists to give her exactly 1300 for her career.
FINAL:
Fordham 3, Mason 0 (
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Maddie French – 6 kills;
Emily Konchan – 11 assists;
Bailey Williams/
Emily Konchan/
Jordan Glass – 5 digs.
NEW YORK – The George Mason women's volleyball team entered Friday's match looking to begin the weekend trip with a victory. They were unable to do so, dropping the match to Fordham 3-0.
"Fordham was a better team than us tonight. We struggled offensively and put ourselves in tough situations throughout the match," head coach Aylene Ilkson said. "We've discussed the changes we need to make in order to battle with URI, and now our focus is on them."
While the Patriots had leads of 4-1 and 12-10 early in set one, the Rams eventually took control of the set winning 25-16. It was smooth sailing the rest of the way for Fordham as they took the next two sets 25-15 and 25-14 respectively.
Junior outside hitter
Maddie French started in the third set and immediately made an impact, logging six kills, one block and posting a career best .455 attack percentage (6-1-11). The six kills led the Patriots.
Other notable performances included sophomore middle blocker
Katrina Santos who led the Patriots with five blocks as well as
Mikala Wells who tallied five kills and three blocks – good for 6.5 points.
The Patriots have an extremely quick turnaround as their next match will be just 21 hours after first serve of Friday's match. Mason will take on the Rhode Island Rams Saturday at 4 p.m.
NOTABLE STATS
- Fordham posted 43 kills as a team compared to Mason's 21.
- Maddie French's .455 attack percentage is a new single-match career high, besting her previous best of .308.
- Mason's streak of 27 straight matches recording at least one service ace was snapped.
