FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's volleyball team suffered a four-set loss to Duquesne on Friday night. The Patriots drop to 0-6 in Atlantic 10 play and 4-14 overall while the Dukes improve to 9-10 overall and 3-3 in the A-10.
Mason will look to bounce back Saturday night against La Salle. First serve scheduled for 7 p.m. at the RAC.
Senior
Bailey Williams led the Patriots with a team-high 11 kills and a season-high 25 digs. In just her second match this season, sophomore right side
Katie Parmalee tabbed a personal-best seven kills at a team-high .208 clip. Freshman
Stephanie Der added 25 digs on defense.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Mason hit .075 in the match – its second lowest hitting percentage of the season.
- The Patriots tabbed a season-high 84 digs, including 50 from Der and Williams combined.
- Williams posted her fourth double-double of the season.
- ShaLi Niu (5), Jewel Clark (4) and Peyton Ehmke (4) helped Mason hold the advantage in blocks.
- In the first set, Mason held the lead 23-20 but Duquesne rattled off five straight points to take the frame, 25-23.
- Mason used a late set surge to cut Duquesne's lead to one, 23-22, in the second set. The Dukes held on to win the frame, 25-23.
- The Patriots earned their first set win since George Washington on Sept. 28, claiming the third stanza 25-23.
- Sophomore Siron Hardy bounced back offensively in the third set, tabbing six of her eight kills in the frame.
- Niu collected four kills with no attacking erros (.571 pct) in the final set of play.
UP NEXT
Mason will look to bounce back Saturday night against La Salle. First serve scheduled for 7 p.m. at the RAC.
