BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The George Mason men's volleyball team (3-6, 0-4 EIVA) fell in a heartbreaker five set (23-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-18, 13-15) match against St. Francis Brooklyn (4-2, 2-1 EIVA) on Saturday night inside the Anthony J. Genovesi Center.
Mason came back from behind in the first set to cut the Terriers lead, tying the set several times before St. Francis Brooklyn slipped away to take the game. The Patriots offense bounced back in a triumphant effort to win the second and fourth sets by a wide margin. The Green & Gold put up hard offensive and defensive battles, but it was not enough to take home the win.
"I thought the first game was a repeat of last night's performance," said Head Coach
Jay Hosack. "However, game two through the fifth was the level of fight I have been trying to find in our team all year. I know we lost the match, and we had chances to win it in four, but this was a turning point for us as a group to find that identity."
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Sophomore Omar Hoyos led the offensive momentum for the Patriots, tallying season highs in kills (23) and service aces (5).
- The outside hitter Hoyos led the team on the defensive end as well, recording 12 digs and three blocks in the loss.
- Senior Richie Hoff was a team leader in kills (12), blocks (2), and digs (9).
- Redshirt sophomore Jack Bolz was a team leader in kills (12), service aces (2), and blocks (5).
- Freshman Lucas Little tallied a career high two service aces.
- Sophomore Eamonn Testerman led the team in hitting percentage (0.556), notching six kills on nine attempts.
- Redshirt junior Zach Talamoa set a team high of 36 assists.
- Mason outhit St. Francis Brooklyn, 33.3 percent to the Terriers' 21.9 percent.
- Mason tallied 57 kills to St. Francis Brooklyn's 53.
- St. Francis Brooklyn recorded five service aces to Mason's 10.
UP NEXT
Mason will host Queens University of Charlotte on Saturday Feb. 19 with first serve slated for 5 p.m. ET. inside the RAC.
