Harvard HU 11-12,8-6 EIVA

George Mason GMU 13-13,7-8 EIVA

Harvard HU

11-12,8-6 EIVA

Final

Apr. 15, 2022

George Mason GMU

13-13,7-8 EIVA

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Harvard HU	18	25	25	21	15	(3)
George Mason GMU	25	21	17	25	11	(2)

Box Score

Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.

Mason Could Not Prevail Against Harvard in a Five Set Battle

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 4/15/2022 11:00:00 PM

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's volleyball team (13-13, 7-8 EIVA) fell in a ferocious five sets (25-18, 21-25, 17-25, 25-21, 11-15) to Harvard (11-12, 8-6 EIVA) on Friday night inside The RAC.

Mason started the match strong, take the lead early in the set. Harvard would try and find a way to claw back and would come within a margin as small as two points seven times during the first game. The Patriots were able to pull ahead by seven points in order to take the win in the first set 25-18.

Harvard would come out with the slight advantage in the second game, but Mason was able to bounce quickly. Errors on the Crimson allowed Mason to come within one point before the Patriots took a timeout at the 6–10-point mark. After the timeout, Mason went on a 6-2 run to tie the game at 12-12. The Patriots would tie the set three more times before falling 21-25 in the second game.

The Crimson came out of the second set fighting hard, taking the lead early and for the entirety of the set. Mason would come within one point twice during the set, but it would not be enough as Harvard took the win 25-17.

Mason came off with the early lead in the fourth set with the Crimson as the Patriots forced Mason to take a timeout at the 11-6-point mark. A run by Harvard then forced Mason to take a timeout at the 16-14-point mark. Each team would use their final timeout with the last one being taken by the Patriots at the 21-19-point mark. A dominant offensive effort that electrified The RAC, allowed Mason to take the 25-21 win in the fourth game to force a decisive fifth set.

Harvard took the first point in game five, but not before the Patriots and the Crimson would go point for point almost all the way to the media timeout where Harvard led, 8-7. A 3-0 run for the Crimson would force a Mason timeout at the 8-11-point mark. Harvard went on a 3-1 run before Mason scored two points to make it an 11-14 game. A kill from the Crimson gave them the win in the set and the match.

" I thought our team battled hard tonight against a good Harvard team," said Head Coach Jay Hosack. "We just missed on a few key execution points late in game 3 and 5 that made all the difference."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Both redshirt sophomore Jack Bolz and sophomore Omar Hoyos led the offensive momentum for the Patriots, tallying a match highs and team highs in kills (19) each.
Bolz went on to hit 19-9-46 in the match for a 0.217 hitting percentage.
Hoyos went on to hit 19-6-36 in the match for a 0.361 hitting percentage.
Sophomore Sam Peters led the team in hitting percentage, recording a 0.857 mark (six kills on seven attempts).
Senior Richie Hoff was the third Patriot to record double digit kills, notching 11 on the night.
Sophomore Colin Heath led the team on the defensive end, tallying a team high in digs (15).
Heath ties his career high 15 digs in the match
Freshman Troy McDonald led the team and match in assists, recording 47 in the match.
At the service line, McDonald went a perfect 15-for-15.
Freshman Lucas Little and Peters led the match in blocks, tallying two a piece in the match.
In receptions, Heath went a perfect 31-for-31 while Hoyos went a perfect 23-for-23
Harvard outhit Mason, 30.7 percent to the Patriots' 21.9 percent.
Mason tallied 62 kills and Harvard tallied 56 kills in the match.
Mason recorded two service aces while Harvard tallied four.