Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason women's volleyball team beat the Duquesne Dukes in consecutive days on the final weekend of the season. The Patriots won Friday's game 3-0 and Saturday's game 3-2.
 
In Friday's match, the Patriots came out blazing. In all three sets, the Patriots and Dukes exchanged points for a few rallies, and the end Green & Gold took over. Senior Camille Larkin was the common force in all three runs that put the Patriots ahead in each set. A block in the first set, a long service in the second set, and back-to-back kills in the third set played a huge role in giving Mason enough of a lead to win each set.
 
In the third set, the Patriots let 19-12, seemingly having wrapped up the game, but the Dukes had other plans, going on a 9-2 run that tied the game at 21-21. A few points later, senior Olyvia Kennedy hit a ball that would have put the Patriots up 23-21, but the referees called it out. A roaring objection came from the crowd, and one group in particular. The George Mason men's volleyball team was in attendance and was sitting right in front of were the ball landed. Trusting her gut, her team, and the men's team, Coach Megan Shifflett Bachmann challenged the call, and won. The Patriots finished the set, winning 25-22, sweeping the Dukes, 3-0.
 
On day two, the Patriots held their Senior Day ceremony before the game, honoring graduate student Nani Spaar, redshirt junior Damiana Bova-Ford, senior Ewelina Gacek, senior Camille Larkin, and senior Olyvia Kennedy. From the first serve, however, it was clear the Dukes weren't going to roll over to give the graduating class a final win. There were eight ties in the first 16 points. Then, Duquesne went on a run that the Patriots never overcame, losing the first set 25-22.
 
In set two, the two teams stayed close through the media timeout. After 10 ties, the teams were at 17-17 when the Patriots finally broke away. Off the service of sophomore Autumn Martinez-Robinson, the Patriots went on a five-point run. They maintained that lead and won the set 25-21.
 
The third set was all Duquesne. After a 5-5 tie, the Dukes took a lead that they kept until they eventually won, 25-17.
 
In the fourth set, was tight. Seven ties and four lead changes ultimately lifted the Patriots to victory, but it wasn't until the very end that the Green & Gold went on a 9-1 run to close out the set, winning 25-19.
 
In the fifth and final set, the two teams were neck-and-neck the entire time. 10 ties and 7 lead changes happened in the 15-point set. With the game tied at 11-11, Coach Shifflett Bachmann challenged a call a Duquesne point that would make the game 12-11, Dukes. After a long replay that ended with the referee pulling out an actual rules book to check something, the Dukes did get the point, but the momentum had shifted. The Patriots finished the match on a 4-1 run, winning the set 15-13, and the game 3-2.
 
Patriot Points

• Seniors Olyvia Kennedy and Ewelina Gacek led the team on Friday and Saturday night, respectively. Kennedy had 10 kills in Friday's match while Gacek had 16 on Saturday (at a .316 clip).
• Freshman Avery Booker was high on the kills leader board both nights, with 10 in Friday's match and 14 in Saturday's.
• Sophomore Chelsea Colter eclipsed the 100-block mark for the season in Saturday's game. She tallied eight total blocks this weekend.