BRONX, N.Y. — George Mason lost to Fordham 3-1 on Sunday at Rose Hill Gym. The Patriots won the opening set 25-20 before Fordham took the next three, 25-19, 25-16 and 25-21.
The Patriots turned the first set by erasing a 12-10 deficit with four straight points, using kills from
Nia Thompson and
Kiera Hamilton to move ahead 14-12. After Fordham tied it at 15-15 and 18-18, the Green & Gold answered with a Thompson ace and another Hamilton kill during a three-point push. Hamilton added the kill that made it 24-20, and the Patriots closed the set 25-20.
The Patriots could not recover after Fordham used five straight points to stretch the second set from 13-9 to 18-9. Hamilton supplied six kills for the Green & Gold, including the point that ended that stretch, and
Gabriella Gelfound added back-to-back late kills to keep the set going at 24-19. Fordham took the set 25-19.
The Patriots spent the third set chasing after Fordham opened a 5-0 lead and later pushed the score to 9-1. Hamilton supplied several kills for the Green & Gold, and
Ava Cheney helped a late push that reached 24-16, but Fordham closed out the set 25-16.
The Green & Gold were level at 18-18 late in the fourth set, but Fordham scored the next two points and kept the Patriots from pulling even again. Hamilton answered with two late kills, and Cheney added one, but the Green & Gold dropped the set 25-21.
BRONX, N.Y. — George Mason lost to Fordham 3-1 on Sunday at Rose Hill Gym. The Patriots won the opening set 25-20 before Fordham took the next three, 25-19, 25-16 and 25-21.
The Patriots turned the first set by erasing a 12-10 deficit with four straight points, using kills from
Nia Thompson and
Kiera Hamilton to move ahead 14-12. After Fordham tied it at 15-15 and 18-18, the Green & Gold answered with a Thompson ace and another Hamilton kill during a three-point push. Hamilton added the kill that made it 24-20, and the Patriots closed the set 25-20.
The Patriots could not recover after Fordham used five straight points to stretch the second set from 13-9 to 18-9. Hamilton supplied six kills for the Green & Gold, including the point that ended that stretch, and
Gabriella Gelfound added back-to-back late kills to keep the set going at 24-19. Fordham took the set 25-19.
The Patriots spent the third set chasing after Fordham opened a 5-0 lead and later pushed the score to 9-1. Hamilton supplied several kills for the Green & Gold, and
Ava Cheney helped a late push that reached 24-16, but Fordham closed out the set 25-16.
The Green & Gold were level at 18-18 late in the fourth set, but Fordham scored the next two points and kept the Patriots from pulling even again. Hamilton answered with two late kills, and Cheney added one, but the Green & Gold dropped the set 25-21.
PATRIOT POINTS
Kiera Hamilton
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- 25 kills
- 27.0 points
- 12 digs
- 2 block assists
Ava Cheney
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- 31 assists
- 5 kills on .556 hitting
- 2 block assists
Autumn Martinez-Robinson
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- 17 digs
- 4 assists
Nia Thompson
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- 9 kills
- 9 digs
- 2 block assists
- 11.0 points
Meredith Brown
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- 5 kills on .333 hitting
- 4 block assists
- 7.0 points
UP NEXT
The Patriots host VCU on Friday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. at the RAC in Fairfax, Virginia.
