It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact George Washington can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hedgesville Eagles on Wednesday. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21.
Zo? Pray paced George Washington's offense, picking up 12 kills. Pray were helped by
Trinity Gable and
Ali Arbogast, who contributed 15 assists each.
Natali Tomblin controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Hedgesville was led to victory by Alexa Smith and Kylee Anne East. Smith had 21 digs and four aces, while East had 13 digs and 23 assists. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played.
George Washington moved to 19-23-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Hedgesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 24 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 41-5-1 record this season.
George Washington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hedgesville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Spring Valley on the 13th.
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