George Washington waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hampshire Trojans , sneaking past 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Patriots also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
George Washington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 19-17.
Ava Katz was a one-man wrecking crew for George Washington as she had 13 digs and four aces. Katz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
George Washington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 7.1.
George Washington's win bumped their record up to 11-8-2. As for Hampshire, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7-2.
George Washington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat vs. Greenbrier East on the 21st. As for Hampshire, they will square off against East Hardy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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