Final Stats

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University volleyball team fell to St. John's, 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 25-22) on Saturday afternoon in a BIG EAST Conference match. The match, which was played at the Red Storm's Carnesecca Arena, was broadcast live on ESPN3.

Lauren Saar (Richland, Mich./Plainwell) was the only Hoya with double-digit kills, finishing with 11 and completed her second double-double of the season with 10 digs. Ashlie Williams (Los Angeles, Calif./Marymount) and Alyssa Sinnette (Pearland, Texas/Dawson) each had nine kills while Liv King (Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion) and Symone Speech (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) both finished with eight. Paige McKnight (Atlanta, Ga./Dunwoody) registered a double-double with 34 assists and 13 digs while Kenzie Higareda (Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park) had a team-high 15 digs.

The first set was back-and-forth until St. John's (12-7, 2-2 BIG EAST) used a 6-1 run to break a 9-9 tie and open a 15-10 lead, forcing a Georgetown (7-10, 1-3 BIG EAST) timeout. Kills from Saar and Speech helped cut the deficit to 16-13, but the Red Storm answered with five-consecutive points to take control of the set, 21-13. Despite two kills by Williams and one from King, the Hoyas dropped the opening set, 25-17.

GU jumped out to a 4-0 lead quickly in the second set on consecutive kills from Saar and back-to-back service aces by McKnight, forcing a St. John's timeout. The Red Storm cut the lead to two, 10-8, but the Hoyas came right back with a 7-1 run to open a 17-10 advantage. Williams had three kills to lead the charge while Sinnette and Saar each added a kill and Higareda and McKnight both contributed an ace. The Red Storm fought back to close within three, 23-20, but another kill by Williams and a St. John's error gave GU the 25-20 set victory, tying the match.

St. John's used an 8-2 run in the third set to open a 15-9 advantage. The Hoyas cut the deficit to five, 17-12, on a kill from Saar and a Red Storm error, but St. John's pulled away, scoring eight of the next 10 points to win the set, 25-14, and take a 2-1 lead in the match.

Neither team could pull away in the third set until St. John's used back-to-back points to take a 16-13 lead. After both sides traded points, consecutive kills from Saar and Speech pulled the Hoyas to within one, 18-17, and forced a St. John's timeout. Out of the break, the Red Storm scored three-straight points to take control, 21-17. An ace by Alexandra Rivera (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fort Hamilton) and kill from McKnight cut the deficit to two, 23-21, but St. John's scored two of the next three points to win the set, 25-22, and take the match.

The Hoyas complete a three-match road trip on Tuesday at Creighton. First serve is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The Blue & Gray return home to McDonough Arena on Friday, October 9 for a 7 p.m. match versus Marquette.