Box Score WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team lost its fifth five-set marathon of the season with a 3-2 (25-20, 22-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-10) setback to visiting Xavier in BIG EAST action on Saturday afternoon. The Hoyas fall to 4-11 overall and 0-4 in league competition while the Musketeers improve to 8-6 and move to 3-1 in conference play.
 
Hoya Highlights

• Giselle Williams led the Hoyas with 22 kills while Peyton Wilhite added 10. Both Mary Grace Goyena and Brennan Wilhite tallied seven kills as well.
• Lilly Costigan had another solid showing running the offense with 51 assists and 12 digs for a double-double.
• Four different Hoyas combined for nine service aces, including a match-best four from Jessica Cusi for the second-straight contest.
• Defensively, Cusi anchored Georgetown's back row with 30 digs while Elissa Barbosa tallied 14 and Karis Park had 10.
• At the net, the Hoyas rejected 10 Xavier attack attempts with Serrett leading the way with six, including a pair of solo rejections. Peyton Wilhite chipped in with four.

 
How it Happened

• Georgetown took an early 7-3 lead to start the match and force a Xavier timeout but the Musketeers responded with an 8-1 run to claim momentum. The Hoyas were unable to regain the lead in the frame as the visitors took the opening set 25-20.
• In the second, Williams and Serrett combined for nine kills and Serrett had four blocks as the Hoyas took another early lead before a mid-set Xavier rally. Tied at 15-15, the Blue & Gray went on a 3-0 run and didn't look back en route to the 25-22 set victory.
• Williams kept her hot hand going in the third frame with six kills. Another early Hoya lead at 10-4 was countered by Xavier as the two squads traded leads to a 23-23 draw. Back-to-back kills from Williams and Peyton Wilhite gave the Hoyas a set point that was countered before eventually winning the stanza 26-24.
• Xavier hit a solid .324 in the fourth set, and after a competitive start to the frame, pulled away following a 9-9 tie to even the match at two sets apiece with the 25-19 set win.
• In the fifth, Georgetown led 5-2 early before the Musketeers rallied back to take a 7-6 lead. The Hoyas responded to go up 9-7, but a subsequent 7-0 Xavier run sealed the match victory for the visitors.

 
Xavier Notes

• Three Musketeers posted double-digit kills, led by Delaney Hogan with 13. Kelly Franxman added 12 and Ellie Chaffee had 10.
• Franxman added 16 digs for a double-double. Alyssa Overbeck led Xavier with 17 digs and Stevie Wolf had 10.
• At the net, Hogan had five blocks and Chaffee added four.

 
Side Out
The Hoyas hit the road for their first BIG EAST road match of the season on Wednesday, October 6 against Villanova at 7 p.m.
 
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