WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team wrapped up the home portion of its 2021 schedule with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-6, 25-13, 25-19) victory over visiting Providence in BIG EAST action on Senior Day. The Hoyas improve to 7-20 overall and 3-13 in league play while the Friars fall to 15-14 overall and 3-13 in the conference.
 
"Lara, Brennan, Elissa, Jess and Makana all showed out tonight," Head Coach David Heller said about his senior class. "They did a really great job of creating energy and capitalizing on our service pressure. Our block really came alive and it was great to see so many players with double-digit digs. Makana was a beast in the back row. Brennan provided some much-needed offense to the middle to help give our pin hitters some relief. Elissa had an amazing match and the double-double proves that. I'm really proud of the resiliency that they showed coming off of last night's match and taking tonight with a new mindset. The underclassmen did a great job of making sure that our seniors felt supported throughout the entire match and tonight really was a total team win."
 
Hoya Highlights

• Georgetown had solid production from all five seniors – Lara Adekunle, Elissa Barbosa, Jessica Cusi, Makana Meyer and Brennan Wilhite – in the victory.
• Barbosa led all players with 16 kills to go with 13 digs for a double-double while Wilhite added 10 kills, Meyer had seven and Adekunle added another.
• Meyer led the Blue & Gray with a match-high 15 digs while Cusi added 13 as well.
• Georgetown had eight service aces in the match as Cusi and Meyer both notched three.
• Makayla Serrett had an impressive showing with nine kills and seven blocks in just three sets of action.
• Peyton Wilhite added seven kills to go with seven digs and four blocks.
• Emma Plutnicki joined Barbosa with a double-double, registering 41 assists to go with 13 digs.

 
How It Happened

• A tight first set turned to Providence's favor behind a 5-1 run to make it 14-11 and force a GU timeout. The Hoyas rallied back to knot things up at 16-16 and trailed 20-19 before the Friars closed out the frame with five unanswered points.
• Georgetown dominated the second set, leading 6-2 and 11-2 to lead PC into burning both its timeouts. The Hoyas outhit Providence .333 to -.216 in the frame while Serrett was credited with four blocks.
• The Friars hit negative again in the third set while five different Hoyas tallied at least two kills. A 9-2 lead for the Blue & Gray set the tone and the Hoyas never looked back.
• The fourth stanza proved more competitive despite another early 8-2 lead from Georgetown. Although Providence never tied the set, the Friars kept things close down the stretch before GU pulled away to close out the win.

 
Providence Notes

• Shaliyah Rhoden led the Friars with nine kills while Jennifer Leitman added four.
• McKenzie Taylor collected 11 digs to lead PC while Sasha Rudich had five blocks on the day.
• Allison Barber ran the offense with 28 assists.

 
Side Out
The Hoyas wrap up the 2021 regular season on the road next weekend at Marquette and at DePaul.