WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team claimed another BIG EAST victory with a 3-1 (25-21, 25-22, 13-25, 25-16) win over visiting Villanova in BIG EAST action on Wednesday. The Hoyas improve to 4-12 overall and 2-3 in league play while the Wildcats fall to 5-12 overall and 1-4 in BIG EAST action.
"We had a lot of fun in McDonough tonight," Head Coach
David Heller said. "In practice this week, we worked really hard at scoring points after long rallies and it really paid off. Peyton took some amazing swings and hit for a high percentage which helped bail us out of some tough situations. Brennan was really active and created some amazing opportunities for us by getting them out of system. Our service pressure really helped our block to get some great touches. Emma ran a great offense tonight that was really evenly distributed. She played some great defense tonight and Karis took command to put up some great out of system sets to our pin hitters. Chanelle was a force at the net with her five blocks. I'm just really proud of what this team is doing to battle for each other every time we step on the court. Now we get a good road test at Butler. We are ready to keep moving in the BIG EAST."
Hoya Highlights
- Peyton Wilhite led the Hoyas with 14 kills while hitting at an impressive .419 while Brennan Wilhite added nine kills and hit .438 on the night.
- Mary Grace Goyena added 11 kills and 14 digs for a double-double and Emma Plutnicki posted a double-double of her own with 37 assists and 10 digs.
- Giselle Williams had seven kills while Chanelle Smith and Plutnicki both had five.
- Smith's five blocks were a match-high with Williams adding three and Plutnicki chipping in a pair.
- Karis Park matched Goyena's 14 digs for a team-best while Jessica Cusi also matched Plutnicki's 10 for double digits.
Villanova Notes
- Kiera Booth led the Wildcats with a match-high 19 kills while Riley Homer and Rose Crist added 12 and 11, respectively.
- Homer had a double-double with 12 digs while Andrea Campos added one as well with 22 assists and 14 digs.
- Elizabeth Feczko led all players with 17 digs in the loss.
Side Out
The Hoyas head to Indianapolis to take on Butler on Friday, October 7 at 7 p.m.
