WASHINGTON — Georgetown University's women's volleyball team defeated University of Pennsylvania in three sets (27-25, 25-22, 25-19) to kick of the Delaware State Tournament. The win brings the Hoyas to 7-3 as they continue their final weekend of nonconference play. Penn falls to 1-7 on the season.

"I'm really proud of the fight our team showed in the face of adversity," said Head Coach AJ Bonetti. "Each set provided an opportunity to show the work everyone has been putting in."

"I think this game really showed that we can grind sets out when we're down." said junior libero Karis Park. "And I think we were really disciplined on the areas we were trying to improve during practice, and it really showed during our match today."

Hoya Highlights:

• The Hoya offense was scoring with efficiency against Penn. Mary Grace Goyena and Grace Albaugh tallied 11 kills, on .409% and .391% hitting respectively. Peyton Wilhite also added 10 kills and an assist.
• Park anchored the defense yet again, leading the way with a match-high 19 digs. 
• At the net, Kamryn Lee-Carracci tallied a match high of four total blocks.

Penn Notes:

• Bella Rittenberg set a match high with four service aces in the three-set match. 
• A wide variety of attackers bolstered the Penn offense. Claire Deller had a team-high with seven kills, but Rittenberg, Ella Green, and Zada Sanger each had six.
• Penn will next face the host Delaware State at 1:30 pm tomorrow as they continue their tournament run.

Up Next for the Hoyas:
Tomorrow will feature a double header for the Hoyas, taking on NJIT at 11 a.m. and Delaware St at 7 p.m.