WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team (3-2) won both of its matches on Friday at the XFINITY Center Pavilion in College Park, Maryland. The Hoyas claimed a 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-18) victory over Alabama A&M (2-3) and a 3-1 (26-24, 25-19, 18-25, 25-19) win over North Texas (0-4). The squad will return home to McDonough to wrap up the Maryland Invitational tomorrow evening at 4 p.m. against Hampton.

Head Coach AJ Bonetti

"The girls played with great resilience today. Playing two matches back to back is hard for even the best of teams and today, we persevered. Great showing by everyone today throughout the course of both matches."

Dionna Mitchell

"I definitely think it was a good kick for us. We really put our foot on the gas. Definitely feeling even more ready now for the next ones to come. These wins have set us up well for our future."

Karis Park

"I was super proud of our team's overall performance the whole day. From the start, we were ready to bring the energy and effort, and in the last game, we really showed our ability to be gritty when it mattered. I thought our block did a great job lining up, which helped me set up on defense and dig some of the other team's hitters. We also practiced mixing up our serves all week, which really came into play today."

Hoya Highlights against Alabama A&M

• Mitchell led the Hoyas on both ends with 15 kills and a career-high 18 digs. 
• Mary Grace Goyena and Kamryn Lee-Caracci picked up 11 and nine kills, respectively. Goyena also tallied two service aces and nine digs.
• Freshman Taylor Mercado added 10 digs for the Hoya defense.
• Setter Emily Wen contributed 40 assists.
• Vaughan Anoa'i led the defense with four blocks.

Against North Texas

• Mitchell led the Hoya offense in the second match of the day, achieving a career-high 19 kills with a .256 hitting percentage, along with two service aces and 12 digs.
• Wen was in front for the Hoyas with a team-high 45 assists.
• Anoa'i capped off the afternoon by recording five blocks.

Alabama A&M Notes

• Saldy Amparo Smith led the Bulldogs with nine kills, 12 digs and two blocks.
• Fatima Ramirez recorded eight kills.
• Grace Tapscott had the most assists on the Bulldog squad with 18.

North Texas Notes

• North Texas' Aryn Johnson had 22 kills on .415 hitting percentage
• Kamryna Scroggins led with 20 digs.

Up Next

Georgetown will take on Hampton next in the Maryland Invitational in McDonough Arena on Saturday, September 6 at 4 p.m. A link to live stats and a live stream is available on GUHoyas.com.