WASHINGTON – Georgetown volleyball secured its first BIG EAST victory of the season on Friday night, sweeping UConn 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-23) at McDonough Arena. With the victory, the Hoyas improve to 9-5 overall and 1-2 in the BIG EAST, while the Huskies drop to 7-9 and 0-3 in the conference.
"Proud of the effort tonight from the Hoyas! Our offense showed up, and the defense did as well too, which provided us with a very well-balanced game. It was great to see the student-athletes show out for us tonight; we appreciate their support. Hoya Saxa!" -Head Coach
AJ Bonetti
"Our team worked so hard for this win and I'm so proud of the way we maintained control in each set. I'm excited for us to continue playing hard tomorrow night!" - Junior
Dionna Mitchell
The Hoyas built a 15-9 lead midway through the opener behind three kills apiece from
Dionna Mitchell and
Katherine McGregor. UConn surged back late, cutting a nine-point deficit to four, but Georgetown held on for the 25-20 victory. Mitchell finished the set with six kills while hitting .333 to help the Hoyas post a .324 team hitting percentage.
After trading points early in the second set, Georgetown grabbed a 12-9 lead on kills from Mitchell and
Bella McGirr. The Huskies responded with a 5-2 run to tie the set at 14. A kill from
Grace Albaugh ignited a 6-2 Hoya run that forced a UConn timeout at 20-16, and Georgetown eventually secured the set 25-19 on a solo block from
Kamryn Lee-Caracci.
UConn jumped out to a 5-3 lead in the third frame, but Lee-Caracci sparked a 7-2 response with two blocks, a kill, and an ace to give the Hoyas a 10-7 advantage. The Huskies later rallied to take an 18-16 lead, but Georgetown answered out of a timeout to close out the 25-23 set victory and seal the 3-0 sweep.
Hoya Highlights
- Mitchell led the attack with 11 kills, while Berkeley Ploder floored eight and Lee-Caracci added seven on a team-best .400 hitting percentage.
- Juleigh Urbina directed the offense with a team-high 19 assists, while Natalie Nguyen added 15.
- McGirr and Mitchell anchored the back row with nine digs apiece to lead the Hoyas.
- Ploder controlled the net defense with five total blocks, while Lee-Caracci recorded four.
- Georgetown held team advantages in kills (39-28), assists (38-27), digs (37-32) and blocks (9-8) while hitting .278 and holding the Huskies to a .052 clip.
Up Next
Georgetown volleyball continues its BIG EAST homestand with a match against Providence on Saturday, October 3 at 6 p.m. Live stats and broadcast links will be available on
GUHoyas.com.
