WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team fell in straight sets (25-13, 25-17, 25-13) to Marquette at the Al McGuire Center on Friday evening. With the loss, the Hoyas move to 10-6 overall and 2-3 in the BIG EAST, while the Golden Eagles move to 9-6 and 4-1 in the conference.
A kill by
Berkeley Ploder and a trio of Golden Eagle errors gave the Hoyas an early 4-3 lead in the opener until Marquette answered with a 5-0 run to pull ahead 8-4. Georgetown managed to trim the deficit to a single point, but Marquette ultimately took the set 25-13.
Georgetown responded in the second frame as five different Hoyas registered a kill to jump out to an early 7-4 lead. However, Marquette reclaimed control with a 7-1 surge midway through the frame to secure the set 25-17.
The Golden Eagles opened the third with an 8-5 lead before finding an 8-2 scoring run to lead 15-7 at the media break. Two kills from
Dionna Mitchell sparked a 4-1 Hoya run out of the timeout, but GU would fall 25-13.
Hoya Highlights
- Ploder led the Georgetown offense with seven kills while hitting .357. Mitchell added six kills and Kamryn Lee-Caracci chipped in five.
- Juleigh Urbina orchestrated the attack with a team-high eight assists, while Olivia Penske dished out five.
- Bella McGirr anchored the back row with a team-high nine digs, followed by Urbina and Grace Albaugh with five apiece.
- Addie Lloyd and Lee-Caracci led the net defense with two blocks each.
Up Next
Georgetown volleyball continues its road trip with a match against DePaul on Saturday, October 10 at 5 p.m. Live stats and broadcast links will be available on
GUHoyas.com.
