WASHINGTON – Georgetown dropped a 3-1 decision (25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 25-22) to Villanova in its regular-season home finale at McDonough Arena on Friday evening. With the loss, the Hoyas drop to 13-13 overall and 5-10 in BIG EAST play, while Villanova improves to 13-13 overall and 6-9 in the conference.
The Hoyas and Wildcats traded early points until a kill from
Kamryn Lee-Caracci off an overpass gave GU separation at 6-4. Villanova responded with a 5-1 run to capture a 15-14 advantage at the midway mark. Following a tightly-contested finish, the Wildcats claimed the final two points to secure a 25-23 win.
Berkeley Ploder sparked the second set with back-to-back kills and a block as the Hoyas raced to a 12-7 lead. Georgetown extended its advantage to as many as seven before capitalizing on Wildcat errors to close out a 25-19 victory, matching its 12-kill opening-set total while hitting .212.
A pair of blocks from the front line capped a 7-2 surge that forced an early Villanova timeout at 11-5. Though the Wildcats clawed back from a 13-5 deficit with an 8-1 run, Georgetown regained its footing before a 4-0 spurt gave Villanova its first lead at 22-21 on the way to a 25-23 decision.
Both sides traded blows into the fourth-set media break, where Villanova held a narrow 15-14 edge. After another back-and-forth battle down the stretch, the Wildcats sealed the match with a 25-22 set win.
Hoya Highlights
- Lee-Caracci paced the Georgetown offense with a match-high 15 kills while hitting .400, followed by Alexis Anderson and Dionna Mitchell with eight kills apiece.
- Juleigh Urbina orchestrated the attack with a match-high 42 assists alongside eight digs.
- Bella McGirr anchored the back row defense with a team-high 15 digs, while Avery Lewis matched Urbina with eight.
- Lee-Caracci and Lewis recorded two aces each, contributing to seven total team aces for the Hoyas.
- Ploder and Lee-Caracci shared the team-high at the net with four blocks each to lead the front row defense.
Up Next
Georgetown volleyball concludes its season against Creighton on Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m. in Omaha, Nebraska. Live stats and broadcast links will be available on
GUHoyas.com.
