WASHINGTON – For the second time this season, Georgetown went the distance against DePaul, earning a thrilling 3-2 victory (26-28, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 15-10) over the Blue Demons on Friday night at McDonough Arena. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 13-11 overall and 5-8 in BIG EAST play, while DePaul drops to 16-8 overall and 8-5 in the conference.
"Really proud of the team effort tonight. Gritty, adverse win for the Hoyas this evening against a very tough and well-coached DePaul team. Great to be back in the win column, but excited to finish out our year strong. " -Head Coach
AJ Bonetti
Blue Demon errors and multiple kills from
Fiona Turnbull,
Berkeley Ploder and
Grace Albaugh fueled the Hoyas to an early 15-13 lead in the opening set. The Hoyas extended their lead by as many as five points before DePaul rallied back to take the lead at 24-23. Despite the Hoyas fending off three set points, the Blue Demons would win 28-26 in extra points.
Neither side gained more than a two-point advantage as the score remained knotted up at 17-17 in the second set. A
Juleigh Urbina kill sparked a 3-1 Hoya run, giving the Blue & Gray a three-point lead (23-20) and forcing a Blue Demon timeout. DePaul worked to rally late, but a kill from Ploder along with a block from McGregor and Turnbull gave the Hoyas the 25-22 set victory.
Georgetown trailed 7-5 early in the set before two aces from
Grace Albaugh and a pair of
Dionna Mitchell kills powered a 5-0 surge, giving the Hoyas a 10-7 lead. DePaul responded by outscoring Georgetown 10-2 to pull ahead 17-12, forcing a pair of Blue & Gray timeouts during the run. The Blue Demons would take the set, 25-21.
Georgetown kept the Blue Demons at bay for much of the third as two kills and an ace from
Alexis Anderson highlighted a 4-1 run for the Hoyas (17-13). DePaul fought back to tie the frame three times down the stretch, but Georgetown closed out the set on a 6-1 run to secure a 25-20 victory and force a deciding fifth set.
Georgetown put down six kills while hitting an efficient .500 to race out to an early 10-4 lead. DePaul responded with a 6-1 run to trim the deficit to a single point. Georgetown regrouped out of a timeout and closed the set and match on a 4-0 run, securing the 15-10 victory.
Hoya Highlights
- Mitchell led the Georgetown attack with 15 kills, followed by Ploder with 14 and Turnbull with 11.
- Anderson (.455) and Ploder (.419) led the Hoyas in hitting percentage.
- Urbina directed the offense with a match-high 49 assists.
- Bella McGirr anchored the back row with a team-high 17 digs, while Urbina (12) and Mitchell (12) each recorded double-doubles.
- At the net, Turnbull led the front row with four total blocks, followed by Ploder with three and Maria Filippova with two, as the Hoyas tallied seven team blocks.
- Albaugh paced the service line with a match-high three aces, helping Georgetown finish with eight team aces.
- As a team, Georgetown out-hit DePaul .210 to .164 across the five sets.
Up Next
The Hoyas will host Marquette on November 7 at 6 p.m. for senior night. Live stats and broadcast links will be available on
GUHoyas.com.
