WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team picked up its second straight sweep of the Battle of the Beltway on Saturday afternoon, defeating Loyola Maryland 3-0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-21) inside McDonough Arena. With the win, the Hoyas move to 6-2 on the season, while the Greyhounds fall to 2-5.
"Really proud of the team today. Such an amazing effort from everyone. We had a lot of contributions today, which showed our depth and ability to be prepared when called upon. Proud of our middles again; they were a force to reckon with. Shout out to Juleigh as well, 4 aces on the day; really excited for her service development coming into this weekend." -Head Coach
AJ Bonetti
Georgetown's offense started hot, jumping to a 5-0 lead as setter
Juleigh Urbina scored or assisted on every point. The Hoyas stayed in control throughout the opening set, cruising to a 25-10 victory behind a .619 hitting percentage and 15 team kills.
The second frame featured tight back-and-forth action early before the Hoyas used a 12-5 surge to build a 19-10 cushion. Georgetown closed out the set 25-16, aided by a pair of Greyhound errors and kills from
Berkeley Ploder and
Katherine McGregor.
Loyola Maryland trailed 18-11 in the third set before mounting an 8-1 run to tie the frame at 19.
Dionna Mitchell responded for the Hoyas with a kill that sparked a 5-0 surge to help secure the 25-21 victory and lock up the 3-0 match sweep.
Hoya Highlights
- Ploder led the attack with a match-high 12 kills while hitting .750, followed by Kamryn Lee-Caracci (11), Mitchell (8) and McGregor (8).
- Urbina orchestrated the offense with 29 assists while adding a match-best four service aces.
- Grace Albaugh and Taylor Mercado anchored the back row with nine digs apiece.
- Ploder also set the standard at the net with a match-high six blocks, while Lee-Caracci and Urbina contributed three blocks each.
- Georgetown dropped nine service aces compared to just three for Loyola Maryland.
- The Hoyas hit .312 as a team while holding the Greyhounds to a .072 hitting percentage.
- Georgetown held advantages across the board in kills (47-23), assists (42-20) and digs (37-23).
Up Next
The Hoyas wrap up tournament play on Sunday, September 13 in Baltimore against UMBC at 2 p.m. Live stats and broadcast links will be available on GUHoyas.com.
