WASHINGTON, DC– The Rider University volleyball team took a set from George Washington Friday afternoon, falling in four sets before being defeated in straight sets at Georgetown Friday evening. The Broncs fall to 1-7 on the season, while the Revolutionaries and Hoyas are both now 6-2.
Rylah Robinson (Fairfax, VA/Robinson) recorded a pair of kills to cap a 4-0 run to open the first set. Leading 10-8,
Carley McAleavey (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West) had back-to-back kills to start a 5-0 run, extending the lead, and giving the Broncs a large lead they would not relinquish, winning the set 25-19.
Trailing 4-2 in set two, Robinson recorded three-straight kills to cap a 4-0 run, giving Rider the lead. The Revolutionaries fought back to take a 16-10 lead in the set before the Broncs would fight back again. Rider would take nine of the next 12 points to even the set 19-19, but tied 20-20 George Washington closed the set on a 5-2 run to even the match.
The third set played out much like the second with Rider getting an early lead, the Revolutionaries storming back to take the lead, and the Broncs going on a run to even the set at 19-19. Once again, the set would be tied 20-20 and George Washington would go on a run to close out the set, winning 25-23.
The fourth set was George Washington's from the start, never trailing in the set and winning the deciding set 25-15.
In the nightcap, neither side took control early until Georgetown led 12-11. The Hoyas went on a 6-1 run, then leading 19-16 the Hoyas closed out the set on a 6-1 run to take the early advantage.
In set two, Georgetown jumped out to a 9-3 lead and never looked back, winning the set 25-19. In the final set, the Hoyas led early 7-1, going on to win the match with a 25-14 third set win.
QUOTES & NOTES
"Today was quite a roller coaster of play for us, as we still battle consistency. Started off great against GW, taking the first set convincingly, only to lost the next three and play progressively worse. Very disappointing effort in the fourth set where the energy was pretty low."
"Georgetown, we had some good moments, but just looked out of sorts. We did not have an answer for their offense, and their outsides destroyed us. We fought our serve receive for most of the day as well. Besides that, Anja played very well and we were able to get Keegan back after a few weeks out. Abbey and Mia got to get some quality time and reps vs a good Georgetown team as well. Hoping for better energy and grit for a full match tomorrow."
– Head Coach Jeff Rotondo
- George Washington leads the all-time series 4-0 over the Broncs. Georgetown takes a 2-1 lead in the all-time series over the Broncs.
- Against George Washington,
Ryley Frye (New Hope, MN/Robbinsdale Armstrong[UTEP]) had 21 assists and
Makenna Mason (Hilton Head Island, SC/Hilton Head) had 12. assists against Ole Miss and 11 against Northern Colorado. led Rider with 15 assists in the match against the Bears.
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Kiannisha Santiago (San Juan, PR/Hudson Catholic (NJ)) had her third double-double of the season with 17 kills and 12 digs against George Washington. The duo had 15 and 12 against Georgetown, respectively.
- Robinson reached double-digits in kills for the third time in the season with 16 against George Washington.
- In her return to the lineup,
Keegan O'Connor (Weatherford, TX/Weatherford) had double-digit digs in both matches with 20 against George Washington and 10 against Georgetown.
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Paige Giehtbrock (Clarkston, MI/Clarkston) had her second double-digit dig match of the season wit 12 against George Washington.
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- George Washington outhit Rider .252 to .201, and the Broncs were outhit by Georgetown .337 to .132.
- Rider had 53 kills to 51 for the Revolutionaries. The Broncs had 32 kills to 45 for the Hoyas.
- Rider held a 72-66 edge in digs over George Washington. Georgetown out dug Rider 44-30.
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Anja Kelly (Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley) led the Broncs with eight kills against Georgetown.
UP NEXT
The Broncs close out action Saturday with a match against IU Indy at noon.
