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Volleyball Opens A-10 Play With 3-0 Sweep of La Salle
Butz's 11 Kills, 12 Points Lead Colonials
Katie Zulandt hit an errorless .571 at La Salle Friday night.
 
Katie Zulandt hit an errorless .571 at La Salle Friday night.
  

Sept. 25, 2009

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PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The George Washington volleyball team had little trouble in winning its fourth straight match, a 3-0 sweep of La Salle Saturday in Philadelphia. It marked the A-10 opener for both teams. The Colonials dispatched the Explorers by the scores, 25-18, 25-12, 25-21, in just over an hour at LU's Tom Gola Arena.

GW's Katie Butz led the offense with 12 points on 11 kills in 18 attempts for a .500 hitting percentage. Abby Syverson and Lauren Whyte added 8.5 points each with seven kills. Leah Hill contributed a team-high 16 digs while A-10 Defensive Player of the Week, Candace Silva-Martin added 13 digs. Katie Zulandt hit an errorless .571 with four kills in seven attempts.

GW took control early in the first set and raced out to a 12-5 lead while taking advantage of several Explorer hitting errors. La Salle never got closer than six points down as GW cruised to the 25-18 victory on a kill by Whyte. The second set was more lopsided with GW taking a 14-4 lead and was never threatened en route to the 25-12 blowout.

The third set was the most competitive with three lead changes and five ties, the last coming at 5-5 before a 10-4 run by the Colonials gave GW plenty of breathing room. The Explorers, however, rallied to within three at match point after a GW attack error. Leading 24-21, Whyte took a set from Alyssa Valentine and crushed the match-winner, 25-21.

As a team, the Colonials' offense was spectacularly efficient hitting a season-high .384 on 46 kills in 99 swings while committing just eight errors. GW's best hitting match prior to Friday came in the season-opener when the Colonials combined to hit .267 in a 3-2 victory over Georgetown. La Salle was held to just .146 (30-15-103).

 

 

La Salle (3-16, 0-1 A-10) was led by Rachel Stemper and Lauren Noga, each with six points on five kills and a block solo. Breanna Mazalewski added a team-high 16 digs for the Explorers.

GW (9-4, 1-0 A-10) will spend the night in Philadelphia and face Temple Saturday in a 4:00 p.m. match at McGonigle Hall.

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