Volleyball Overwhelmed by No. 21 Saint Louis, 3-0

Katie Butz Leads Colonials With 10 Kills, 11.5 Points

Katie Butz hit .360 with 10 kills in 25 attempts Friday at No. 21 Saint Louis.

Oct. 9, 2009

ST. LOUIS, MO -- The George Washington volleyball team lost for only the sixth time this season, three of those to nationally ranked teams, when it fell to No. 21 Saint Louis, 3-0, Friday night in Missouri. It took the Billikens just 68 minutes to dispatch the Colonials by the scores, 25-19, 25-18, 25-17 at SLU's Chaifetz Pavilion. The loss snapped GW's four-match winning streak and was just GW's third setback in its last 13 outings.

GW senior Katie Butz was the only Colonial with double-figure points and kills with 11.5 points on 10 kills to go with three block assists while A-10 co-Rookie of the Week, Lauren Whyte added eight kills in 16 attempts for a team-high .375 hitting percentage. Freshman libero Candace Silva-Martin added a match-high 11 digs and a service ace.

SLU (11-5, 4-0 A-10) was led by Bridget Fonke's match-high 13 kills and 11 digs. She was one of three Billikens with double-figure kills joining teammates Sammi McCloud (11 kills, .526 hitting pct.) and Megan Boken (10 kills). The Billikens, who have never lost at the one-year-old Chaifetz Pavilion (16-0), combined to hit an impressive .451 for the match.

Friday's match featured a total of just three lead changes and nine ties. SLU wasted no time in grabbing the lead in the first set racing out to an 8-3 advantage on a kill from McCloud. The Colonials could get no closer than four down at 11-7 before SLU outscored GW, 14-12 the rest of the way for the 25-19 triumph.

The second set was much closer early on and was knotted at 10-10 before the Billikens pulled away with a 15-8 run to coast to the 25-18 win. Silva-Martin opened the third set with an ace and a Butz kill gave GW a short-lived 2-1 lead but that would be its last lead of the set. SLU's duo of Fonke and McCloud combined for six kills to give the host team an 11-5 advantage and SLU was never threatened after that en route to the 25-17 triumph.

GW (13-6, 3-2 A-10) takes a Saturday flight to Pittsburgh to face Duquesne (12-7, 2-2 A-10) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Duquesne lost at home to Charlotte, 3-2, Friday.

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