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George Mason Tops Delaware 3-1 to Clinch CAA Tournament Berth; Hens Gain No. 3 Seed

FAIRFAX, VA (November 13, 2004) -- The University of Delaware won the first game but host George Mason came back to capture the final three games and post a 3-1 Colonial Athletic Association volleyball victory over the Blue Hens Saturday night at Linn Memorial Gym, clinching the fourth and final spot in next week's conference tournament.

The Blue Hens, who lost their second straight match, finished the regular season with a 22-8 record and a 9-5 slate in conference play to place third in the league standings. The Hens, whose 22 wins are the most since 1997, will be the No. 3 seed and take on No. 2 seed Hofstra in the CAA semifinals this Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Towson University. Top seed Towson will take on No. 4 George Mason (14-9, 8-6 CAA) in the other semifinal game at 5 p.m. The championship game will be held Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. with the winner earning an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Delaware won the first game Saturday night by a score of 30-28, but the Patriots came back to capture the victory by winning by scores of 30-27, 30-20, and 30-25. George Mason avenged a 3-2 loss to the Hens Oct. 15 in Newark.

Sarah Engle (right) led Delaware with 19 kills and 17 digs, hitting .326 for the match and converting on 14 of her first 22 attacks. Valerie Murphy recorded 10 kills, four digs, and three blocks, Allison Lutz dished out 30 assists and had 12 digs, and Taylor Govaars notched a team-high 19 digs. The Hens hit just .090 for the match.

Natalia Porosa led George Mason with 17 kills, 12 digs, and five block assists while Niki Bernardes posted 13 kills and 11 digs, and Chantal Bodkin-Clarke chipped in with 12 kills and a match-high nine blocks. Jesica Umansky added 52 assists and Zulma Rojas recorded 21 digs. George Mason hit .213 for the match and had 16 team blocks.

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Volleyball Detailed Stats
                           
                           
                           
   Delaware               |     ATTACK      |     ASSIST      |      SERVE      |       | BLOCKING  |    RECEPT   |
## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   Pct|  A   E  TA   Pct| SA  SE  TA   Pct|DIG BHE| BS  BA  BE|  0  RE   Pct|POINTS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1  Lutz, Allison.......  4|  2   0   5  .400| 30   2 100  .300|  2   0  12 1.000| 12   3|  0   1   0|  0   0  .000|   4.5
4  Walsh, Colleen......  4|  6   6  28  .000|  1   0   4  .250|  1   0  12 1.000|  3   0|  0   1   0| 13   2  .867|   7.5
8  Murphy, Valerie.....  4| 10  10  38  .000|  4   0   7  .571|  0   0   0  .000|  4   1|  0   3   0|  1   0 1.000|  11.5
10 Engle, Sarah........  4| 19   4  46  .326|  0   0   9  .000|  0   1  14  .929| 17   1|  0   1   2|  7   0 1.000|  19.5
12 Taylor, Niecy.......  4|  7   8  21 -.048|  2   0   9  .222|  0   3  19  .842|  1   1|  1   2   0|  0   0  .000|   9.0
17 McCormack, Claire...  4|  6   6  30  .000|  1   0   1 1.000|  3   0  18 1.000| 17   0|  0   0   1| 14   3  .824|   9.0
6  Govaars, Taylor.....  4|  0   0   2  .000|  1   0   7  .143|  1   0  15 1.000| 19   0|  0   0   1| 45   0 1.000|   1.0
7  Stuka, Nicole.......  3|  0   1   1-1.000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   1 1.000|  2   0|  0   1   0|  2   0 1.000|   0.5
11 Welch, Megan........  3|  0   0   0  .000|  8   0  37  .216|  0   1   3  .667|  1   0|  0   1   0|  0   0  .000|   0.5
13 McGrath, Megan......  1|  0   1   2 -.500|  0   0   1  .000|  0   0   6 1.000|  2   0|  0   0   0|  0   0  .000|   0.0
16 Ranck, Heather......  4|  2   0   5  .400|  1   0   2  .500|  0   0   3 1.000|  7   0|  0   0   0| 11   0 1.000|   2.0
TM TEAM................  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0|  0   0   0|  0   1  .000|   0.0
   Totals..............  4| 52  36 178  .090| 48   2 177  .271|  7   5 103  .951| 85   6|  1  10   4| 93   6  .939|  65.0
                           
  TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                                TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0
  Game  K  E  TA   Pct
    1  20  8  46  .261    GAME SCORES               1  2  3  4  TEAM RECORDS
    2  14 10  40  .100    Delaware............ (1) 30 27 20 25  22-8, 9-5
    3  10  8  40  .050    George Mason........ (3) 28 30 30 30  14-9, 8-6
    4   8 10  52 -.038
                           
   George Mason           |     ATTACK      |     ASSIST      |      SERVE      |       | BLOCKING  |    RECEPT   |
## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   Pct|  A   E  TA   Pct| SA  SE  TA   Pct|DIG BHE| BS  BA  BE|  0  RE   Pct|POINTS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1  Porosa, Natalia.....  4| 17   3  54  .259|  1   0   7  .143|  1   2  24  .917| 12   0|  0   5   0| 24   2  .923|  20.5
2  Wilson, Janelle.....  4|  9   1  19  .421|  0   0   1  .000|  2   3  21  .857|  4   0|  1   3   3|  0   0  .000|  13.5
3  Kohler, Jaqueline...  4|  7   9  33 -.061|  0   0   4  .000|  0   1   9  .889|  6   0|  1   5   0|  7   0 1.000|  10.5
7  Bernardes, Niki.....  4| 13   4  34  .265|  2   0   8  .250|  1   4  14  .714| 11   0|  2   1   0| 20   1  .952|  16.5
8  Umansky, Jesica.....  4|  3   3  15  .000| 52   1 147  .354|  0   3  23  .870| 14   1|  0   1   0|  0   0  .000|   3.5
16 Bodkin-Clarke, Chan.  4| 12   1  22  .500|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0|  0   9   3|  0   0  .000|  16.5
4  Rojas, Zulma........  4|  0   1   1-1.000|  2   0   6  .333|  2   4  18  .778| 21   0|  0   0   0| 35   1  .972|   2.0
6  Angelo, Lindsay.....  1|  0   0   1  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0|  0   0   0|  0   0  .000|   0.0
9  Byler, Kristen......  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   1   7  .857|  6   0|  0   0   0|  2   1  .667|   0.0
11 Skelton, Marie......  2|  1   1   4  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0|  0   0   0|  0   0  .000|   1.0
15 Hipps, Sarah........  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   1 1.000|  0   0|  0   0   0|  0   0  .000|   0.0
TM TEAM................  4|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0   0  .000|  0   0|  0   0   0|  2   2  .500|   0.0
   Totals..............  4| 62  23 183  .213| 57   1 173  .329|  6  18 117  .846| 74   1|  4  24   6| 90   7  .928|  84.0
                           
  TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                                TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0
  Game  K  E  TA   Pct
    1  18  3  39  .385    Site: Fairfax, Va. (Linn Memorial Gym)
    2  12  4  39  .205    Date: Nov 13, 2004   Attend:     Time: 1:57
    3  17  7  41  .244    Referees:
    4  15  9  64  .094    Mason secures a spot in the CAA Tournament
                          finishing fourth in the regular season.

 

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