EMAIL THIS PAGE

American Volleyball Powers Past Georgetown, 3-2
Eagles win in five for third straight year; take upper hand in series, 7-6

Sophomore Coutney Mulford dished out 55 assists for American.

October 22, 2002 | Stats

WASHINGTON — Riding out its own learning curve, the American University volleyball team recovered from a two-game mid-match collapse to defeat Georgetown University Tuesday night at Bender Arena, 3-2, with scores of 30-27, 30-21, 20-30, 28-30, 15-9.

The match marked the fourth year in a row AU and GU (13-9 overall and 4-2 BIG EAST) had stretched the limits to a five-game match with the Eagles coming out on top the last three times. With the victory, American improves its winning streak to eight straight games with a 16-6 overall record and a 7-0 showing in the Patriot League. It also claims the upper hand in the series with a 7-6 slant.

AU totalled nine errors in the first two games but saddled itself with 24 in the next two games - the two the Eagles lost. As a team, American hit .166 while the Hoyas finished at .142.

Junior Karla Kucerkova pumped in a game-high 23 kills and 12 digs and senior Judit Szekelyhidi also recorded a double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs. Sophomore Courtney Mulford had a game-high 55 assists and 12 digs.

Also making major contributions for the Eagles was sophomore Cathy Fluegeman, who was the third teammate to reach double-digits in kills with 12. Junior Natalie Hand was a force defensively with 17 digs.

For the Hoyas, Lauran Ward had 15 kills and 17 digs but hit just .097. Natasha Nguyen, one of four GU players to have double-digits in kills, registered 12 kills and 15 digs.

The Eagles return to their Patriot League schedule this weekend with a Friday night match at Holy Cross followed by Army on Saturday night. Both matches are at 7 p.m.

Match Summary
Hitting Percentage: American .166; Georgetown .142
Kills: American 68; Georgetown 56
Assists: American 62; Georgetown 50
Digs: American 71; Georgetown 70
Blocks: American 14; Georgetown 14