George Mason sweeps Rhode Island, opens A-10 play 2–0

George Mason swept Rhode Island 25–20, 25–15, 25–12 on Saturday, September 26, at the Recreation Athletic Complex in Fairfax, improving to 10–4 overall and 2–0 in Atlantic 10 play. Rhode Island fell to 5–9 and 0–2.

The Patriots finished with 50 kills and seven attack errors on 87 attempts, a .494 hitting percentage. Rhode Island had 24 kills and hit .098. Mason increased its efficiency in each set, hitting .353 in the first, .556 in the second and .615 in the third.

Kiera Hamilton led Mason with 15 kills on .560 hitting and added two service aces and seven digs. Nia Thompson supplied 13 kills. Meredith Brown and Jenna Hunt each finished with seven kills; Brown also recorded two solo blocks and one block assist.

Ava Cheney had 37 assists, six digs and three block assists. Autumn Martinez-Robinson led the Patriots with 10 digs, while Avery Booker added eight.

Rhode Island cut the opening-set margin to 21–20 before Mason took the final four points, finishing on a Martinez-Robinson ace. The Patriots won the next two sets by 10 and 13 points, respectively, and committed no attack errors in the third.

Cara Richter led Rhode Island with six kills, and Dakota Henry had nine digs. Mason next visits Davidson on Friday, October 2, at 7 p.m. Eastern.

Sources: official box score; George Mason game report.

Prepared with AI assistance by NSMT Newsroom from the linked official sources. This article does not represent on-site reporting.