George Washington falls to Saint Louis in five sets

George Washington took a 2–1 lead in sets but lost its Atlantic 10 opener to Saint Louis 3–2 Friday, September 25, at the Smith Center. The Billikens won 25–22, 23–25, 20–25, 25–17, 15–11.

GW fell to 5–8 overall and 0–1 in conference play. Saint Louis improved to 6–6 and 1–0.

Cayla Cogan led GW with 13 kills, followed by Marin Harvey with 12 and Riley Samuel with 10. Saint Louis finished with 69 kills to GW’s 60, hit .307 compared with .196 and held a 13–4 advantage in blocks.

The teams meet again Saturday, September 26, at 1 p.m. Eastern in Washington.

Official match report and results

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