George Washington wins five-set rematch against Saint Louis

George Washington defeated Saint Louis 3–2 on Saturday, September 26, at the Charles E. Smith Center, reversing Friday’s five-set result to split the weekend series.

The Revolutionaries won 21–25, 26–24, 25–18, 22–25, 15–12 and moved to 6–8 overall and 1–1 in Atlantic 10 play. Saint Louis finished the weekend 6–7 and 1–1.

GW recovered from a first set in which it had 11 kills and 11 attack errors. After taking the second in extra points, the Revolutionaries hit .462 in the third with 14 kills and two errors.

Saint Louis forced a deciding set, but GW took the fifth by three points. The final team statistics credited GW with 16 aces and 61 kills, compared with four aces and 57 kills for the Billikens.

GW visits VCU for matches October 2 and 3.

Source: Official game report and statistics.

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