Georgetown sweeps UConn for first Big East volleyball win

Georgetown earned its first Big East volleyball victory of the season Friday, October 2, beating UConn 3–0 at McDonough Arena. The Hoyas won 25–20, 25–19 and 25–23.

Dionna Mitchell led Georgetown with 11 kills. Berkeley Ploder added eight kills and five blocks, while Kamryn Lee-Caracci supplied seven kills and four blocks. Juleigh Urbina recorded 19 assists and Natalie Nguyen added 15.

The Hoyas hit .278 and held UConn to .052. Georgetown also led 39–28 in kills and 37–32 in digs. Mitchell and Bella McGirr each had nine digs.

Georgetown improved to 9–5 overall and 1–2 in conference play. UConn fell to 7–9 and 0–3. The Hoyas host Providence on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Source: Official team report and box score.

Prepared with AI assistance from the linked official source. Illustration: NSMT college volleyball visual.