MATCH DETAILS
Saint Louis 3, George Washington 2 (25-16, 25-15, 24-26, 25-27, 15-13)
Friday, October 9 :: Washington, D.C. 

OVERVIEW
Saint Louis middle blocker Taylor Paulson recorded 14 kills and hit .520 as the Billikens defeated George Washington in five sets. The win advances SLU's win streak to 14 matches, the third-longest streak in program history and the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA.

Additionally, senior Megan Gilbert tallied 10 kills, giving her exactly 1,000 for her career. She joins teammate Danielle Rygelski as the 14th member of SLU's 1,000 kill club. 

Saint Louis rises to 16-5 overall and 5-0 in Atlantic 10 Conference matches. 

NOTABLE
- In the second point (1-1) of the fifth set, Megan Gilbert recorded her 1,000th kill. She is the 14th Billiken to achieve the feat. 
- Danielle Rygelski came out strong with six kills in the opening set, leading SLU to a 25-16 win.
- Rygelski led the Billikens in set two with four kills as Saint Louis won 25-15.
- Megan Gilbert and Taylor Paulson each had three kills without an error in the third set, but SLU fell 26-24.
- Paulson had four kills on five attacks without an error in the fourth set, as GW equalized 27-25 to force a fifth set.
- Nenye Okoro paced SLU in the deciding set with five kills on seven attacks to lead the Billikens to a 15-13 fifth set win.
- Meredith Boe was the top Billiken at the service line with four aces in the match.
- Boe had 48 assists and moved into second all-time at SLU with 3,304 career assists.
- Mackenzie Long had 20 digs, the third-highest single match total for SLU this season.
- Rygelski (16K, 10D) and Boe (48A, 15D) each recorded double-doubles. 

UP NEXT
Saint Louis takes on George Mason tomorrow, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. (CT) in Fairfax, Va.