RESULT

Saint Louis 3, George Mason 2 (23-25, 25-22, 26-24, 19-25, 16-14)

Friday, Oct. 25 | Chaifetz Pavilion (St. Louis, Mo.)

THE BASICS

• Saint Louis won their seventh match in a row Friday night, defeating George Mason in five sets. The Billikens improve to 13-8 on the season, 7-1 in conference play.

• With the loss, George Mason falls to 4-16 on the year, 0-8 in the Atlantic 10.

• With her 50th assist in set five of the match, junior S Kennedy Cordia moved to sixth all-time in SLU's history with 2,320 career assists. She finished the night with 58.

• Senior Sien Gallop collected a career-high 27 kills, also marking a Billikens season-high.

FIRST SET

In a set that George Mason had the lead throughout, with the exception of a brief tie by Saint Louis, the Billikens fought off two set points at 24-21, but the Patriots won the frame 25-23.

SECOND SET

Cordia led off the set with service aces on two of the first three points, putting SLU up 3-0. The Billikens extended their lead to 9-2, forcing the Patriots to call timeout. Saint Louis held leads at 13-8 and 19-14, before the Patriots pulled within two at 20-18.  SLU never surrendered the lead and took the second set 25-22.

THIRD SET

George Mason jumped out to an early 6-1 lead, eventually extending it to 10-5 and 13-8. At 18-13, the Billikens used a 7-2 run to tie things at 20. Saint Louis took six of the last 10 points and won the game 26-24.

FOURTH SET

It was a tight game early, with back-and-forth scores all the way through 12-12. George Mason pulled ahead at 17-14 and 21-16, eventually taking the fourth frame 25-19 and forcing a fifth set.

FIFTH SET

The Patriots took the early lead at 4-2, but SLU came back to tie it at 6, 7, 8 and 9. George Mason held a 13-11 lead late, but the Billikens grabbed five of the last six points and won the set 16-14 and the match 3-2.

NOTABLE

• Cordia recorded her 15th double-double on the year, recording 58 assists, 25 digs, three service aces and two kills. 

• Gallop collected a career-high 27 kills, along with three digs.

• Sophomore Cayce Chaykowsky was second on the team with 17 digs, along with three assists.

• Lauren Mershon tallied nine kills and eight total blocks.

• Juliana Phillips recorded 14 kills, one service ace, five digs and five total blocks.

UP NEXT

The Billikens are back at home Sunday against George Washington at noon in Chaifetz Pavilion.