RESULT

Saint Louis 3, George Washington 0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-23)

Sunday, Oct. 27 | Chaifetz Pavilion (St. Louis, Mo.)

THE BASICS

• Saint Louis (14-8, 8-1) swept George Washington (12-11, 5-4) on Sunday for their eighth straight victory. The win solidified a perfect October for the Billikens, who went 7-0 with four sweeps in the month.

• With match assist No. 21 in the third set, Kennedy Cordia earned a spot in the top five all-time for the Billikens with 2,349, surpassing Lauren Boissevain.

FIRST SET

It was back-and-forth early with six tie scores through 7-7, but the Billikens pulled ahead to 11-8 and 14-9. Behind Sien Gallop's six kills, Saint Louis took set one by the score of 25-17.

SECOND SET

SLU jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead, but the Colonials answered and tied the game at 12. It was close until the final point, but Juliana Phillips and Sara Daniels combined for a block to seel the set for the Billikens, 25-23.

THIRD SET

George Washington held early leads, including at 5-3, but the Billikens used a 7-0 run to go up 15-8. The Colonials came back to within one at 15-14 and then tied the game at 17-17. SLU held off GW for a 25-23 set win and a 3-0 match victory.

NOTABLE

• Cordia recorded 32 assists on the afternoon, along with eight digs, two service aces and one kill.

• Maya Taylor led the Billikens with 14 kills.

• Gallop collected 11 kills, nine digs and one service ace.

• Cayce Chaykowsky tallied a team-leading 10 digs for SLU, adding in five assists.

• Senior Lauren Mershon had nine kills in the match, along with two total blocks.

UP NEXT

The Billikens head to Dayton on Friday for their lone match of the weekend, with first serve set for 6 p.m. CT.