Lisa Newell had 24 kills on .538 hitting to lead all players |
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Niners Pick Up Key Road Win at George Washington
Oct. 23, 2005
Washington, D.C. - Senior Lisa Newell had 24 kills on .538 hitting to key Charlotte's come-from-behind 3-2 win at George Washington on Sunday at the Smith Center. The 49ers prevailed by scores of 30-23, 21-30, 25-30, 30-24 and 15-10.
Charlotte improves to 14-12 overall and 6-3 in the Atlantic 10 with the its third straight win, while GW falls to 10-13, 3-6.
The 49ers came out on fire, hitting .594 in the opening game to take an early lead. But the Niners would drop the next two games to put themselves in a hole at the intermission.
Jessica Oldenburg (6 kills, .667 hitting) and Alma Arroyo (5-for-5 on attack attempts) keyed the game one run, in which the team committed only one hitting error.
"We really did a good job coming out in the first match," said Coach Marston.
In game two, the 49ers were down just 15-14, but allowed a 7-2 run that put them back on their heels and resulted in a 30-21 loss.
Game three featured a similar Colonial run. With Charlotte ahead 24-21, GW would score nine of the last 10 points despite two Niner time outs for a 2-1 lead.
The momentum carried over into a 14-9 Colonial edge in game four, before the 49ers responded. They fought back to a 15-all tie, and later scored the final five points of the game to break open a 30-24 win. Oldenburg killed three balls in that game-ending stretch to send the match to the finale.
The 49ers jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the fifth game to take control, thanks in part to three kills by Alma Arroyo. The teams would trade points the rest of the way for a 3-2 Charlotte victory.
"We did a good job from coming back from being sort of emotionally and mentally down after games two and three, coming back and being very aggressive. We were down 14-9 in the fourth game, and it was a big momentum swing. Lisa Newell was just unbelievable today. Carly Romberg had 20 digs, a great match too. Good match, good win. Now we have to prepare for big time road matches this weekend."
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Newell led all players with 24 kills on 39 attempts, committing just three errors (.538 hitting). Arroyo and Oldenburg had 19 kills apiece, while Eden Ramos had 67 assists. Romberg led all players with 20 digs.
For GW, five players had double-figure kill totals, including three players with 13 apiece.
The 49ers continue a five-match Atlantic 10 road swing next weekend when they travel to face La Salle and Temple on consecutive nights in Philadelphia (Oct. 28-29).
