2024 Women's Volleyball

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Schedule Release
note the A-10 schedule - designed to reduce travel costs?

 

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George Mason to Celebrate 50 Years of Women's Volleyball - George Mason University Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason athletics is recognizing and celebrating 50 years of women's volleyball during the 2024-25 season.

gomason.com

"Throughout the year, the program and department will be highlighting major milestones, events and athletes over the past 50 years. One of the first women's varsity sports offered at the university, women's volleyball played in the Virginia State AIAW, a small college division, before moving to NCAA Division I in 1982.

The Patriots played its first season in 1974 and finished with a winning 19-8 mark. Mason joined the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1984-85 season where they went on to win seven CAA Championships. George Mason athletics relocated to the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2013-14 school year."

 

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Mata Promoted to Associate Head Coach - George Mason University Athletics

George Mason University women's volleyball head coach Megan Bachmann has announced the promotion of Nick Mata to Associate Head Coach.

gomason.com

"In 2023, Mata was named to the AVCA Thirty Under 30 list, which recognizes up-and-coming coaches at all levels of volleyball. During his time at Mason, Mata has helped coach two players to the A-10 All-Rookie team and one player to the A-10 All-Conference Second team."

 

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Volleyball Adds Seven for 2024 Season - George Mason University Athletics

Head women's volleyball coach Megan Shifflett Bachmann has announced seven new members to the Patriot women's volleyball team for the 2024 season, including six

gomason.com

"#1 Mia Hazelett | 6'1" | Middle Blocker | Apex, N.C. | Apex

• Majoring in Accounting
• Lettered in volleyball and track & field in high school, earning All-Conference honors in both
• Under Armor 18 Open National Champion
• Played club for Triangle Volleyball

#3 Nina Mitchell | 6'2" | Middle Blocker | Wichita, Kan. | Wichita Northwest

• Majoring in Public Health
• Lettered in volleyball and track & field in high school
• Captain of her high school team during her senior season
• Played club for Shockwave
• Two-time GWAL First Team

#9 Avery Booker | 6'1" | Outside Blocker | Holly Springs, N.C. | Middle Creek

• Majoring in Business Administration and Management
• Played club for Chapel Hill Volleyball Club
• Won the 2023 4A state championship
• Named to the AVCA All-American and JVA watchlists

#10 Jaylin Lott | 5'4" | Defensive Specialist/Libero | San Antonio, Texas | Clark

• Majoring in Business, minoring in Sports Management
• Lettered in volleyball and track & field in high school
• Two-time unanimous 1st Team All District TX UIL 28-6A selection
• Helped her team to an undefeated district championship season in 2022
• On the 2022 AVCA Phenom Watchlist
• Played club for Alamo

#13 Camryn Weldon | 5'10" | Setter | McKinney, Texas (Sam Houston) | McKinney Boyd

• Transfer from Sam Houston
• Majoring in Business and Finance
• Finished last season with 98 sets across 28 matches, and 297 assists for 3.03 assist/set.
• Tallied 140 digs and 15 service aces last season for Sam Houston
• Added 28 kills on 83 attempts for a .325 clip

#17 Jordan Lucas | 5'5" | Libero | Pembroke, Va. | Giles

• Majoring in Neuroscience
• Lettered in volleyball, soccer, track & field, and basketball
• Two-time 1st team All-State Libero
• Three-time 1st team All-Region 1C Region
• Captain her senior year
• Member of 1000 Digs Club
• Played club for River Valley Juniors

#23 Tuana Ozarpaci | 5'9" | Setter | Istanbul, Turkey | Okyanus

• Majoring in Economics and Sports Management
• Played in 414 sets across 133 matches as the starter setter in the last three consecutive seasons at Galatasaray Sports Club
• Tallied over 1000 assists each season with Galatasaray Sports Club
• Her team was a top-four finisher at the National Championships in 2018 (U14), 2019 (U16), and 2022 (U19)

Last year, the Patriots finished 9-21, 5-13 in A-10 play, the most wins the program has had since 2018. The Green & Gold will start their season away on Friday, August 30 at Howard University. Their home opener will be Sunday, September 1 against UC Riverside at 1 p.m. at The RAC."

 

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Dayton Selected to Repeat as Atlantic 10 Volleyball Champions

Dayton is the unanimous choice to repeat as Atlantic 10 volleyball champion in the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference preseason poll, which was announced Wednesday ahead of the start of the season on Friday, August 30.

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2024 Atlantic 10 Volleyball Preseason Poll
(number in parenthesis indicates first-place votes)

1. Dayton -- 100 (10)
2. Loyola Chicago -- 89
3. vcu -- 80
4. Davidson -- 61
5. Saint Louis -- 60
6. Fordham -- 54
7. Duquesne -- 41
8. George Washington -- 29
9. George Mason -- 25
10. Rhode Island -- 11

 

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Season opener - https://hubison.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary

	1	2	3	4	5	T
George Mason	22	25	17	22		1
Howard	25	20	25	25		3

 

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SIDEARMLiveStats

Real time live stats for your favorite team powered by SIDEARM Sports. One location for your team's Stat summaries, Individual stats, Team stats, Team leaders, Play by plays, Split Box scores and more.

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	1	2	3	4	5	T
George Mason (0-2)	23	17	19			0
American (2-0)	25	25	25			3

 

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Home opener:

Women's Volleyball vs UC Riverside on 9/1/2024 - Box Score - George Mason University Athletics

The official box score of Women's Volleyball vs UC Riverside on 9/1/2024

gomason.com

# UC RIVERSIDE (0-4,0-0 BIG WEST)​

-VS-​

# GEORGE MASON (1-2,0-0 ATLANTIC 10)​

	1	2	3	4	5
UC Riverside	18	25	25	18	8
George Mason	25	17	23	25	15

Patriots Win Home Opener for First Win of the Season - George Mason University Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's volleyball team beat UC Riverside 3-2 at their home opener on Sunday. The Patriots overcame a 2-1 deficit to win two straight

gomason.com

"Down 2-1, the Patriots entered set four with the hopes to force a fifth set, and after UCR scored first, the Patriots controlled the rest of the set, never trailing, and winning the set by seven, 25-18.

Now, with the momentum on their side, the Patriots were fired up headed into the fifth set, and it showed on the court. The Green & Gold scored the first seven points of the match and controlled the tempo the whole game. As the final ball hit the floor, the fans erupted and the team celebrated their first win of the 2024 season, 3-2.

Patriot Points

• Freshman Avery Booker led the team with 19 kills, followed closely by senior Olyvia Kennedy with 13 kills and junior Haley Graetz with 10 kills
• Sophomore Camryn Weldon tallied 25 assists and 6 digs, and red-shirt junior Damiana Bova-Ford put together a double-double of 20 assists and a career-high 14 digs.
• Sophomore Autumn Martinez-Robinson put up two new career highs, in assists (7) and digs (18)
• The Patriots outpaced the Highlanders in kills, 62-45, assists, 57-39, and blocks, 8-4.
• In the fourth set, the Patriots put up a .412 hitting percentage"

 

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Women's Volleyball vs Quinnipiac on 9/6/2024 - Box Score - George Mason University Athletics

The official box score of Women's Volleyball vs Quinnipiac on 9/6/2024

gomason.com

# QUINNIPIAC (1-4,0-0 MAAC)
-VS-
# GEORGE MASON (2-2,0-0 ATLANTIC 10)​

	1	2	3	4
Quinnipiac	19	25	25	26
George Mason	25	27	17	28

 

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Women's Volleyball vs Bucknell on 9/7/2024 - Box Score - George Mason University Athletics

The official box score of Women's Volleyball vs Bucknell on 9/7/2024

gomason.com

# GEORGE MASON (2-3,0-0 ATLANTIC 10)
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# BUCKNELL (4-1,0-0 PATRIOT)​

	1	2	3
George Mason	17	16	11
Bucknell	25	25	25

 

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Women's Volleyball vs William & Mary on 9/7/2024 - Box Score - George Mason University Athletics

The official box score of Women's Volleyball vs William & Mary on 9/7/2024

gomason.com

# GEORGE MASON (2-4,0-0 ATLANTIC 10)
-VS-
# WILLIAM & MARY (3-3,0-0 CAA)​

	1	2	3	4	5
George Mason	25	18	25	26	7
William & Mary	18	25	27	24	15