Sept. 29, 2006

Box Score

PITTSBURGH, PA - Amanda Haeg recorded a team-best 22 kills and added 19 digs while Laura Kastein posted 26 digs, but it wasn't enough as the Dukes suffered a 3-2 loss at the hands of visiting George Washington Friday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Mandy Humphrey led the match with a career-best 10 blocks and Chelsea Tillotson registered 53 assists in the loss. Humphrey's nine block assists set a new DU five-game match record.

George Washington was led by Juliene McLaughlin with a match-best 28 kills and 28 digs. Janine Brown added 24 kills in the victory.

Duquesne was down two games to none falling 30-25 and 30-27 before mounting a come-back in game three winning 30-27. The Dukes followed with a 30-27 edge in game three, but suffered a 15-10 loss in the fifth and deciding match.

The Dukes held a 10-7 margin in game one, but a 6-1 scoring drive put GW up 13-11 and the visitor upped its lead to 18-14 on two Duquesne errors. The Red & Blue got within a 23-20 reach, but the Colonials closed out the contest out-scoring DU 7-5 for the win. The Colonials held a 7-3 lead in game two before a determined Duquesne squad rattled off a 11-3 scoring spree to take a 14-10 lead. George Washington answered out-scoring the host 5-1 and regained an 18-17 edge. GW would not relinquish its lead until Duquesne snagged a 27-26 lead on a ball handling error, but the Colonials closed out the contest with four unanswered points for the win.

Game three saw the Dukes down 8-3 before inching to a 15-13 reach. Duquesne scored five unanswered point to take an 18-17 edge - their first on the contest, but it wouldn't be an easy victory as five ties followed with the last being 25-25. DU recorded two kills and gained a point off a GW hitting error to take a 28-25 edge before winning 30-27 on a Colonials' service error.

DU opened game four taking a 7-5 advantage and served for six consecutive points to extend their lead to 16-9, but the Colonials used an 8-2 run to get within an 18-17 reach before tying the contest 19-19 on a called hitting error on DU. The Dukes grabbed a 22-19 edge they would not surrender, despite GW getting to within 28-27 reach. DU took the 30-27 lead on a kill.

Game five saw the Colonials take 4-0 lead on two kills and two DU errors before the Red & Blue scored with a block. GW upped its edge to an 8-3 lead which the Dukes cut to an 8-6 margin, but they would not get closer than a 12-10 reach as George Washington took the contest 15-10.

Duquesne posted 94 digs, 71 kills and 17 team blocks (2 solos, 30 assisted) while GW racked up 82 kills, 114 digs and six team blocks.

The Dukes return to play this Sunday hosting Charlotte at 1:00 pm at the Palumbo Center.