Fordham University Athletics

Bronx, N.Y. – Make it two in a row for the Fordham volleyball squad. After knocking off Rhode Island on Wednesday for its first Atlantic 10 win the Rams made it two in a row with a 3-1 win over George Mason University, who entered the match tied for first in the conference, in the Rose Hill Gym.
 
With the win, Fordham improves to 8-11, 2-4 in the Atlantic 10, while George Mason falls to 13-5 overall, 5-1 in the A10.
 
Fordham took the first set, 25-17, before the Patriots won the second, 25-22. But the Rams came back to win the third and fourth sets, 25-23 and 25-18.
 
Freshman Johanna Franzen led the Rams with 13 kills and seven digs, both team-highs, while senior Tatum Holderied and junior Bridget Woodruff each added ten kills with Holderied recording a .471 hitting percentage and making four blocks.
 
Freshman Giada Ianuale dished out 40 assists, three aces, and five digs for the Rams.
 
Notes
• Fordham hit .288 as a team while holding George Mason to .108.
 
• Fordham now leads the all-time series, which started in 2013, 14-10.
 
• The win snaps a three-match winning streak for George Mason in the series.
 
What's Next?
• The two teams close out the two-game series with a match tomorrow, Sunday, at 2:30 p.m. in the Rose Hill Gym.