Morgantown, W. Va. – UMBC took two of three matches at the Mountaineer Classic, closing play on Friday with a 3-0 sweep over George Washington.

The Retrievers have won four of their last six matches and improved to 5-8 on the campaign. They prevailed, 25-19, 25-15, 25-14 over the Colonials.

Freshman Mia Bilusic (Zagreb, Croatia) led the way with 14 kills and added 8 digs. Junior setter Andjelija Draskovic (Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia) continued her outstanding play with 27 assists, while graduate student libero Loren Teter (Redondo Beach, Calif.) helped UMBC amass a 15-dig advantage by contributing 16.

HOW IT HAPPENED

·         UMBC used an early 8-2 run to extend a 4-3 lead to 12-5 on a service ace by Draskovic. The Colonials would rally and were within 19-18, but a trio of kills by Kamani Conteh (New Castle, Del.) sparked a game-ending 6-1 surge.

·         The Retrievers finished the second set on a 10-2 run. The surge featured a kill and a pair of blocks by sophomore Beste Ayhan (Istanbul, Turkey)  

·         The Retrievers sprung out to a 10-2 lead and maintained at least a five-point spread throughout the set. UMBC hit a match-best .424 in the third set, led by eight kills by Bilusic.

OTHER STATS

·         UMBC held GW to -.049 hitting and outblocked the Colonials, 11-5.

·         Freshman Mila Ilieva (Vidin, Bulgaria) stuffed the stat sheet with four kills, no errors and four blocks.   

UP NEXT

UMBC has one more tune-up before America East play begins next weekend. The Retrievers host local foe Coppin State on Monday, Sept. 20 at 6:00 p.m.