At times the Boston College women's volleyball team appeared unstoppable on Sunday afternoon in Power Gym, but the Eagles allowed momentum to control their contest against Georgetown and it cost them.
While the Hoyas were able to endure the momentum swings, often coming back strongly with impressive defensive play and hard-hit spikes, BC could not break back against Georgetown once the Hoyas gathered steam.
Georgetown rode its at-times impenetrable defense to victory over BC, who lost its second match in three days 3-1 because of inconsistent play and unforced errors.
The Eagles jumped out to a big lead in game one thanks to the play of freshman Alison Shepp and a consistent offensive attack led by freshman Allison Anderson, who recorded 15 kills and two block assists on the game. At one point Shepp had a big block and spike on two consecutive points that gave BC the lead midway through the first game.
The Eagles' lead evaporated as Georgetown overcame the Eagles' inspired play to tie the score late in the game. BC foiled two of the Hoya's game points, but couldn't come through on the third and ended up dropping the game 32-30.
Georgetown dominated the second game, tightening up its defense and taking advantage of BC's mistakes.
The Eagles got within two points on a kill by freshman Shardai Davis that made the score 16-18, but got no closer as the Hoyas rode to victory on the shoulders of freshman Jennifer Fountain, who recorded four kills in the game. Georgetown won 30-20.
Facing the possibility of being swept in three games, BC played a nearly impeccable third game, reminiscent of the run the Eagles made to start game one. The game highlighted the huge play of Anderson and Shepp. Anderson had two huge digs to give freshman Morgan Woodcock the opportunity to hammer home a kill to make the match 15-9. Shepp then again had a block and kill on consecutive points to give the Eagles a commanding 23-15 lead.
Anderson continued her brilliant play with another kill and block over the next few points to give the Eagles a 12-point lead, 28-16. BC took a long rally on the next point on a definitive spike by Woodcock.
BC finished off the Hoyas, who made a valiant attempt at a comeback, bringing the game to 29-21 before Woodcock finished them off. The comeback by Georgetown, killed whatever momentum the Eagles had generated leading into the fourth game.
The first third of game four involved the closest play of the match as the two teams matched each other point for point. BC continued to be led by Anderson, Shepp, and Woodcock, each of whom were instrumental in keeping the Eagles in the game.
The Eagles took their biggest lead of the match on a mishit by the Hoyas that made the score 11-8 in favor of BC. Following the mishit, Georgetown tightened its game and went on an eight-point run to take a 16-11 lead on a BC block that fell out of bounds. The Eagles failed to recover, even though Shepp brought the Eagles within six to make the score 22-16 in favor of the Hoyas.
BC simply could not stop making errors on serves and on the final mishit of the game that gave the Hoyas a 30-20 victory.
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