FAIRFAX, Va. – The UNC Greensboro volleyball team set its setting on cruise control as they rolled through the second day of the George Mason Invitational defeating Marist (25-17, 25-16, 25-20) and host George Mason (25-15, 25-14, 25-19).
 
Kayla White was named the MVP of the tournament. Gabriela McHugh was also named to the All-Tournament team.

  
HOW IT HAPPENED (Marist)

• The Spartans and the Red Foxes were tied at eight in the first set. Kayla White, Amanda Garvens, Brittany Wood, Hannah Knier, and Jocelyn Carter scored for UNCG.
• UNCG's biggest lead came after a 6-0 run to give them the 21-13 lead.
• A service ace from Garvens ended the set at 25-17.
• The Blue and Gold opened the second set with an 8-2 lead. This run included points from Gabriela McHugh Grey Been, Brittany Wood, Kayla White, Stephanie Meysembourg, and Hannah Knier.
• Marist made a comeback to put them within three points of UNCG, 13-10, but a late run from the Spartans gave them the set, 25-16.
• Marist took an early lead in the third set, 9-6.
• UNCG retaliated with a 9-3 run to take the 15-12 lead.
• The Spartans never showed signs of slowing down and skated their way to a 25-20 win in the final set and took the match 3-0.  

 
HOW IT HAPPENED (George Mason)

• The Spartans open the first set with a 10-5 lead over the George Mason Patriots. Jocelyn Carter, Gabriela McHugh, Hannah Knier, Grey Breen, and Kayla White were all a part of the scoring.
• A 4-0 run started by Brittany Wood and ended by Carter would give the Blue and Gold a 1-0 lead on the match.
• UNCG opened the second set with a 4-0 run. Carter started the run with a kill, followed by a block assist with Grey Breen.
• George Mason took a 6-5 lead, but the Spartans quickly took the lead back.
• Hannah Knier opened another run by UNCG to give them a 16-11 lead.
• Grey Breen's solo block would end the second set for the Spartans and give them the 2-0 lead.
• Kayla White scored the first five points of the third set.
• George Mason answered with four, but the Spartans were not worried. UNCG took a 19-16 lead late in the final set.
• Kayla White started the set and ended the match with a kill from McHugh.

 
BY THE NUMBERS (Marist)

• Jenna Wiggs led the team with 12 digs in the match bringing her career total to 987, just 13 shy of 1,000. Fellow senior, Amanda Garvens followed Wiggs with 10 digs.
• Junior Brittany Wood led with nine kills, followed by Kayla White with seven, and Jocelyn Carter with six.
• Wood and Hannah Knier were the only two Spartans to have a solo block in the match. Wood led with two and Knier stopped one.
• Gabriela McHugh dished out 38 assists against Marist. Jenna Wiggs and Amanda Garvens joined with two and one, respectively.  

 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Jenna Wiggs' 12 digs against George Mason brings her career total to 999, just one shy of 1,000. Amanda Garvens followed with 11.
• Kayla White was the lone player to have double digit kills in the match. She led with 18 on 39 attempts for a .359 hitting percentage. She also led with two service aces.
• Grey Breen led both teams with two solo blocks. Gabriela McHugh also had a solo block.
• With the 3-0 win over George Mason, UNCG stretches their win streak to eight. This is tied for the best start in program history with 2010.

 
CARLIN'S COURSE OF THOUGHT
"I'm very proud of our team. Anytime you can go 3-0 on the road it's a true team effort. We kept our focus and composure, staying in control the entire weekend which was great to see. Our serving and defense kept pressure on our opponents each match. We had several players making key plays. There are still areas to polish for sure but overall, very good performance this weekend."

UPCOMING
The Spartans will head to Wilmington for the UNCW Tournament. They will face Campbell, Jacksonville, and host UNCW.