The American University volleyball team picked up its first win of the season with a 3-0 sweep of George Mason on Saturday night. American's wins came by set scores of 25-20, 25-10 and 25-18.

Juliana Crum led the Eagles with the double-double, tallying a team-high 12 kills and 16 digs, hitting .310 on the day. Kelly McCaddin and Sara Rishell also recorded double-digit kills with 11 and 10, respectively. Kylann Scheidt posted a team-high 35 assists while Allison Cappellino had a team-high 19 digs.

American (1-1) went up 19-9 early in the first set before George Mason (0-2) was able to come back on a 6-1 run to cut the Eagles' lead to 21-15. The Patriots saved the match point with a kill from Lolade Owokoniran for the 24-20 score, but a service error by Morghan Martin gave the Eagles the set victory, 25-20. The Eagles jumped out to an early lead in set two and continued to dominate, outscoring George Mason by a 10 to two margin to close out the second set.

The Eagles took a 5-0 lead in the third set before George Mason was able to come back within two with back-to-back kills from Lana Zonjic and Laura Spencer. But American was able to break away once again, with the Patriot only coming within three points down the stretch.

American outhit George Mason .269 to .113 as a team in the match. The Patriots were led by Spencer and Zonjic with nine kills apiece with Bernetta Moore and Spencer adding 12 and 11 digs, respectively.

The Eagles will be back in action next weekend when they travel to New Haven, Conn. for the Yale Classic. American will first face Stony Brook on Friday, August 31 at 5 p.m. before taking on Texas A&M at 11 a.m. and host Yale at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

DC Volleyball Challenge All-Tournament Team
MVP: Alex Johnson – Georgetown
Brooke Bachesta – Georgetown
Haley Lowrance – Georgetown
Lindsay Wise – Georgetown
Allison Cappellino – American
Kylann Scheidt – American
Danielle Cook – George Mason