'Cats Drop Five-Set Match At George Washington

Sunday, October 11

Washington, D.C

1 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

7-11,0-7Atlantic 10

George Washington University

9-10,4-3Atlantic 10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Davidson	22	25	25	20	18	2
George Washington	25	16	21	25	20	3

Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com

'Cats Drop Five-Set Match At George Washington

10/11/2026 4:27:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ariyana Johnson matched her career high with 19 kills, but Davidson fell in five sets (22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 20-25, 18-20) at George Washington on Sunday afternoon. Johnson finished the weekend with 29 kills, only four errors, and a .416 hitting percentage.

Despite a .100 hitting percentage, Meile Songaila recorded a career-high 15 digs. Brooke Briscoe was one dig shy of tying her career high. The junior played a major role in the back row with 29 digs.

SET 1

Nicanora Clarke led George Washington with seven kills and zero errors in the opening set. Davidson recorded a .175 team hitting percentage and dropped the opening set 25-22.

SET 2

The Wildcats bounced back in a big way in the second set. Ariyana Johnson led Davidson with six kills and zero errors in the frame. With the 'Cats up 12-7, setter Ylame Dsamou faked out the George Washington front row and recorded a nice kill. This was part of a 6-2 run for Davidson and the 'Cats grabbed the second set 25-16.

SET 3

The 'Cats trailed the Revolutionaries 12-10 in the third frame and got a huge boost of energy from the next point. Brooke Briscoe and Kinsey Smith dove on the floor to save the rally multiple times and Ariyana Johnson earned the point with a block at the end. Davidson won set three 25-21.

SET 4

George Washington bounced back with an efficient offensive performance in the fourth set. The Revolutionaries recorded a .294 hitting percentage and only had three attack errors. Nicanora Clarke also led George Washington with five digs in the frame en route to a 25-20 win in set four.

SET 5

The fifth set featured six ties and George Washington needed a ninth match point to finally end the marathon.. Davidson trailed 14-10 and fought off four straight George Washington match points. Adlee Grissett applied excellent service pressure for the Wildcats during part of this run. The 'Cats and Revolutionaries were tied 14-14. The two sides would trade points back and forth until the score was 18-18. During this stretch, George Washington had four more match points but could not finish the job. The Revolutionaries finally finished the match, 20-18 in the fifth frame, with back to back kills from Riley Samuel and Cayla Cogan.

The Wildcats used two setters throughout the match. Kinsey Smith had 34 assists with nine digs. Ylame Dsamou added 14 assists with 10 digs. Myla Young also provided a spark for the 'Cats late in this match with three kills on just three swings.

UP NEXT

Davidson is back on the road next weekend against Loyola Chicago. The first match is set for Friday, October 16 at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT. The second match is set for Saturday, October 17 at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT.