FAIRFAX, VA - The William and Mary volleyball team lost on the always treachorous conference road Friday night, falling at George Mason by a 3-0 count. The Tribe now stands 8-10 overall and 2-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Patriots improved to 11-7 overall and a perfect 6-0 in league play.

Box Score

The College was led on the evening by senior middle Ginny Bray (Cary, N.C.), with 10 kills and two blocks. Freshman libero Celine Alasomuka (Centreville, Va.) had 10 kills and an ace, while sophomore setter Molly Krull (Raleigh, N.C.) rotated into the line-up on a part-time basis and finished with 15 assists. Sophomore Gina Lang (Valparaiso, Ind.) showed very well in limited action, hitting four kills and three digs in just one set.

The Tribe quickly found itself in a see-saw fight in the first set, rallying from down 2-5 with a 5-1 run to take the lead at 7-6. The two teams exchanged the lead several times over the next few rallies, and found themselves tied for the eighth times at 13-13 on a kill by Bray. The Patriots were able to scrape together a couple points, however, and built off that to a five-point lead and eventual victory at 25-20. Bray showed very well in the set, smacking four kills on six attempts, and freshman Alexandria Ciaccio (Houston<> was also solid with three kills in four attempts.

W&M came out firing in the second set, going up 4-1 and 6-2 early behind strong efforts from Bray, Lindsay Kresch (Moon Township, Pa.), and Erin Skipper (Yorktown, Va.). GMU, however, showed why it was undefeated in conference play with a an extended run in the middle of set to take the lead and run out to an insurmountable margin. Senior setter Cassie Crumal (Castle Rock, Colo.) had a perfect two kills on two attacks as the Tribe worked to close the gap late, and Kresch and Skipper both finished with a trio of kills in the frame. The third set continued the home team's run, with Mason jumping out to an early lead to all but ice the match. The Tribe responded late and made them work for the win, with a 4-1 run that included two of Lang's kills and another from Bray.

The Tribe will look to end it's road trip on a high note Saturday night, as the team heads to Harrisonburg to face James Madison at 7 p.m.