This post was written by Hatchet reporter Nicola Karasik.

Junior outside hitter Aaliya Davidson and senior middle blocker Chidima Osuchukwu combined for 20 kills and 25 points Friday night, but it was not enough as the Colonials fell to Fordham in three straight sets.

GW (6-10, 0-3 A-10) has now lost six consecutive matches and remains winless at the Smith Center this season. Set scores were 27-25, 25-22, 25-23 in the team’s Atlantic 10 home-opener.

“It’s not our skill, it’s not our athleticism, it’s our mental approach,” head coach Amanda Ault said. “In [Saint Louis], we lost two of the three sets by two points. Tonight, we lost every set by two points, so that’s a gut check.”

Fordham (9-9, 2-1 A-10) hit .181 for the night (34k-17e-94a) while GW swung .107 (37k-25e-112a), having three players record at least six kills.

The Colonials opened the match strong, battling the Rams in the first set through 10 ties and four lead changes. The teams were neck-and-neck until the end, when senior Maddie Brown committed a service error, forcing the Colonials to suffer a two point loss.

Davidson fueled a five-point run early in the second set, posting five kills (.667) and three digs, scoring a total of 6.5 points.

GW held a solid lead over the Rams for a majority of the set and saw kills from Davidson and freshman outside hitter Jordan Young, and a block from Osuchukwu, but consecutive service and attack errors from freshman setter Jaimeson Lee and and sophomore outside hitter Kelsey Clark fed Fordham’s ultimate 25-22 victory.

The Colonials trailed most of the third set after Fordham’s early 5-1 run, leading the visitor to a match-clinching 23-25 win.

“We’re inconsistent,” Davidson said. “We like to play with teams instead of ahead of teams. We just got a lot of work to do mentally.”

GW concludes its two-game homestand Saturday at 7 p.m. against Rhode Island, before competing in four straight road matches.