LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 10, 2022) - Georgian Court Women's Volleyball is back in action Tuesday evening as CACC play rolls on.
Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffons (9-10, 5-3 CACC)
Where
Philadelphia - Sorgenti Arena
When
Tuesday, Oct. 11 - 7 p.m.
How to Watch
Tuesday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal page of the CACC Digital Network. Video and live stats links are available at gculions.com
Previously vs. Chestnut Hill
• The Lions and Griffons met earlier in the season in Lakewood with Chestnut Hill prevailing 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-22).
• The Griffons hit .280 for the match. They led end-to-end in the first two sets and came away with a three-point in a tight third set.
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Amiyah Woods hit .308 for the match with six kills on 13 attempts with a block.
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Nylene Mateo finished with a team-best nine kills.
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Iciar Zayas had 17 assists and four digs.
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Jana Borkovic led the squad with nine digs and two service aces.
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Ava Venneri andÂ
Chelsea Ross each finished with five kills.Â
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court played Bridgeport in their first ever CACC match. The Purple Knights won in four in Connecticut 25-14, 17-25, 25-21, 25-13.
• Both teams hit well with GCU committing just 14 attack errors and Bridgeport 17. The Lions hit .252 for the match and the Purple Knights .298.
• Bridgeport though landed 13 more kills, 53-40.Â
• The Purple Knights did damage on service landing 13 aces. GCU managed five, all fromÂ
Nylene Mateo.
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Nylene Mateo hit .441 for the match and landed a match-high 18 kills. She also served up five aces and finished with a double-double with 11 digs.
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Iciar Zayas handed out 31 assists and finished a dig shy of a double-double.
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Jana Borkovic scooped up a match-high 17 digs.
Who's Hot?
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Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in seven straight matches and is up to fifth in the conference in digs per set.Â
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Nylene Mateo hit .441 in the loss at Bridgeport and landed five aces. She's averaging 4.8 kills per set in the last four matches.Â
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Iciar Zayas had two 30+ assist matches last week.Â
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Ava Venneri has seven kills in three of her last four matches.Â
Individual Milestones
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Jessica Sprankle is three service aces away from 100 for her career. That would also put her in the top-15 all-time at GCU.Â
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Jana Borkovic is 25 digs away from 300 this season.Â
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Chelsea Ross needs four more points to reach 250 in her career.
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Amiyah Woods is closing in on 200 points, just 5.5 away.
About Chestnut Hill
• Chestnut Hill is hovering around .500 for the season at 9-10. They're 5-3 in CACC play and are 6-2 since defeating the Lions back in September.
• The Griffons are one spot ahead of the Lions in the CACC South Division sitting in fourth place.Â
• Chestnut Hill has scored the 18th most service aces in Division II. They've totaled 157 and their 2.34 aces/set is 15th in the nation.
• Henielys Ramos leads the team with 266 kills and has 37 aces. She's also hitting .237 on the year.
• Mia Caporellie leads the conference with 9.84 assists per set.
• The Griffons are not a very strong blocking team. They have just 82 this season while allowing 146.5.
• Both overall and in conference play the Griffons are being out hit. Opponents this season are hitting .213 while CHU is at .166. Those numbers are slightly better in CACC play, .208 for opponents and .170 for the Griffons.Â