LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 12, 2022) - It's Homecoming Weekend for Georgian Court Volleyball. The Lions will be in action twice the rest of the week as they host a pair of CACC teams.

Opponents
Wilmington Wildcats (10-11, 7-2 CACC)
Alliance University (formerly Nyack) (2-18, 0-9 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, N.J. - GCU Wellness Center

When
Thursday, Oct. 13 - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 15 - 11 a.m.

How to Watch
All games are 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. Wilmington/Alliance
• Earlier this season, Wilmington defeated Georgian Court 3-0 on the road.
• Chelsea Woods led the team with eight kills.
• This is the Lions first meeting with Alliance this season. Last year, GCU defeated then-Nyack in four sets.
• Grace Fenn and Kinsy Haschke each finished with 10 kills.
• Trilby Kite had a double-double with 23 assists and 16 digs.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court was swept by Chestnut Hill earlier in the week.
• Chestnut Hill totaled 44 kills and hit .430 for the match while the Lions put down 21 kills, hitting .059. 
• Nylene Mateo picked up 10 kills and three digs. She hit .474 for the match.
• Iciar Zayas passed out 12 assists with a kill, two aces and three digs.
• Jana Borkovic's seven digs led GCU.

Who's Hot?
• Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in seven of her last eight matches
• Nylene Mateo picked up her fifth straight match with double-figure kills Tuesday night.
• Iciar Zayas has gone over 30 assists in two of her last three matches.

Individual Milestones
• 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. 
• Jana Borkovic is 18 digs away from 300 this season. 
• Chelsea Ross needs 0.5 more points to reach 250 in her career.
• Amiyah Woods is closing in on 200 points, just three away.

Lions in the CACC
• Nylene Mateo leads the league with 4.72 kills per set.
• Mateo and Jessica Sprankle each rank second in service aces per set at 0.59.
• Jana Borkovic's 282 digs are fourth most in the league.
• Iciar Zayas sits sixth in assists per set at 7.81.

About the Opponents
Wilmington Wildcats
• Wilmington is currently riding a seven-match winning streak and are tied for second place in the CACC South Division.
• The Wildcats boast the top defense in the league. They're first in the CACC with 2.08 blocks per set and 16.46 digs per set.
• As a team, Wilmington is hitting .171 and .211 in conference. In CACC matches, opponents are hitting just .133 against the Wildcats.
• Three Wildcats are scoring more than two kills per set this season. Heather Pedrick leads the team with 2.55. Kacey Affrunti is right behind with 2.53 and Brice Hansen averages 2.38.
• Affrunti also is third in the league with 1.01 blocks per set. 
• Elly Collins sports a league-best 4.62 digs per set average. 

Alliance University
• Alliance is yet to win a conference match all season standing at 0-9. They are just 2-18 overall.
• The team is hitting just .077 this season and averages 7.56 kills per set.
• Rayah Burge leads the team with 125 kills and a 1.98 kills/set average.
• Jada Hamilton is also nearing two kills per set at 1.89.
• Jamie Willix is seventh in the CACC with 3.89 digs per set.