LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 21, 2022) - Georgian Court Volleyball gets back into the CACC fold this weekend with a Saturday morning game.

Opponents
Caldwell Cougars (7-14, 6-7 CACC)

Where
Caldwell, N.J. - George R. Newman Center

When
Saturday, Oct. 22 - 11 a.m.

How to Watch
Saturday'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. Caldwell
• Near the end of last season the Lions swept Caldwell in Lakewood.
• GCU dominated the Cougars in set one, 25-11, before winning the final two sets 25-19 and 25-23.
• Kinsy Haschke finished with a team-best 13 kills and hit .462 for the match.
• Jessica Sprankle corraled 20 digs and served two aces.
• Nylene Mateo chipped in nine kills and five digs, hitting .444. 

Last Time Out
• The Lions two-match winning streak was snapped by a 3-0 nonconference loss to New Haven.
• The Chargers won with scores 25-11, 25-17, 25-17. 
• Ava Venneri landed a team-best eight kills on 30 attempts.
• Dayna Diaz chipped in with four kills, seven assists, six digs and a block.
• Iciar Zayas matched Diaz with seven assists and six digs.
• Jessica Sprankle had a team-best eight digs
• Alexa Houston scored three kills and three service aces.

Who's Hot?
• Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in seven of her last eight matches
• Nylene Mateo has five straight matches with 10+ kills. 
• Emma Gildea is averaging six kills in her last three matches. She's also got six blocks during that stretch.
• Dayna Diaz landed a career-high four kills at New Haven. 

Individual Milestones
• Jessica Sprankle is one ace away from entering the GCU top-15 with 107 for her career. She's also six digs shy of 600. 
• Jana Borkovic needs one more ace to get to 25. 
• Chelsea Ross needs four more kills to reach 200. 
• With eight more digs, Iciar Zayas will reach 200. Ten more assists will put her in the single-season top-10. 
• Nylene Mateo is closing in on 800 points with 772.5. 

Lions in the CACC
• Nylene Mateo leads the league with 4.76 kills per set.
• Mateo and Jessica Sprankle each rank in the top-five in service aces per set. Sprankle is third at 0.63 and Mateo fifth at 0.56. 
• Jana Borkovic's 4.23 digs per set rank fourth in the CACC. 
• Iciar Zayas sits seventh in assists per set at 7.64.

About the Opponents
Caldwell Cougars
• Caldwell is 7-14 and 4-3 in conference matches this year.
• They've been a much better team at home playing to a 4-3 record and are just 2-11 on the road.
• The Cougars play in the CACC North Division where they are currently holding onto a playoff spot in fourth place.
• Humiko Stormer leads the league in digs per set with 4.64. 
• Two Cougars average more than two kills per set this season. Reese Sherwood leads the team with 2.88 and Amanda Schiltz is at 2.03.
• Caldwell as a team is hitting just .148 while opponents are hitting .197. In conference, Caldwell's hitting .157 and holding opponents to a .176 percentage.
• The Cougars play a 5-2 offense with Sherwood averaging 4.29 assists per set and Shayna Saltzman passing out 3.92.