LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 24, 2022) - Lions Volleyball will be back home for the first time since Homecoming weekend.

Opponent
Holy Family Tigers (13-12, 11-2 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, N.J. - GCU Wellness Center

When
Tuesday, Oct. 25 - 6 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. Holy Family
• Holy Family got the better of the Lions earlier this season winning in three in Philadelphia.
• GCU hit just .022 while the Tigers were at .235. 
• Nylene Mateo led the offense with nine kills.
• Defensively, Jana Borkovic totaled 5.0 digs per set with 15 total digs.
• Iciar Zayas dished out 15 assists and picked up 10 digs.
• Ava Venneri and Amiyah Woods each added three kills.

Last Time Out
• The Lions nearly came back from down 2-1 against Caldwell, but let a 14-11 lead in the fifth set slip away.
• The Lions landed 14 service aces but also hit 13 service errors. Caldwell landed seven aces and nine errors.
• Nylene Mateo landed a season-high tying 32 kills. She also added 21 digs for a double-double and hit five service aces.
• Jana Borkovic totaled a team-best 27 digs and four service aces. 
• Iciar Zayas passed out a season-high tying 51 assists. Her 15 digs gave her a double-double.
• Chelsea Ross was in double-figure kills with 10.
• Jessica Sprankle finished with eight digs, two aces and two kills. 

Who's Hot?
• Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in eight of her last nine matches
• Nylene Mateo has six straight matches with 10+ kills. 
• Iciar Zayas passed out more than 50 assists for just the second time this season Saturday.
• Chelsea Ross had her first double-digit kill match of the season Saturday.

Individual Milestones
• Nylene Mateo is closing in on 700 points with 691. With just seven more points, she'll enter the GCU top-10 for points in a single season.
• With four more service aces, Jessica Sprankle will be in the top-10 for a single season.
• Emma Gildea is 13 kills away from 100 for her career. 
• With 38 assists, Iciar Zayas will be just the ninth Lion to reach 700 career assists. 

Lions in the CACC
• Nylene Mateo leads the league with 4.88 kills per set.
• Mateo and Jessica Sprankle each rank in the top-five in service aces per set. Sprankle is third at 0.61 and Mateo fourth at 0.59. 
• Jana Borkovic's 4.30 digs per set rank third in the CACC. 
• Iciar Zayas sits seventh in assists per set at 7.79.

About the Opponents
Holy Family Tigers
• Following a 10-game winning streak, Holy Family is struggling of late dropping three straight, all 3-0.
• Away from home this season, HFU is a combined 5-10 between road matches and neutral site matches.
• Allyssa Hartney leads the team hitting 3.10 kills per set.
• Isabella Mosquera is hitting .289 for the season with 1.96 kills per set and nearly one dig per set.
• Morgan Steck is third in the CACC with 9.31 assists per set. She also has a team-best 35 service aces. 
• On defense, Faith Zehnder averages 4.16 digs per set to lead the team.