LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 26, 2022) - Georgian Court Volleyball is in the middle of three matches in five days. After playing at home Tuesday, they sandwich a road game in the middle tomorrow evening.
Opponent
Jefferson Rams (17-6, 11-2 CACC)
Where
Philadelphia, Pa. - Gallagher Center
When
Thursday, Oct. 27 - 6 p.m.
How to Watch
Thursday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the CACC Digital Network. Video and live stats links are available at gculions.com.
Previously vs. Jefferson
• The Rams came to Lakewood earlier in the year and defeated Georgian Court 3-1.
• The Lions got a win in set three to avoid the sweep, but Jefferson was victorious in four.
• Georgian Court did land six more kills than the Rams, 51-46, but also hit into double the attack errors, 36-18.Â
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Nylene Mateo finished with a match-high 22 kills and added two aces, seven digs and two blocks.
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Chelsea Ross andÂ
Amiyah Woods each landed eight kills.
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Iciar Zayas recorded a double-double with 30 assists and 10 digs.
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Jana Borkovic corralled a match-high 18 digs while adding nine assists.
Last Time Out
• The Lions were swept by Holy Family in a close match where the three sets were determined by a combined nine points.
• Similar to their match with Jefferson, the Lions hit 11 more attack errors than the Tigers.
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Jana Borkovic was all over the floor defensively with a match-high 25 digs. She also picked up four assists.
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Nylene Mateo scored a match-high 13 kills and 17 points. She was a dig shy of a double-double with nine and landed four aces.
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Iciar Zayas dished out 24 assists to go along with five digs.Â
Who's Hot?
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Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in nine of her last 10 matches and 20+ in four straight.
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Nylene Mateo has seven straight matches with 10+ kills.Â
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Iciar Zayas is averaging more than nine assists per set the last two matches.
Individual Milestones
• With one more service aces,Â
Jessica Sprankle will be in the top-10 for a single season.
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Emma Gildea is eight kills away from 100 for her career.Â
• With 14 assists,Â
Iciar Zayas will be just the ninth Lion to reach 700 career assists.Â
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Jana Borkovic is 22 digs away from 400.Â
Lions in the CACC
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Nylene Mateo leads the league with 4.86 kills per set.
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Jessica Sprankle each rank in the top-five in service aces per set. Sprankle is third at 0.63 and Mateo fourth at 0.62.Â
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Jana Borkovic's 4.45 digs per set rank second in the CACC.Â
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Iciar Zayas sits seventh in assists per set at 7.80.
• The Lions are second in service aces per set with 2.13.Â
About the Opponents
Jefferson Rams
• Jefferson is atop the league standings in the CACC South Division at 12-2 and 17-6 overall.
• The Rams have won five straight matches and are 7-2 when playing at home.
• Jefferson leads the CACC in both points per set (16.3) and kills per set (12.37). Their .219 hitting percentage is tops in the league as well.
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Nylene Mateo has more kills per set than
Nylene Mateo. She has 4.07 and is hitting .220.
• Sam Mann is hitting .303 and has 1.04 blocks per set, both in the conference top-five.
• Kristine Guenther ranks second in the league with 9.85 assists per set.
• Cameron Johnson sits sixth with 4.02 digs per set.Â