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Lions Volleyball Finishes Week at Home vs. Dominican

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 28, 2022) - Georgian Court Volleyball wraps up a three-match week at home Saturday evening.

Opponent
Dominican Chargers (11-13, 9-6 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, N.J. - GCU Wellness Center

When
Saturday, Oct. 29 - 5 p.m.

How to Watch
Saturday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Georgian Court BlueFrame portal of the CACC Digital Network. Video and live stats links are available at gculions.com.

Previously vs. Dominican
• Last season in Orangeburg, Dominican came away with a five-set win.
• The two teams traded set wins with entire way with Dominican winning the first, third and fifth and the Lions the second and fourth.
• Nylene Mateo and Grace Fenn each landed nine kills.
• The Lions totaled 10 service aces and seven blocks
• Jessica Sprankle picked up 10 digs. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court was downed in three sets Thursday night at Jefferson. 
• Jefferson hit nearly .300 for the match at .293 while the Lions hit .118.
• GCU landed 31 kills and 19 attack errors. The Rams totaled 43 kills and just 14 errors.
• Nylene Mateo scored a match-high 17 kills and hit .282 for the match. She also added nine digs, falling a dig short of a double-double.
• Iciar Zayas passed out 27 assists and picked up six digs.
• Jana Borkovic scooped up 15 digs to lead the Lions.
• Chelsea Ross and Amiyah Woods each added five kills. 

Who's Hot?
• Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in 10 of her last 11 matches and 20+ in four of five. 
• Nylene Mateo has eight straight matches with 10+ kills. 
• Iciar Zayas is averaging more than 9.27 assists per set the last three matches.
• In her last three matches, Chelsea Ross has 19 kills and four blocks. 

Individual Milestones
• Emma Gildea is five kills away from 100 for her career. 
• Jana Borkovic is seven digs away from 400. 
• Nylene Mateo is 14 kills shy of 400 for the season.
• Chelseas Ross needs 15.5 points to get to 300 for her career. 

Lions in the CACC
• Nylene Mateo leads the league with 4.89 kills per set.
• Mateo and Jessica Sprankle each rank in the top-five in service aces per set. Sprankle is third at 0.62 and Mateo fifth at 0.59. 
• Jana Borkovic's 4.47 digs per set rank second in the CACC. 
• Iciar Zayas sits seventh in assists per set at 7.84.

About the Opponents
Dominican Chargers

• Dominican are in third place in the CACC North Division with a 9-6 league record.
• The Chargers are just 4-6 in the month of October and were on a four-match losing streak before winning two straight.
• On the road, Dominican is 5-6.
• Kaitlyn Carr and Aaliyah Ellis lead the offense. Carr is fifth in the CACC with 3.33 kills per set and Ellis is fourth hitting .320 this season.
• Defensively, Ellis is also fifth with 0.99 blocks per set while Linda Armao Peng is fifth in digs per set at 4.08.
• Zoe Clifford is scoring off the serve with 0.60 aces per set. Alessandra Pantoja is the primary setter and ranks fifth in the league with 8.91 assists per set.
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Players Mentioned

Jana Borkovic

#4 Jana Borkovic

L/DS
5' 9"
Junior
Jessica  Sprankle

#5 Jessica Sprankle

L/DS
5' 6"
Senior
Nylene Mateo

#6 Nylene Mateo

OH
5' 11"
Junior
Amiyah Woods

#16 Amiyah Woods

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
Chelsea  Ross

#15 Chelsea Ross

M
6' 1"
Sophomore
Emma Gildea

#24 Emma Gildea

M
6' 0"
Sophomore
Iciar Zayas

#17 Iciar Zayas

S
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jana Borkovic

#4 Jana Borkovic

5' 9"
Junior
L/DS
Jessica  Sprankle

#5 Jessica Sprankle

5' 6"
Senior
L/DS
Nylene Mateo

#6 Nylene Mateo

5' 11"
Junior
OH
Amiyah Woods

#16 Amiyah Woods

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
Chelsea  Ross

#15 Chelsea Ross

6' 1"
Sophomore
M
Emma Gildea

#24 Emma Gildea

6' 0"
Sophomore
M
Iciar Zayas

#17 Iciar Zayas

5' 7"
Freshman
S