LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 3, 2022) - Coming off of a three-set win Saturday, Georgian Court Volleyball is right back on the court Monday evening in a nonconference matchup.
Opponent
Southern Connecticut State Owls (11-8, 1-3 NE10)
Where
New Haven, Conn. - Pelz Gymnasium
When
Monday, Oct. 3 - 6 p.m.
How to Watch
Monday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Southern Connecticut portal page of the Northeast 10 Network. Video and live stats links are available at gculions.com
Previously vs. Southern Connecticut State
• The last time these two teams met came all the back in September of 2017.
• Also in New Haven, Georgian Court fell in straight sets 25-7, 25-20, 25-12.
• The Lions had just as many errors as kills for a .000 attack percentage while the Owls hit .304 for the match.
• Current Lion assistant coach
Shana Rayside led the Lions with seven kills and two blocks.
Last Time Out
• The Lions picked up a straight set sweep of Felician Saturday afternoon in Rutherford.
• Georgian Court led in all categories, scoring 55 points to the Golden Falcons 40.
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Nylene Mateo scored a match-high 16 kills and hit .233. She also picked up double-double with 10 digs.
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Iciar Zayas joined Mateo with a double-double of her own. She passed out 21 assists with 17 digs.
• Not to be outdone
Jana Borkovic also recorded a double-double. She finished with a match-high 23 digs and passed out 10 assists.
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Amiyah Woods totaled five blocks with three solo. She added three kills as well.
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Emma Gildea chipped in five kills and three blocks.
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Dayna Diaz picked up 10 digs and five assists.
Who's Hot?
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Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in four straight matches and is averaging 5.36 digs per set in that span.
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Jessica Sprankle has picked up 16 service aces in her last five matches.
• This past week,
Nylene Mateo was selected to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll. She had 16 kills in two GCU conference wins last week.
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Iciar Zayas has double-doubles with assists and kills in three of her last four matches.
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Ava Venneri is averaging two kills per set her last five matches. She's hit better than .250 in three of those five matches as well.
Individual Milestones
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Jessica Sprankle is seven service aces away from 100 for her career.
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Iciar Zayas is 41 assists away from reaching 500 for the season. It'd be the 18th time an individual has reached 500 assists in a single season.
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Nylene Mateo needs eight more swings to get to 1500 career attacks. She also needs two blocks to reach 70.
About Southern Connecticut State
• Southern Connecticut is 11-8 this season and an impressive 10-4 when playing at home.
• The Owls lead the NE10 in digs per set and are 19th in Division II at 17.50.
• As a team, the Owls are hitting .170 with 11.3 kills per set.
• Gabriela Gaibur leads the team and the NE10 with 3.70 kills per set.
• Gaibur and Sara Enright each have scored 200 points this season. Enright has 177 kills.
• Aubrey Villena leads the conference with 33 service aces. Opponents however are averaging 2.34 aces/set against the Owls who have just a .871 reception percentage.
• Villena is also the team leader defensively with 4.12 digs per set.
• Payton Reis and Sydney Bennett have 95 blocks between them. Reis leads the team with 50 while Bennett has 45.
