LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 5, 2022) - After playing just one of their last seven matches at home, Georgian Court Volleyball returns to Lakewood Thursday afternoon for a CACC matchup. 

Opponent
Jefferson Rams (10-4, 5-2, CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Thursday, Oct. 6 - 6 p.m.

How to Watch
Thursday'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. Jefferson
• Last season GCU and Jefferson met twice with the visiting team winning each match.
• Jefferson came to Lakewood in early November and picked up a 3-1 win (25-23, 16-25, 19-25, 18-25).
• Kinsy Haschke landed 14 kills with seven digs.
• Trilby Kite had a double-double with 15 assists and 12 digs.
• In the sweep in Philadelphia, the Lions hit .316 for the match. Haschke again led the way with 16 kills.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court fell in straight sets in a nonconference battle Monday evening at Southern Connecticut State.
• The Lions hit just .024 while SCSU hit .220 for the match.
• Nylene Mateo finished with a team-best 11 kills and three service aces.
• Jana Borkovic helped out defensively with 21 digs.
• Dayna Diaz passed out 12 assist and dug out seven attacks.
• Iciar Zayas chipped in 14 digs and seven assists. 

Who's Hot?
• Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in five straight matches and is averaging 5.65 digs per set in that span. 
• Jessica Sprankle has picked up 17 service aces in her last six matches.
• This past week, Nylene Mateo was selected to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll. She has double-figure kills in three of her last four matches. 

Individual Milestones
• Jessica Sprankle is six service aces away from 100 for her career. 
• Iciar Zayas is 34 assists away from reaching 500 for the season. It'd be the 18th time an individual has reached 500 assists in a single season.
• Nylene Mateo needs two blocks to reach 70.

About Jefferson
• Following an eight-match winning streak, Jefferson has alternated wins and losses in each of their last five matches, falling Tuesday night at Wilmington in four sets.
• For the season, Jefferson is 10-4 overall and 5-2 in the CACC. On the road the Rams are just 2-2.
• There are two players in the CACC averaging more than four kills per set. One is Nylene Mateo. The other is Jess Molen at 4.35. 
• As a team, the Lions are averaging 12.7 kills per set and hitting .210. 
• Kristine Guenther is the team's setter averaging nearly 10 assists per set.
• Sam Mann is second in the CACC with 1.04 blocks per set and Cameron Johnson is third in digs per set with 4.48.