LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 7, 2022) - After a one-off match at home, Georgian Court Volleyball is back on the road this Saturday in Connecticut. 

Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights (5-15, 4-5 CACC)

Where
Bridgeport, CT

When
Saturday, Oct. 8 - 12 p.m.

How to Watch
Saturday'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. Bridgeport
• Pre-pandemic was the last time Georgian Court and Bridgeport squared off. They met in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 East Regional Tournament with the Purple Knights advancing 3-1.
• The Lions tied the set 1-1 with a second set win that proved to be the lone set the Lions took.
• The only current member of the Lions who got into that game was Jessica Sprankle in her first year in the program.
• Current assistant coach Shana Rayside led the team with 11 kills in the match and three blocks.
• Bridgeport hit .260 while the Lions hit just .060 as a team.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court played close with Jefferson, but ultimately fell to the Rams 3-1, winning in set three to force a fourth.
• Jefferson hit .220 for the match while the Lions attack percentage just topped .100 at .104.
• Georgian Court did land six more kills than the Rams, 51-46, but also hit into double the attack errors, 36-18.
• Nylene Mateo finished with a match-high 22 kills and added two aces, seven digs and two blocks.
• Chelsea Ross and Amiyah Woods each landed eight kills.
• Iciar Zayas recorded a double-double with 30 assists and 10 digs.
• Jana Borkovic corralled a match-high 18 digs while adding nine assists.
• Jessica Sprankle scored three service aces and added 11 digs. 
• Ava Venneri helped out with seven kills.

Who's Hot?
• Jana Borkovic has double-digit digs in six straight matches and is averaging 5.43 digs per set in that span. 
• Jessica Sprankle has picked up 20 service aces in her last seven matches.
• This past week, Nylene Mateo was selected to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll. She has double-figure kills in four of her last five matches. 
• Amiyah Woods is hitting .312 in her last seven matches. She has three matches better than .400 in that span, but two below .000.
• Iciar Zayas picked up 30 assists Thursday against Jefferson and has three dig-assist double-doubles in her last four matches. 

Individual Milestones
• Jessica Sprankle is three service aces away from 100 for her career. 
• Iciar Zayas is four 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 five kills to reach 600 and just 0.5 points for 700.
• With three more kills Amiyah Woods will reach 150 in her career. 

About Bridgeport
• Bridgeport is currently on a three-match losing streak having not won in the month of October.
• They are 5-15 overall and 4-5 in conference play.
• The Purple Knights have a strong offense led by Paola Hernandez. She ranks fourth in the CACC with 3.51 kills per set. She's also picking up 2.36 digs per set.
• Marissa Mullens puts down nearly three kills per set and is second in the CACC with a .340 hitting percentage. Among those in the league's top-10 in hitting percentage she has the most kills and the highest kills per set average.
• Jaden Drollinger is also in the league's top-five in assists per set. She passed out 8.78 per match.
• Bridgeport as a team has committed the most attack errors in the CACC. Part of that is the 144 blocks they've hit into.