LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Nov. 1, 2022) - Georgian Court Women's Volleyball's final home game of 2022 is upon us as the regular season is winding down to a close. The Lions will also honor their 2022 senior class before Wednesday's match.
Opponent
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (2-26, 1-14 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, N.J. - GCU Wellness Center
When
Wednesday, Nov. 2 - 6 p.m.
Senior Night
• The final home match of the season will also be senior night. The Lions seniors will be recognized prior to start of the match.
• It is also Hawaiian Night at the GCU Wellness Center! All fans are encouraged to come to the arena to celebrate Hawaiian culture.
How to Watch
Wednesday'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. Goldey-Beacom
• Georgian Court picked up their first conference win of the season against Goldey-Beacom back in September in Delaware.
• The Lions won 3-1 after getting out to a 2-0 lead.
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Ava Venneri hit .391 with 11 kills and eight digs.
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Alexa Houston matched Venneri with a team-high 11 kills.
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Amiyah Woods added eight kills along with three blocks.
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Emma Gildea chipped in seven kills and three blocks, two of them of the solo variety.
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Jessica Sprankle scored 11 points getting six kills and five service aces. She also dug up seven attacks.
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Jana Borkovic led the defense with a match-high 14 digs. She also added a pair of service aces.
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Iciar Zayas picked up a double-double with 37 assists and 13 digs.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court defeated Dominican 3-1 as Coach Dan Sempkowski earned career win number 200.
• The Lions hit .250 and blocked 10 attacks with 11 service aces.
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Nylene Mateo scored 23 points with a match-high 20 kills. She also finished with six digs, two blocks and two service aces.
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Emma Gildea added seven kills and three blocks. She hit .600 for the match.
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Amiyah Woods put back seven blocks to go along with five kills.
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Iciar Zayas passed out 35 assists and had a double-double with 15 digs. She filled out the stat sheet adding three kills, three aces, and two blocks.
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Ava Venneri finished with 14 digs and four kills.
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Chelsea Ross picked up six kills and three blocks.
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Jessica Sprankle notched 11 digs and three service aces.
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Kylie Runyon helped out with eight digs.
Who's Hot?
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Nylene Mateo has nine straight matches with 10+ kills.
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Iciar Zayas is averaging 9.13 assists per set the last four matches.
• In her last four matches,
Chelsea Ross has 25 kills and seven blocks.
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Kylie Runyon is averaging 1.24 digs per set the last six matches.
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Emma Gildea has 19 kills in the last four matches.
Individual Milestones
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Jana Borkovic is seven digs away from 400.
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Chelsea Ross needs eight points to get to 300 for her career.
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Nylene Mateo is nine kills away from 750 for her career.
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Jessica Sprankle needs one more service ace to get to 60 for the season.
• With three more kills,
Ava Venneri will reach 150 for her career.
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Emma Gildea needs 1.5 points for 150 total.
Lions in the CACC
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Nylene Mateo leads the league with 4.89 kills per set.
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Jessica Sprankle sits third with 0.62 service aces per set.
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Jana Borkovic's 4.47 digs per set rank third in the CACC.
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Iciar Zayas sits seventh in assists per set at 7.87.
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Emma Gildea and Amirah Woods are both in the top-15 in blocks per set.
About the Opponents
Goldey-Beacom Lightning
• Goldey-Beacom is at the bottom of the league with a 1-14 CACC record and are just 2-26 overall.
• The Lightning are 1-11 on the road this season. They're 2-3 in their last five after starting the season 0-23.
• Piper Nanouski leads the team with 2.51 kills per set and 226 kills. She also has 22 service aces.
• Autumn Spendlove is the team's setter averaging 6.83 assists per set.
• As a team, the Lightning are hitting just .072.
• Claudia Camporro's the defensive leader with 3.14 digs per set.
• Megan Chesser has collected a team-best 48 blocks.
