LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Nov. 3, 2022) - Georgian Court Volleyball finishes up the regular season this week on the road.
Opponent
Bloomfield Bears (15-7, 14-3Â CACC)
Where
Bloomfield, N.J. - Bloomfield College Gym
When
Friday, Nov. 4 - 7 p.m.
How to Watch
Friday'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. Bloomfield
• The Lions and Bloomfield played twice last season, once in the regular season and once in the CACC Tournament.
• Georgian Court got the better of the Bears with a 3-0 sweep at home in the regular season.Â
• The Lions hit .274 that match.
Nylene Mateo landed nine kills and Grace Fenn hit .400 with seven kills and one error.
• In the postseason though, Bloomfield turn the tables winning the CACC quarterfinal match 3-1.
• Grace Fenn scored nine kills with four blocks.
Last Time Out
• On senior night, Georgian Court dominated Goldey-Beacom 3-0.Â
• It was all Lions from the start. They doubled up the Lightning in total points, 60-30 and kills 40-20.
• Georgian Court also landed 14 service aces with six errors while the Lightning were an even six aces and six errors.
• GCU hit better than .300 for the match at .303 and held GBC to a .087 attack percentage.
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Nylene Mateo hit .500 with 17 kills and just two errors. She also added three service aces and 11 digs.
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Amiyah Woods scored 11 points with nine kills and three blocks including one solo.
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Alexa Houston landed seven kills and two blocks with three digs.
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Iciar Zayas passed out a match-high 20 assists and came a dig shy of a double-double.
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Jessica Sprankle picked up 10 assists and seven digs with three service aces.
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Trilby Kite chipped in three service aces and a dig.
Who's Hot?
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Nylene Mateo has 12 straight matches with 10+ kills. She's also hit better than .280 in her last three.Â
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Trilby Kite returned to the team and landed three service aces.
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Jessica Sprankle has started at the libero the last two matches ith 18 total digs.
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Amiyah Woods has hit better than .200 in her last three matches and has eight blocks in that span.
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Alexa Houston scored seven kills and hit .333 in the win over Goldey-Beacom.Â
Individual Milestones
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Jana Borkovic is seven digs away from 400.Â
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Chelsea Ross needs five points to get to 300 for her career.Â
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Nylene Mateo is 18 attempts away from 2000 for her career. Seven more kills will also put her in the GCU top-15 and 19 more will give her the second-most ever at GCU for a single-season.Â
• With two more kills,Â
Ava Venneri will reach 150 for her career.
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Amiyah Woods is seven kills away from 200 for her career.Â
• With 32 assists,
Iciar Zayas will hit 800 for the season and her career.Â
Lions in the CACC
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Nylene Mateo leads the league with 4.92 kills per set. She's second in the nation and third in points per set.Â
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Jessica Sprankle sits second with 0.63 service aces per set, also 10th in Division II. Â
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Jana Borkovic's 4.47 digs per set rank third in the CACC.Â
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Iciar Zayas sits seventh in assists per set at 7.84.
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Emma Gildea and
Amiyah Woods are both in the top-15 in blocks per set.Â
About the Opponents
Bloomfield Bears
• At 14-3 Bloomfield is in first place in the CACC North Division. After winning their first eight league games, the Bears are 6-3 in their last nine.Â
• When playing at home, Bloomfield is 8-1 this season.Â
• Bloomfield leads the league in blocks per set with 2.08.
• They are also tops allowing opponents just a .151 attack percentage this season.
• Individually, Desiree Cruz is hitting .407 which is tops in the league. Her 1.07 blocks per set also rank second.
• Lauryn Hansford leads the team with 44 service aces and 352 assists.
• Desiree Cruz and Jaizahir Marrero are each averaging more than two kills per set. Cruz leads the team at 2.67 and Marrero has added 2.10.Â