NEWARK, Del. (Sept. 15, 2022) - Georgian Court Women's Volleyball falls to 0-2 to start the conference season following their 3-0 loss at Wilmington. The Lions dropped all three sets 25-17, 25-15, 25-11.

How it Happened
• The Wildcats led in nearly every category on the offensive and defensive ends. They landed 39 kills to the Lions 28, outblocked GCU 10-2 and landed nine more aces than Georgian Court, 11-2.
• Wilmington had a decisive advantage in hitting percentage. They hit .310 for the match while the Lions hit just .067.
• One area the Lions did outperform the Wildcats was on digs, 48-47.
• Set one, the closest of the three, saw the Lions down just one early, 8-7, following a kill from Ava Venneri and a Wildcat attack error. The two teams were going back and forth and a Nylene Mateo service ace briefly put GCU ahead, 15-14. Following the ace though, the Wildcats went on an 8-1 run and the Lions found themselves trailing 22-16. Chelsea Ross got a kill, but the Wildcats put the set away 25-17.
• Wilmington jumped out early in set two and never trailed. Leading by two, 6-4, the Wildcats went on a 6-1 run and started to pull away. The Lions were never able to get closer than within five and the Wildcats finished the set scoring six of the final seven points.
• The third set again saw the Wildcats pull away late. The Lions were down just two, 8-6, but the Wildcats took over and finished the match scoring 17 of the final 20 points.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Chelsea Ross scored a team-high eight points collecting eight kills. She added three digs.
• Jana Borkovic finished with a game-high 11 digs.
• Iciar Zayas passed out 23 assists and corralled six digs.
• Nylene Mateo chipped in six kills.
• Ava Venneri and Amiyah Woods added four kills each.

For the Wildcats
• Wilmington had three in double-figure kills led by Kacey Affrunti's 11.
• Jessica Connelly and Brice Hansen each picked up 10 kills. Hansen also hadded nine digs.
• Elly Collins landed four service aces and also scooped 11 digs.
• Katie Bushong distributed 32 assists.

News and Notes
• The entire match featured just five ties and two lead changes.
• GCU's .067 attack percentage was their lowest for a match this season.
• Each the Lions last four matches have gone just three sets. GCU has played beyond three sets in just four of 11 matches this season. 
• Nylene Mateo played in just two sets. Her 16 attacks were her fewest this season.
• Iciar Zayas went over 300 assists for the season.

Up Next
• The Lions will look to put this one behind them quickly. They square off with Lincoln (PA) in nonconference action Saturday, Sept. 17 at 12 p.m.