LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 10, 2023) - Georgian Court Volleyball goes for the season sweep of Goldey-Beacom Wednesday evening in Delaware.
Opponent
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (0-10, 0-7 CACC)
Where
Wilmington, Del. - Joseph West Jones Center
When
Wednesday, Oct. 11 - 7 p.m.
How to Watch
• Wednesday's match is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the GCU portal of the CACC Network powered by HUDL. Links for videos and live stats can be found above and on the Lions Volleyball schedule page.
Previously vs. Goldey-Beacom
• All-time against Goldey-Beacom, Georgian Court is 30-11 since 2002.Â
• The Lions have won nine straight against the Lightning, including earlier this season. A win will match the longest winning streak for GCU against the Lightning.
• Playing on the road, Georgian Court is 15-4 since 2002.
• Georgian Court swept the Lightning in Lakewood back in September to start the CACC season.
• Goldey-Beacom was held below 20 points in all three sets.
• The Lions hit .272 for the match and landed nine service aces.
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Nylene Mateo scored 12 kills while
Giorgia Cappelletti landed six with five aces.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court snapped a three-game losing streak with a sweep of Caldwell last Saturday.
• The Lions hit a season-high .381 for the match against the Cougars with 44 kills.
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Amiyah Woods had a career-day with 14 kills and hit .765.
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Chelsea Ross hit .750 with six kills on eight attempts and no errors.
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Iciar Zayas passed out 37 assists and scored five points with three kills and two aces.
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Carmen Rivera started at libero and picked up a career-high 20 digs.Â
Who's Hot?
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Iciar Zayas averaged more than 12 assists per set in the win against Caldwell.
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Amiyah Woods has 36 kills in her last three matches and is hitting .554 over that span.
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Jessica Sprankle has at least service aces in each of her last five matches.Â
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Martina Croce matched a season-high 12 kills against the Cougars.
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Carmen Rivera averaged nearly six digs per set in her first start at libero.
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Chelsea Ross has at least three blocks in five straight matches.
CACC Leaders
• With 33 service aces,Â
Giorgia Cappelletti and
Jessica Sprankle are third the league.Â
• At 9.31 assists per set,Â
Iciar Zayas is third in league.
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Nylene Mateo is fourth in the CACC in kills per set and third in points per set.Â
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Chelsea Ross ranks fourth with 0.83 blocks per set.
• Hitting .326
Amiyah Woods is third in the CACC.Â
• As a team, the Lions .206 attack percentage is third.Â
• The Lions are also third in the CACC with 2.10 service aces per set. Â
• GCU is third with 11.47 kills and 11.05 assists per set.Â
Individual Milestones
• One more service ace will move
Jessica Sprankle to eighth all-time at GCU. She's also 10 digs away from ninth.Â
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Alexa Houston is 0.5 points away from 100.Â
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Nylene Mateo is one set away from playing in her 300th.Â
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Carmen Rivera will hit 100 digs with 10 more.
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Amiyah Woods needs nine kills to get to 300.Â
About Goldey-Beacom
• Goldey-Beacom is still looking for their first set win of 2023. They're 0-10 having been swept in all 10 matches.
• At 0-7, GBC is last in the CACC South Division.Â
• As a team, Goldey-Beacom is hitting .014 while opponents are at .267.
• Piper Nanouski leads the team with 66 kills.
• Megan Chesser has 17 of the Lightning's 27 blocks.Â