LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 24, 2023) - Georgian Court Volleyball hits the road looking to do something for the first time in six years. 

Opponent
Wilmington Wildcats (12-12, 6-5 CACC)

Where
Wilmington, Del. - Wilmington Athletics Complex

When
Wednesday, Oct. 25 - 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. Wilmington
• Georgian Court and Wilmington have met 45 times in their history and the Lions win back in September gave them a 23-22 lead all-time. 
• The Lions have won two straight over the Wildcats with their sweep at home in September. 
• GCU is going for their first season sweep of Wilmington since the 2017 season. 
• Georgian Court swept Wilmington at home last month, 25-20, 25-22, 25-17.
• The Lions hit .232 for the match led by Giorgia Cappelletti's 14 kills and .542 attack percentage.
• Iciar Zayas had 33 assists and Jessica Sprankle 17 digs. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court had the defending CACC Champions and unbeaten Jefferson on the ropes at home leading 2-1 and up 20-13 in set four. 
• But Jefferson stormed back to steal the fourth set 25-23 and took the fifth 15-8 for the five-set comeback win.
• GCU still outhit the Rams .184-.133. They also scored five more blocks.
• Jefferson had five more kills and seven more service aces.
• Nylene Mateo finished with 21 points with a game-high 19 kills. Giorgia Cappelletti added 16.

Who's Hot?
• Iciar Zayas has 40+ assists in back-to-back matches for the first time this season. 
• Amiyah Woods is hitting .431 over her last seven matches with 68 kills. 
• Martina Croce has at least eight kills in six straight matches. 
• Giorgia Cappelletti has double-figure kills in three straight contests and has hit better than .300 in three of her last six. 
• Carmen Rivera has 10+ digs in four of her last five matches. 
• Nylene Mateo has double-figure kills in each of her last six games, averaging 3.58 kills per set over that span. 

CACC Leaders
• With 40 service aces, Giorgia Cappelletti is fifth in the CACC.
• At 9.64 assists per set, Iciar Zayas is second in league.
• Nylene Mateo is third in the CACC in kills per set (3.37) and points per set (3.97). 
• Chelsea Ross ranks third with 0.86 blocks per set.
• Hitting .326 Amiyah Woods is third in the CACC. 
• As a team, the Lions lead the CACC with a .221 attack percentage.
• GCU is third with 11.69 kills and 11.27 assists per set. 
• Defensively, GCU is second with a .166 opponent hitting percentage. 

Individual Milestones
• Nylene Mateo needs just six kills to become the sixth Lion in history with 1,000 for her career. 
• Dayna Diaz needs three assists to get to 200.
• Chelsea Ross needs three blocks to get into the all-time top-10.
• Alexa Houston is eight kills away from 100 with the Lions. 
• Three more digs will get Giorgia Cappelletti to 200 this season. Martina Croce needs three for 100.

Playoff Picture
• With three weeks and six games left, it's time to start looking at playoff scenarios.
• The CACC Volleyball standings are split into two divisions with the top-four teams in each making the postseason.
• The CACC South is tight with four teams vying for the final three places. Jefferson sits atop the division at 10-0.
• Georgian Court is 5-5 and tied for fourth place with Holy Family. Chestnut Hill is in second at 7-4 and Wilmington third at 6-5.

About Wilmington
• Wilmington has been a streaky team throughout the year. They're coming off of back-to-back wins, but dropped four straight before that. 
• The Wildcats have enjoyed playing at home with seven home wins in 10 matches. 
• The Wildcats are leading the CACC in blocks at 1.92 per set and digs at nearly 19 per set.
• Shannen Litten is the one responsible for the block party with 1.03 blocks per set.
• Elly Collins leads Wilmington and the CACC with 5.48 digs per set, ninth in the nation.
• Cailyn Smiley leads the offense with 2.71 kills per set.
• The Wildcats are hitting .152 as a team with opponents at a CACC-low .143.