LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 3, 2023) - Georgian Court Volleyball steps onto the court this weekend as they continue to battle for a spot in the CACC Tournament.

Opponent
Dominican Chargers (9-18, 7-6 CACC)

Where
Orangeburg, NY - Hennessy Center

When
Saturday, Nov. 4 - 12 p.m. 

How to Watch
• Saturday'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. Dominican
• The Chargers and Lions have met 28 times in their history with the Lions holding a 17-11 edge.
• Of late, GCU has had the Chargers number winning 10 of the last 11 matches.
• Last year in Lakewood, GCU took down Dominican in three sets. 
• Nylene Mateo scored 20 kills.
• Amiyah Woods put back seen blocks with five kills.
• The Lions totaled 10 blocks in the win. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court played one of their best games of the season. 
• Facing one of the hottest teams in the league in Holy Family on the road, Georgian Court cooled them down quickly with a 3-0 sweep.
• GCU hit .265 for the match while the Tigers hit just .047 with 22 attack errors.
• Giorgia Cappelletti had a 12-kill, 15-dig double-double.
• Martina Croce added nine kills. 

Who's Hot?
• Amiyah Woods is hitting .404 over her last 10 matches with 94 kills. 
• Martina Croce has at least eight kills in nine straight matches.
• Dayna Diaz got the start at setter against Felician and set a career-high with 52 assists. 
• Giorgia Cappelletti has double-figure kills in six straight contests.
• Chelsea Ross has 18 blocks in her last four matches and is hitting .400 in her last three matches. 

CACC Leaders
• With 43 service aces, Giorgia Cappelletti is sixth in the CACC. She's also sixth hitting .259. 
• Nylene Mateo is third in the CACC in kills per set (3.39) and points per set (3.98). 
• Chelsea Ross ranks third with 0.87 blocks per set.
• Hitting .329 Amiyah Woods is third in the CACC. She's second in CACC matches hitting .369. 
• At 9.61 assists per set, Iciar Zayas is second in league.
• As a team, the Lions lead the CACC hitting .226.
• GCU is third with 11.84 kills and 11.39 assists per set. 
• Defensively, GCU is third with a .165 opponent hitting percentage. 

Individual Milestones
• Chelsea Ross needs one block to get to 200 for her career.
• Martina Croce is eight kills away from 200. 
• With one more service ace, Dayna Diaz will hit 20. 
• Nylene Mateo needs 48 more kills to get into the GCU all-time top-five.
• Jessica Sprankle will move into the all-time top-five at GCU for service aces with seven more.
• Amiyah Woods is one block away from 150. 

Playoff Picture
• With two weeks and three games left, it's crunch time for the Lions.
• 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 11-2.
• Georgian Court is 7-6 and currently in fourth place one half game ahead of Holy Family. 
• Chestnut Hill is second at 9-4, and Wilmington third at 9-5.

About Dominican
• The Chargers have already clinched a spot in the CACC Tournament sitting at 7-6 in conference play and 9-18 overall.
• Dominican has been struggling of late, dropping six of their last seven games.
• The team is middle of the pack in the CACC averaging 10.3 kills per set and hitting .142.
• The offense is led by Kaitlyn Carr with 305 kills and 3.08 kills per set.
• Elizabeth Perez is nearing 300 kills as well with 257.
• Kaeden Sanstead centers the offense with 8.3 assists per set.
• Defensively, Linda Armao Peng's 3.73 digs per set are seventh in the CACC and Aaliyah Ellis has 85 blocks which are second-most in the league.