LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 12, 2023) - Georgian Court Volleyball starts the 2023 CACC season tomorrow evening.

Opponent
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (4-3, 0-0 PSAC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Wednesday, Sept. 13 - 6 p.m.

How to Watch
• Wednesday's match is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal page of the CACC Digital 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 29-11 since 2002. 
• The Lions have won eight straight against the Lightning, including twice last year.
• Playing at home, Georgian Court is 14-6 since 2002.
• GCU played the Lightning last year on senior night. It was a 3-0 sweep for the Lions who outscored GBC 60-30 and doubled them in kills as well, 40-20. Their .303 attack percentage was their highest in a match all last season.
• Nylene Mateo hit .500 with 17 kills and just two errors. She also added three service aces and 11 digs.
• Amiyah Woods scored 11 points with nine kills and three blocks including one solo.
• Alexa Houston landed seven kills and two blocks with three digs.
• Iciar Zayas passed out a match-high 20 assists and came a dig shy of a double-double.
• Jessica Sprankle picked up 10 assists and seven digs with three service aces.
• Trilby Kite chipped in three service aces and a dig.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court was on the road at Kutztown and got swept 3-0 to the Golden Bears.
• Kutztown hit .309 with 43 kills against 13 attack errors.
• Nylene Mateo put down eight kills and picked up six digs.
• Giorgia Cappelletti scored seven kills.
• Chelsea Ross had two kills and four blocks.
• Iciar Zayas passed out 22 assists and was a dig shy of a double-double.
• Carmen Rivera grabbed seven digs.

Who's Hot?
• Georgian Court has already had three CACC Athletes of the Week. Iciar Zayas was the most recent Setter of thte Week. Dayna Diaz and Nylene Mateo each earned an award after the first week of play. 
• Zayas has 20+ assists in three straight matches and led GCU with nine digs at Kutztown. 
• Mateo has hit .300 in three of her first six matches this season. 
• Giorgia Cappelletti hit .452 against STAC with a season-high 14 kills. She also has at least nine digs in three of her last four matches
• Chelsea Ross has exactly four blocks in four of her first six games this season. She hit at least .400 with 10 kills Friday in her two matches.

CACC Leaders
• With 15 service aces, Nylene Mateo leads the league. She's also third in kills per set at 3.36 and second with 4.18 points per set. 
• At 8.08 assists per set, Iciar Zayas is second in league. She's one of just two setters averaging more than eight assists per set. 
• Jessica Sprankle is in the league's top-10 in digs with her 3.00 digs per set.
• Giorgia Cappelletti is eighth in the league with 3.16 points per set. 
• Georgian Court is leading the league this season thus far hitting .210. The only team with an attack percentage greater than .200.
• The Lions also lead the league scoring 15.4 points per set and are third with 10.95 kills per set.

Individual Milestones
• Jessica Sprankle needs one more service ace to get into the Lions all-time top-10.
• Nylene Mateo will get into the Lions top-10 in kills with just 17 more. She's also 13 points away from 1,000. 
• Ava Venneri is 19 digs shy of 200.
• Amiyah Woods will hit 300 career points with six more. 
• Dayna Diaz needs 12 digs to get to 100 and 14 assists to reach 200.
• Iciar Zayas is 12 assists shy of 900. 

About Goldey-Beacom
• Goldey-Beacom is still looking for their first set win of 2023. They're 0-4 having been swept in all four matches.
• The Lightning have already started conference play. They lost Monday against Caldwell. 
• A year ago, Caldwell was 2-28 and 1-16 in conference play. They were picked to finish sixth in the CACC South Division.
• As a team, Goldey-Beacom is hitting .042 while opponents are nearing .300 at .289.
• Piper Nanouski leads the team with 29 kills.
• Megan Chesser has 10 service aces in 12 sets, nearly half of the team's total of 21.
• Rachel Cohen and Eva Eanes each are averaging two digs per set. Cohen's 2.91 leads the squad.