LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 20, 2023) - Georgian Court Volleyball marches on this week with CACC play starting on the road in Philadelphia.
Opponent
Jefferson Rams (4-6, 1-0 CACC)
Where
Philadelphia, Pa. - Gallagher Center
When
Thursday, Sept. 21 - 6 p.m.
How to Watch
• Thursday's match is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Pace portal of the NE10now Network powered by HUDL. Links for videos and live stats can be found above and on the Lions Volleyball schedule page.
Previously vs. Jefferson
• Georgian Court dropped both matches to Jefferson last season, losing 3-1 at home and 3-0 on the road.
• Jefferson has won each of the previous three matches after a five-match GCU winning streak.
• All-time against the Rams, Georgian Court is 20-19 and 7-10 on the road.
• The Lions hit below .120 in both matches last year while Jefferson was over .200.
• In the match at home,
Nylene Mateo led GCU with 22 kills. She had 17 of the team's 31 kills in the loss on the road.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court took the opening set from Pace 25-23, but the Setters claimed the next three for a 3-1 match win in Pleasantville.
• Pace hit .310 for the match, the highest for a GCU opponent this season.
• The Lions stayed close thanks to being plus-15 in service points with 10 more aces and five less errors.
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Iciar Zayas dished out 40 assists including career assist 1,000, just the eighth Lion to reach that milestone.
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Nylene Mateo led the Lions with 13 kills. She added three service aces and five digs as well.
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Giorgia Cappelletti picked up a 10 kills, 15 dig double-double. She also had a match-high five service aces.
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Martina Croce finished with 11 kills.
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Jessica Sprankle had a match-high 18 digs with three aces.
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Amiyah Woods hit .438 with eight kills.
Who's Hot?
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Giorgia Cappelletti has three straight kills-digs double-doubles and four this season.
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Iciar Zayas is averaging 10.3 assists per set in her last three matches.
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Jessica Sprankle matched a season-best with 18 digs against Pace. She has 45 in her last three matches.
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Amiyah Woods is hitting .383 in her last seven matches with just five attack errors over that span.
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Nylene Mateo has four straight double-figure kill matches.
CACC Leaders
• With 25 service aces,
Giorgia Cappelletti leads the league. She's also fourth in points per set with 3.65 and ninth hitting .230.
• At 9.07 assists per set,
Iciar Zayas is second in league and one of just two to be averaging more than nine assists per set.
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Nylene Mateo is third in the CACC in kills per set and points per set.
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Chelsea Ross ranks seventh with 0.81 blocks per set.
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Amiyah Woods' .292 attack percentage sits fifth in the league.
• Georgian Court is leading the league this season thus far hitting .200 and are second in opponent hitting percentage as opponents are hitting .150.
• The Lions also lead the CACC with 2.32 service aces per set and 15.3 points per set.
Individual Milestones
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Nylene Mateo is nine kills away from 900.
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Giorgia Cappelletti needs 11 digs to get to 100 this season.
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Martina Croce is 0.5 points away from hitting 100 on the year.
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Amiyah Woods needs five kills to reach the 250 mark.
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Alexa Houston is three points away from 100.
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Dayna Diaz needs 12 digs to get to 100 and 11 assists to reach 200.
About Jefferson
• Jefferson is the two-time defending CACC Tournament Champions. In the tournament finals last year, they swept the semifinals and finals after a tight five-set win in the quarterfinal round.
• The Rams were picked to finish first in the CACC South Division in the Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Jefferson has won just four of their first 10 matches to start the season. They dropped their first four matches all in five sets.
• The Rams kicked off CACC play last week with a 3-0 win over Holy Family.
• Thursday's match will serve as the Rams home opener.
• After losing CACC Player of the Year, Jefferson has filled Jess Molen's shoes with junior Morgan Ritchie. Ritchie is in the top-10 nationally in kills per set and is 11th in points per set with a CACC leading 5.06.
• Jefferson is leading the league in kills per set with 12.13 this season and assists per set at 11.36.
• The Rams are hitting .183 as a team while opponents are just up over .200 at .203.
• Caroline Bond has been the primary setter starting seven matches with 8.86 assists per set. Kristine Guenther has also seen time at the setter position and has 8.41 assists per set.
• Jefferson is bringing in 16.36 digs per set led by Cameron Johnson's 4.95 which is third in the CACC.
