LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 22, 2023) - Georgian Court Volleyball is back at home Saturday afternoon for another CACC matchup. 

Opponent
Wilmington Wildcats (6-6, 1-1 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Saturday, Sept. 23 - 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. Wilmington
• Georgian Court and Wilmington have met 44 times in their history and the all-time series is tied 22-22.
• Wilmington has won five of the last seven matches.
• The Lions won the most recent match 3-2 at home last year.
• GCU came back from down 2-1 to win sets four and five 25-23 and 15-10.
• The deciding fifth set was tied at eight when GCU scored three straight and finished the match outscoring the Wildcats 7-2. 
• Georgian Court was outhit in the match .307-.179.
• Nylene Mateo landed 23 kills on 76 attempts.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court fell to the defending CACC Champion Jefferson Rams in four sets on the road.
• Jefferson hit .270 with three sets above .333. The Lions hit .108 for the match.
• The Lions were also outdone on the serve, landing just two aces while the Rams hit 12. 
• Giorgia Cappelletti led the Lions hitting nine kills and .259 for the match.

Who's Hot?
• Giorgia Cappelletti is averaging 3.31 kills per set in her last four matches.
• Iciar Zayas is averaging 9.86 assists per set in her last four matches. 
• Jessica Sprankle has 35 digs in her last two matches. 

CACC Leaders
• With 25 service aces, Giorgia Cappelletti is second the league. She's also fifth in points per set with 3.51 and 10th hitting .233. 
• At 9.00 assists per set, Iciar Zayas is second in league and one of just two to be averaging more than nine assists per set.
• Nylene Mateo is third in the CACC in kills per set and points per set. 
• Chelsea Ross ranks sixth with 0.78 blocks per set.
• Amiyah Woods' .268 attack percentage sits sixth in the league. 
• Georgian Court is second in the league this season thus far hitting .191.
• The Lions are also second in the CACC with 2.15 service aces per set. 

Individual Milestones
• Nylene Mateo is one kill away from 900. 
• Giorgia Cappelletti needs eight digs to get to 100 this season.
• Amiyah Woods needs five two to reach the 250 mark. 
• Jessica Sprankle is 29 digs shy of 800. 
• Alexa Houston is three points away from 100. 
• Martina Croce needs 12 kills to get to 100. 

About Wilmington
• Wilmington started off the season 4-1, but are just 2-5 in their last seven matches.
• On the road, the Wildcats are 1-2 this season.
• In the preseason coaches poll, Wilmington was picked to finish third in the South Division, one spot ahead of GCU.
• The Wildcats are leading the CACC in blocks at 2.02 per set and digs at nearly 18 per set.
• Shannen Litten is the one responsible for the block party with 1.22 blocks per set.
• Elly Collins leads Wilmington and the CACC with 5.57 digs per set, 13th in the nation.
• Cailyn Smiley leads the offense with 3.07 kills per set.
• The Wildcats are hitting .145 as a team with opponents at .130.