LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 11, 2024) - Georgian Court Volleyball picked up three wins last week, but are looking for their first this week after back-to-back road losses.
Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons (5-12, 2-4 CACC)
Where
Rutherford, NJ - JJJ Gymnasium
When
Saturday - Oct. 12 - 12 pm
How to Watch
• Saturday's match is available via a free-to-view broadcast on the CACC Digital Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats for both games are available on the Lions Volleyball schedule page.
Previously vs. Felician
• Georgian Court is putting a 25-match winning streak against Felician on the line Saturday afternoon.
• GCU has never lost to the Golden Falcons dating back to 2004.
• The Lions have been just as good on the road at 12-0.
• Last year was just the second time Felician even won two sets against the Lions.
• Georgian Court was down 2-1, but won sets four and five to remain unbeaten against the Golden Falcons.
• Four Lions landed double-figure kills and GCU hit .304 for the match.
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Giorgia Cappelletti led GCU with 15 kills and 17 digs.
Last Time Out
• GCU fell back down to .500 suffering a 3-1 loss at Adelphi.
• The Lions won the first set, 26-24, before falling in three straight.
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Amiyah Woods hit a season-high 11 kills to lead Georgian Court.
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Giorgia Cappelletti scored her 500th career point.
Individual Milestones
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Dayna Diaz is 14 assists away from reaching 700.
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Amiyah Woods is one block away from 200.
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Nylene Mateo is 2.5 points away from 1400 and 10 kills away from 1200.
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Martina Croce is 11 digs away from 200.
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Chelsea Ross needs six kills for 500.
• Five more digs will get
Ava Venneri to 200.
CACC Leaders (Based on NCAA Stats)
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Giorgia Cappelletti is second in the CACC and eighth nationally wih 0.66 service aces per set.
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Chelsea Ross is now leading the league with 1.09 blocks per set.
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Carmen Rivera is in the CACC top-10 for digs per set with 3.38.
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Nylene Mateo's 3.33 points per set is ninth in the conference.
• Georgian Court is second in the CACC with 1.76 blocks per set.
• The Lions 2.02 aces per set is fourth in the league.
Who's Hot?
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Chelsea Ross has at least four blocks in nine straight games and has hit better than .350 in four of five.
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Giorgia Cappelletti has 16 service aces in the last six matches and nine or more kills in five straight.
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Amiyah Woods hit .556 with a season-high 11 kills at Adelphi.
About Felician
• After losing eight straight at one point, Felician is 3-3 over their last six.
• Overall the Golden Falcons are 5-12 and 2-4 in the CACC.
• In the CACC Preseason Poll, Felician was picked to finish third in the North Division, same at GCU in the South.
• As a team, Felician is hitting just .114 which is towards the bottom of the league.
• Megan Barker leads the team with 147 kills and Karla Maldonado who totaled 17 against GCU last year, has 136.
• The Golden Falcons are giving up a lot of points on service with 162 errors in 63 sets. They've hit 115 aces led by Aly Reeser's 26.
• Reeser, the reigning CACC Defensive Player of the Week averages 5.02 digs per set and has at least 20 in four straight matches.
• Sophia Watterson is the team's primary setter with 5.15 assists per set. She's also a threat on the serve with 18 aces.
