RUTHERFORD, NJ (Oct. 12, 2024) - The week didn't start off as planned for Georgian Court who dropped a pair of midweek matches. They righted the ship though Saturday afternoon getting back into conference play with a sweep of Felician (25-23, 25-19, 25-19). The win improves GCU to 8-7 overall and 5-1 in the CACC.

How it Happened
• The Lions offense was clicking hitting .287 for the match. Felician managed to hit just .108.
• Most of the numbers were fairly even as GCU won all three sets by six or fewer points and 14 total.
• They hit seven more kills, three more aces and one more block than the Golden Falcons. Felician also hit seven more attack errors.
Set 1
• The beginning of the match was a true back-and-forth affair.
• Georgian Court was down one, 16-15, when Felician went on a 3-0 run to go up four, 19-15.
• The Lions chipped away though and after tying things at 20 and 21, a Felician attack error gave the Lions the lead.
• The Golden Falcons were able to retie at 24, but kills from Nylene Mateo and Martina Croce ended the set, 25-23.
Set 2
• Georgian Court scored the first five points in set two and never trailed.
• Felician attempted to make a number of comebacks, even tying the set at 12, but the Lions held off each Golden Falcon run.
• Clinging to a two-point lead, GCU scored the final four points, getting to Mateo service aces to end it, 25-19.
Set 3
• Much like set two, GCU took an early lead and never looked back.
• The Lions scored eight of the first nine points. 
• They were on cruise control the rest of the way, trading points before a Giorgia Cappelletti service ace ended the match.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Nylene Mateo scored 15 points with 11 kills and four service aces.
• Martina Croce chipped in seven kills and six digs.
• Chelsea Ross landed six kills and hit .500 for the match with two blocks.
• Iciar Zayas passed out 15 assists with four digs and two service aces.
• Carmen Rivera collected a team-best nine digs.

For the Golden Falcons
• Megan Barker led Felician with 10 kills.
• Aly Reeser scooped 10 digs with five assists.
• Kaya Mclean handed out 11 assists.

News and Notes
• Georgian Court remains unbeaten in their history against Felician, now at 26-0 all-time.
• Chelsea Ross recorded her 500th career kill.
• Nylene Mateo scored her 1400th career point and 1200th career kill. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court continues on with CACC action next week in Philadelphia as they take on Jefferson Wednesday, Oct. 16.