LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 24, 2024) - Georgian Court Volleyball saw their four-game winning streak come to an abrupt end Thursday evening. The Lions welcomed East Stroudsburg to the Wellness Center for a nonconference tilt, and the visitors made themselves right at home. ESU rarely trailed on their way to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-16) sweep. The loss drops GCU to 11-8 on the season, though they are still 8-1 in CACC play.

How it Happened
• The Warriors had an excellent afternoon hit .274 with 35 kills and just nine errors.
• The Lions slipped below a .100 hitting percentage at .087 with 29 kills and 21 attack errors.
• ESU also held an advantage on the block, accounting for some of those GCU errors. They totaled seven while the Lions put back just three.
• The Warriors were able to score on the serve as well with eight service aces. GCU hit eight service errors and just four aces.
Set 1
• The Warriors never trailed in the opening set after taking a 1-0 lead. Anna Coulter got the kill, a common theme in the match.
• Leading by one, 3-2, ESU went on a 5-1 run and forced a GCU timeout up 8-3.
• After the break, the Lions stormed back with a 5-1 run of their own to get back to within one, 9-8.
• The set hovered around one point for a bit, until ESU scored seven of eight to open up a 19-12 lead.
• They weren't threatened from there taking the opener 25-18.
• The Warriors kept GCU alive for a bit with four service errors in the frame. They hit just three in the other two sets. 
Set 2
• East Stroudsburg scored the first three points of set two and never looked back. 
• GCU again battled back though, and a Giorgia Cappelletti kill got them to within one, 9-8.
• The middle of the frame is where the Warriors pulled away once again. ESU used two different 5-0 runs to jump ahead for good and go up 2-0 with a 25-16 set two win.
• The Lions hit eight kills and nine attack errors for a -.029 attack percentage.
Set 3
• With three reverse sweeps on the season, Georgian Court in no way felt like they were out of it. And it showed at the start with the Lions getting up early 11-8.
• That's where things took a turn though as ESU scored the next eight points to grab the lead and go up five, 16-11.
• The Warriors finished the set on a 17-5 run and scored the final five four points to complete the sweep.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Giorgia Cappelletti hit .286 with 11 kills and eight digs.
• Nylene Mateo added eight kills and two service aces.
• Iciar Zayas passed out 12 assists while Dayna Diaz added 11 and seven digs.
• Chelsea Ross chipped in five kills and Amiyah Woods four.

For the Warriors
• Anna Coulter hit .696 for the match with 16 kills on 23 swings without an error. She also put back five blocks.
• Taylor Haan passed out 24 assists with four digs and two kills.
• Allison Birtcil led ESU with 12 digs.

News and Notes
• Carmen Rivera surpassed 500 career digs.
• Nylene Mateo's two service aces put her in the GCU all-time top-10 with 149. 
• ESU returned the favor from a year ago when the Lions swept the Warriors in East Stroudsburg.
• The Warriors now improve to 2-2 all-time against the Lions.

Up Next
• The Lions get back into conference play with an early morning 10 am start Saturday, Oct. 26 against Bloomfield in Lakewood.