LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 25, 2024) - Georgian Court Volleyball marches on with two more home games Saturday and Monday. 

Opponents
Bloomfield Bears (0-14, 0-9 CACC)
West Chester Golden Rams (9-11, 2-6 PSAC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Saturday, Oct. 26 - 10 am vs. Bloomfield
Monday, Oct. 28 - 6 pm vs. West Chester

How to Watch
• Both matches are available via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of CACC Digital Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats for both games are available on the Lions Volleyball schedule page.

Previously vs. Bloomfield
• Georgian Court has mostly gotten the better of this match up with 21 wins against 12 losses.
• The Lions did snap a two-game losing streak with a sweep last year in Bloomfield and are 6-2 in the last eight meetings.
• Each of the Lions last five wins over the Bears have been via a 3-0 sweep.
• Playing at home, GCU is 13-4 all-time against the Bears.
• Last year, Bloomfield's attack percentage was in the negatives while the Lions hit .245.
• Nylene Mateo and Giorgia Cappelletti were in double-figure kills and Icar Zayas passed out 34 assists. 

Previously vs. West Chester
• Georgian Court and West Chester met back in 2021 and 2022 and split with the home team winning each.
• All-time the Lions are just 3-10 against the Golden Rams.
• Nylene Mateo led GCU in their last meeting back in 2022 with 15 kills. 
• Then-freshman Iciar Zayas passed out 26 assists. 

Last Time Out
• After getting behind early so often, Georgian Court was able to put away Wilmington in three sets.
• It was a tight first set win, 26-24, but the Lions cruised from there to 25-15 and 25-8 wins in the final two.
• GCU dominated the service line with 10 aces, five from Giorgia Cappelletti.
• Nylene Mateo and Chelsea Ross each landed 11 kills. Ross hit .600 for the match.
• Dayna Diaz passed out 29 assists. 

Individual Milestones
• Giorgia Cappelletti needs five more service aces for 100.
• Dayna Diaz is three digs away from reaching 300 and 31 assists away from 800. 
• Amiyah Woods is three points away from 600.
• Five more digs will get Ava Venneri to 200.
• Chelsea Ross is five blocks away from moving to fourth in Lions history. 
• Nylene Mateo is two sets away from 400 played and 15 digs short of 800.
• Iciar Zayas is three aces away from 50 and 13 assists away from 1700 while 14 assists will see her enter the top-five all-time at GCU. 

CACC Leaders (Based on NCAA Stats)
• Giorgia Cappelletti is third in the country and leads the CACC with 0.67 service aces per set. 
• Chelsea Ross is now leading the league with 1.13 blocks per set. 
• Carmen Rivera is in the CACC top-10 at No. 7 for digs per set with 3.48.
• Iciar Zayas with 5.28 assists per set ranks eighth. 
• Nylene Mateo's 3.41 points per set is ninth in the conference.
• Georgian Court is second in the CACC with 1.72 blocks per set.
• The Lions 2.24 aces per set is third in the league and 19th in Division II.
• GCU has the fourth-best hitting percentage at .177. 

Who's Hot?
• Chelsea Ross has hit .350 or better in eight of her last 10 matches. She also has 49 blocks during that span. 
• Giorgia Cappelletti has double-figure kills in three of her last four matches. She's also hit better than .200 in four straight and was last week's CACC Player of the Week. 
• Nylene Mateo is averaging 3.16 kills per set in her last two matches.
• Carmen Rivera is averaging 4.14 digs per set in her last four matches.

Comeback Kids
• The Lions have had a never-say-die attitude all season long.
• This season when GCU loses the first set, they're still 5-7.
• That was on display last week after dropping the opening set to Jefferson and Bridgeport before winning the next three.
• Georgian Court is very comfortable late in matches. In all matches that extend beyond three sets, GCU is 8-1. 

Home Cookin'
• Georgian Court has eight games remaining in the regular season. Of those eight, six will be played at home.
• This season, GCU is 5-2 at home and just 6-6 everywhere else.
• The Lions are also currently in a position to host the first round of the CACC Tournament as they sit first in the league standings.
• If they Lions advance, GCU is the designated host for the conference semifinals and final round. 

About Bloomfield
• Bloomfield is still in search of their first win this season. They are 0-14 overall and 0-9 in the CACC.
• Just twice this season has Bloomfield avoided being swept.
• The Bears have more errors than kills this year and are hitting -.028.
• Kyomaris Morales leads the squad with 88 kills.
• On the service line, teams have hit 100 more aces than the Bears and average more than 3.5 aces per set. 
• Bloomfield is also surrendering more than 1.4 blocks per set. 

About West Chester
• West Chester is in a funk winning just one of their last six games.
• The Golden Rams stand at 9-11 overall and 2-6 against PSAC competition.
• West Chester made their rounds against CACC competition this season. They're 6-3 against CACC opponents.
• Despite the losing record, West Chester has a higher hitting percentage than their opponents. They're hitting .187 while opponents are at .181.
• The offense has run through Anna Richardson and Zoe Haines who each have more than 180 kills.
• The Golden Rams have also done a nice job getting points from service. They have 141 aces and surrendered just 114.
• Nicole Dimiris leads West Chester with 42 blocks. Lacie Brown is the primary setter averaging 8.71 assists per set.