LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 12, 2024) - Georgian Court Volleyball is nearing the end of the 2024 regular season. The final stretch starts this week with two matches in three days.
Opponents
Holy Family Tigers (9-17, 6-8 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Wednesday, Nov. 13 - 6 pm
How to Watch
• Wednesday's match is available via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgial Court portal of CACC Digital Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are available on the Lions Volleyball schedule page.
Ticketing
Tickets for all Georgian Court home game can be found at the link above, or purchased in person prior to the game.
$10 adults
$5 seniors/students
Previously vs. Holy Family
• Georgian Court snapped a six-match losing streak to Holy Family last season with their 3-0 win on the road, but the Tigers got the win right back earlier this season.
• All-time the Tigers lead the series 25-22.
• Things have been just as evenly matched at home and on the road with the Lions 10-11 at home and 11-13 in Philadelphia.
• Holy Family handed the Lions their first CACC loss of the season last month with a 3-0 sweep.
• The Tigers hit .305 for the match.
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Chelsea Ross and
Giorgia Cappelletti each landed nine kills.
Last Time Out
• It was another Lions comeback win last Saturday when they hosted the No. 1 seed in the North Post.
• Post was up 1-0 and 2-1, but the Lions took sets four and five for another five-set win.
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Giorgia Cappelletti led the offense with 17 kills hitting .245.
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Nylene Mateo and
Chelsea Ross each added 14.
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Carmen Rivera picked up a career-best 30 digs.
Individual Milestones
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Nylene Mateo is officially on program record watch. She's 59 kills away from setting a new Lions all-time record.
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Iciar Zayas is one ace away from 50.
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Amiyah Woods is six blocks away from entering the Lions all-time top-10 and 13 kills away from 500.
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Martina Croce is 23 points away from 500.
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Giorgia Cappelletti needs 13 digs for 600 and
Carmen Rivera is six away from 600.
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Chelsea Ross needs nine kills to hit 600 and 9.5 point for 800.
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Dayna Diaz is 37 assists short of 900. She'd be the 10th Lion to ever reach that total.
CACC Leaders (Based on NCAA Stats)
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Giorgia Cappelletti is third in the country and leads the CACC with 0.67 service aces per set.
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Chelsea Ross is leading the league with 1.07 blocks per set and hitting percentage at .356.
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Carmen Rivera is in the CACC top-10 at No. 7 for digs per set with 3.60.
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Iciar Zayas with 5.44 assists per set ranks eighth.
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Nylene Mateo's 3.73 points per set is eighth in the conference. She's also fifth at 0.54 service aces per set.
• Georgian Court is second in the CACC with 1.75 blocks per set.
• The Lions 2.27 aces per set is third in the league and 13th in Division II.
Who's Hot?
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Chelsea Ross has hit .350 or better in 12 of her last 15 matches and is hitting better than .500 in her last five matches.
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Giorgia Cappelletti has at least one service aces in eight straight matches and set a season-best with 17 kills against Post.
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Nylene Mateo has double-digit kills in six straight matches, a season-best. She also has three double-doubles during that stretch.
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Iciar Zayas has 20+ assists in three of her last four matches.
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Carmen Rivera was last week's CACC Defensive Player of the Week after average more than four digs per set with a new career-best 30 coming against Post.
Three and Free, but Five is Okay Too
• After playing their share of long matches earlier in the season, Georgian Court is finishing things quick.
• Five of the Lions last eight matches have finished in three sets with the Lions going 4-1 in those three-set matches.
• On the other hand, if matches do go long, Georgian Court is quite comfortable.
• The Lions are 5-0 in five-set games this year.
Home Cookin'
• Georgian Court has two games remaining in the regular season and all will be played at home.
• This season, GCU is 9-2 at home and just 7-7 everywhere else.
• The good news for GCU, the rest of the regular season and all CACC Tournament games will be played at home.
Playoff Picture
• We are in the final week of the CACC regular season and Georgian Court is not only in the driver's seat, but pulling away from the field.
• GCU is currently 12-2 and have already clinched a playoff spot, the No. 1 seed in the South and the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
• The top four teams in each division qualify for the CACC Tournament.
• Higher seeds host the quarterfinal round with the semifinals and finals at Georgian Court.
• The rest of the CACC is more murky. They'll play the No. 4 seed in the North in the CACC Quarterfinals which will either be Dominican or Felician.
• The CACC South is a log jam with four teams fighting for two places. Chestnut Hill has already clinched a spot, but Jefferson, Goldey-Beacom, Wilmington and Holy Family are all separated by just one game.
About Holy Family
• It's been an up and down season thus far for the Tigers who at one point had lost 11 in a row.
• They've had a lot of good wins in CACC play though, defeating both division leaders in GCU and Post.
• The Tigers are a different team at home where they're 7-4. HFU is just 2-13 away from their home court.
• The Tiger offense is led by Ava Kidd who has 238.5 points, 194 kills, and 43 blocks.
• Morgan Steck does most of the setting with 8.21 assists per set.
• Holy Family has given up a lot of points at the service line. Opponents have hit 286 aces, 3.29 per set, about 1.5 more aces than the Tigers are scoring per set.
• Cadence Palmer is picking up 3.48 digs per set. She set a season-best with 24 in the Tigers last match against Felician.
