LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 25, 2024) - Georgian Court Volleyball has the weekend free of games, but plays Friday and Monday outside of CACC competition. 

Opponents 
Queens Knights (7-5, 0-0 ECC)
Pace Setters (4-3, 0-0 NE10)

Where
Flushing, NY - Auxiliary Gym - at Queens
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center - vs. Pace

When
Friday, Sept. 27 - 7 pm at Queens
Monday, Sept. 30 - 7 pm vs. Pace

How to Watch
• Both matches are available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast. Live stats are also available on the Georgian Court 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. Queens
• Georgian Court and Queens have an extensive history with each other, despite taking a hiatus in 2023.
• These teams have met 16 times with the Lions holding a 9-7 all-time record.
• The Lions are unbeaten in their last four matches with Queens, including a 3-1 win at home in 2022.
• Nylene Mateo landed 30 kills in that match in 2022 and Iciar Zayas passed out 46 assists.
• Playing in Flushing, the Lions are just 3-5. 

Previously vs. Pace
• These two teams have played each other nine times with Pace winning five of them.
• That includes a two-game winning streak each of the last two seasons.
• In a weird scheduling quirk, this will only be the second even numbered year these teams have met. In eight of the nine previous meetings, they've come in odd numbered years.
• Last year in Pleasantville, the Lions won the first set, but then dropped the next three in a 3-1 loss.
• Three Lions had double-figure kills led by Nylene Mateo's 13. Martina Croce added 11 and Giorgia Cappelletti 10. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court picked up their second conference win of the season to start CACC play 2-0.
• They defeated Wilmington in four sets, 25-23, 25-27, 25-23, 25-16.
• Nylene Mateo landed a game-high 17 kills.
• Carmen Rivera led the Lions with 16 digs.
• GCU held the Wildcats to just a .063 attack percentage. 

Individual Milestones
• Nylene Mateo is 10 digs away from 700.
• Carmen Rivera needs 26 digs for 400.
• One more block will get Chelsea Ross to 50.
• Dayna Diaz is 63 assists away from reaching 10th place all-time at GCU.
• Iciar Zayas needs 29 assists to reach 1500 in her career. She'd be just the sixth Lion to ever hit that number. 
• Ava Venneri is nearing 200 points with 178.5 and 200 digs with 193.

CACC Leaders (Based on NCAA Stats)
• Giorgia Cappelletti ranks second in the CACC with 0.63 service aces per set and her 19 total aces rank fourth.
• Dayna Diaz is eighth averaging 4.7 assists per set. 
• Hitting .293, Chelsea Ross is sixth in the CACC. 
• Carmen Rivera is now seventh averaging 3.70 digs per set. 
• Georgian Court as a team is fifth averaging 2.07 aces and 1.43 blocks per set. 

Who's Hot?
• Nylene Mateo averaged more than four kills per set at Wilmington. 
• Carmen Rivera has at least 15 digs in five straight games. 
• Amari Morales has gotten some run at the setter position and has double-digit assists in four of her last five matches. 
• Chelsea Ross has five blocks in back-to-back games.
• Amiyah Woods had a season-high seven kills and four blocks at Wilmington. 

About Queens
• Queens sits at 7-5 on the season but have dropped three straight.
• Playing at home, the Knights are just 2-4 on the year.
• The Knights defense has led the way as their 859 total digs are sixth most in the NCAA. They're also 20th in digs per set averaging nearly 18.
• Sarah Munn is the defensive leader with 4.94 digs per set.
• Offensively, the group of Madi Hathaway, Kendall Conrad and Christina Franco all average between 2.37 and 2.54 kills per set.
• Hathaway does a bit of everything with 122 kills, 164 assists, 13 aces, 132 digs and 19 blocks.
• Teams can score on the serve against Queens who has just a .892 service reception percentage.

About Pace
• Pace won their first three games of the season, before suffering their first loss and are just 1-3 in their last four. 
• The Setters were picked to finish in the middle of the Northeast-10 conference in the preseason coaches poll, checking in at number six in the 11-team league. 
• As a team, Pace is hitting .229 which leads the NE10. They're also second in opponent hitting percentage at .154.
• Yasmeen Muhammad is averaging 3.69 points per set with 75 total kills and 27 total blocks. 
• The Setters have also landed 51 service aces, led by Karielys Melendez's 12.
• Three Setters average more than four assists per set led by Georgette Cosentino's 5.22. 
• On the defensive side, Pace is averaging more than two blocks per set while allowing fewer than one.
• Annika Blas-Cedeno leads the team with 84 digs and 71\\136 service receptions.