FLUSHING, NY (Sept. 27, 2024) - Georgian Court Volleyball went on the road looking for their third straight road win. Queens College had other plans though, sweeping hte Lions in straight sets, 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-19). GCU falls to 4-5 on the season while remaining 2-0 in the CACC.

How it Happened
• Georgian Court struggled offensively hitting just .032 with 24 kills and 21 attack errors. The Knights hit .191 as a team.
• On the serve, the Lions hit seven aces but also 11 errors. Queens totaled 11 aces and 10 errors.
• The Knights put back seven blocks to the Lions four.
• The Queens defense also totaled 46 digs to GCU's 41.
Set 1
• Queens got off to a fast start scoring six of the first seven points.
• Georgian Court mounted a comeback and an Amiyah Woods kill brought the Lions within one, 10-9.
• From there, the Knights went on a 10-1 run and pushed the score to 20-10.
• Queens was on cruise control from there and took set one, 25-14.
Set 2
• The beginning of set two saw the Lions take the early edge. Martina Croce landed a kill and GCU had a 6-3 lead.
• That lead was short lived though as Queens stormed back on the strength of a 12-6 run.
• The Knights were able to keep the lead the rest of the way and took a 2-0 lead in the match winning set two 25-22.
Set 3
• Queens carried their momentum right into set number three. They started the frame on a 5-0 run.
• The Lions fought valiantly to get back into the set and a Giorgia Cappelletti kill got the Lions within two, 14-12.
• The Knights though maintained their lead and never gave it up, going on to win the set and the match, 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Georgia Cappelletti totaled 9.5 points with five kills and four service aces.
• Nylene Mateo had six kills and a team-best 14 digs.
• Martina Croce also landed six kills.
• Dayna Diaz passed out a team-best 11 assists with 10 digs for a double-double.
• Chelsea Ross had four kills and four blocks. 

For the Knights
• Kendall Conrad finished with a match-high 11 kills. She hit .476 with five blocks as well.
• Lindsay Osterhoudt hit .556 with seven kills and three digs.
• Madi Hathaway passed out 12 assists with three digs and seven digs. 
• Sarah Munn scooped a team-best 13 digs. 
• Despina Boudouris passed out a match-high 13 assists.

News and Notes
• Nylene Mateo surpassed 700 career digs.
• Chelsea Ross went past 250 career blocks.
• Queens creeps closer in the all-time series. The Lions now lead 9-8 as the Knights snap a four-game losing streak to GCU.

Up Next
• Georgian Court has another nonconference game coming up Monday night as they host Pace. This is a makeup of the game originally scheduled for Sept. 14.