LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 28, 2025) - Georgian Court Volleyball looks to make it a 2-0 weeks as they host Felician Saturday afternoon.
Opponents
Felician Golden Falcons (8-15, 5-5 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Nov. 1 - 12 pm
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
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch on a free-to-view live stream on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are available on the Georgian Court schedule page.
50/50 Raffle
• All season-long, Georgian Court Athletics will be running a 50/50 raffle at all indoor home games and select outdoor games. Stop by the admissions table to enter the raffle.
• $10 per ticket or $20 for 3 tickets
• Cash only
• Drawing April 28, participants do not need to be present to win.
Previously vs. Felician
• Georgian Court has never lost to Felician. They're 27-0 all-time against the Golden Falcons dating back to 2004.
• These teams met twice last season, sweeping the Golden Falcons in both games.
• That included a 3-0 win in the quarterfinals of last year's CACC Tournament. Felician put up a fight despite the sweep with set scores of 25-23, 25-22 and 25-17.
• Georgian Court hit .261 in that postseason match.
Nylene Mateo and
Giorgia Cappelletti each had 10+ kills.
Last Time Out
• The Lions needed four sets to take down CACC South Division foe Chestnut Hill.
• GCU swept the season series from the Griffins.
• It wasn't the most well-played volleyball match. Both teams hit below .100.
• Georgian Court was helped out by 14 CHC service errors, but also landed a season-high 16 blocks.
Individual Milestones
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Genesis Simanca is two kills away from 200.
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Emily Hauptvogel is eight kills short of 150.
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Emma Gildea needs seven kills for 200 and 15 points for 300.
Who's Hot?
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Carmen Rivera is averaging 5.25 digs per set in her last three matches.
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Maggy Hallihan has three straight assist-digs double-doubles and at least once service ace in all five matches since seeing extended playing time.
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Genesis Simanca hit 12 kills against Chestnut Hill, her most in six matches.
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Kyla Davis has 35 kills and 29 blocks in her last six matches.
CACC Stat Leaders (as per NCAA statistics)
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Carmen Rivera's 4.52 digs per set ranks third in the league.
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Ava Churnesky is seventh in the CACC with 2.97 kills per set and eighth with 3.28 points per set.
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Emma Gildea's 59 blocks are fifth in the league.
Kyla Davis is three behind her with 56 which ranks eighth.
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Genesis Simanca ranks ninth in both kills and points per set.
• Georgian Court has vastly improved their blocking of late and now are fifth in the league putting back 1.49 blocks per set.
• As a team, the Lions rank sixth in hitting percentage, assists and digs per set.
Playoff Picture
• Getting towards the end of the season which means the CACC Tournament is just around the corner.
• This year's tournament takes place Nov. 18-23. Quarterfinal rounds will be held on campus sites with the semifinals and finals at Goldey-Beacom.
• New this season, first round games will be in-division opponents rather than cross-division.
• In the CACC South, Georgian Court is currently on the outside looking in in fifth place as the top-four in each division earn a spot.
• The Lions are 4-7 and trail fourth place Jefferson who sit at 4-6. Jefferson has a tiebreaker over GCU as well with a head-to-head win earlier in the season.
• GCU and Jefferson close the regular season in Lakewood, November 15.
About Felician
• Felician has had a season befitting their 5-5 conference mark.
• They recently swept Bridgeport, a team that was three games ahead of them in the standings.
• The Golden Falcons are also the only team to have defeated Wilmington so far this season.
• Felician has been excellent this season on the serve. That's led by Sandra Galas who has an NCAA-best 64 service aces.
• The Golden Falcons also rank third in the CACC in opponent hitting percentage at .175.
• Galas not only leads the team in aces, she also has a team-best 224 kills.
• Felician has done a nice job on the block, where they are nearly even with opponents in blocks per set.
• The biggest hurdle has been digs, where opponents are averaging two more digs per set than the Golden Falcons.
