LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 6, 2025) - This week Georgian Court Volleyball finishes up a four-game homestand with a midweek match Tuesday vs. Holy Family.
Opponent
Holy Family Tigers (11-5, 3-1 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2025
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
• Wednesday'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. Holy Family
• The Lions and Tigers rivalry is one of the closest in GCU history.
• Dating back to 2003, GCU is 23-25 against Holy Family. They're 11-11 when playing at home.
• The teams have split each of the last four meetings.
• Georgian Court won in five sets last year in the penultimate game of the regular season.
• It was one of the Lions patented reverse sweeps as GCU got down early, but came back winning sets three, four and five.
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Nylene Mateo hit 23 kills while
Iciar Zayas passed out 28 assists.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court nearly came back against Bridgeport after falling behind 2-1. The Lions won set four 25-14, but lost in the fifth, 15-13.
• GCU had won the opening set on Homecoming before dropping the next two.
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Brooke Bowbliss had a career-best 19 kills and hit .500 with 16 assists and two was digs short of a triple-double.
Individual Milestones
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Emma Gildea needs 0.5 points to reach 250.
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Ava Churnesky is 14 digs away from 100.
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Genesis Simanca needs 17.5 points to hit 200 and seven digs for 150.
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Brooke Bowbliss is eight assists away from 100.
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Amber Gallo needs three aces for 20.
CACC Stat Leaders (as per NCAA statistics)
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Iciar Zayas is fifth in the league averaging 7.07 assists per set. Her 396 total assists ranks fourth.
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Carmen Rivera's 4.48 digs per set ranks fourth in the league.
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Ava Churnesky is fifth in the CACC with 3.18 kills per set.
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Genesis Simanca is eighth in both points and kills per set.
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Emma Gildea's 35 blocks are sixth in the league.
• As a team the Lions are fourth in the CACC in assists per set.
• They rank fifth in hitting percentage, kills per set, and aces per set.
Who's Hot?
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Brooke Bowbliss had her best game as a Lion hitting .500 with 19 kills, 16 assists, eight digs and six blocks against Bridgeport.
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Carmen Rivera has double-figure digs in 13 straight matches this season and is averaging 4.9 digs per set over her last four games.
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Emma Gildea has 20 blocks in her last five games.
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Ava Churnesky is averaging 3.5 kills per set in her last two matches.
• Kyle Davis landed a career-high eight kills with five blocks against Bridgeport.
About Holy Family
• Holy Family is near the top of the CACC in with sitting at 11-5 this season and 3-1 in conference games.
• They've won their last two defeating Jefferson and Felician 3-1.
• The Tigers are very good on the serve. They're seventh in Division II landing 2.54 aces per game with 145 total this season. Three Tigers have more than 20 aces this season led by Mia Wise's 32.
• Wise also leads the team averaging nearly 10 assists per set.
• Shelby Kinzer and Mackenzie Layton are each scoring more than 3.5 points per set. The Tigers are at the top of the league in kills per set and hitting percentage.
• Opponents have been able to score points on the block, landing 1.8 per set against the Tigers.
