LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 11, 2025) - It's the final week of the regular season for Georgian Court Volleyball and with a CACC playoff spot still up for grabs, the Lions are on the road at Holy Family.
Opponent
Holy Family Tigers (18-8, 9-4 CACC)
Where
Philadelphia, PA - Campus Center
When
Wednesday, Nov. 12 - 6 pm
How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch on a free-to-view live stream on the Holy Family portal of the CACC Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are available on the Georgian Court schedule page.
Previously vs. Holy Family
• The Lions and Tigers rivalry is one of the closest in GCU history.
• Dating back to 2003, GCU is 24-25 against Holy Family. On the road they are 11-13.
• The Lions picked up a four-set win over the Tigers earlier this season. It was the first time GCU had won back-to-back over the Tigers since 2021.
• Georgian Court took the first two sets at home, 25-19. HFU won the third, but the Lions closed the match 25-13 in set four.
• GCU's offense was terrific hitting .365 with 47 kills and just nine errors.
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Ava Churnesky,
Brooke Bowbliss and
Genesis Simanca all had double-figure kills.
Last Time Out
• The Lions were on the road at Goldey-Beacom and put up a strong fight, but fell in four sets.
• All four sets were decided by five or fewer points with three of the four decided by three or less.
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Genesis Simanca had a team-best 14 kills while
Iciar Zayas had a 27-assist, 15-dig double-double.
Individual Milestones
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Carmen Rivera is five digs away from 1100.
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Emily Hauptvogel needs 16 points to reach 200.
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Iciar Zayas is 26 assists short of 2500. She'd be the fifth Lion to reach that milestone.
Who's Hot?
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Genesis Simanca is averaging three kills per set in her last three matches.
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Kyla Davis has at least six blocks in four of her last five games.
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Iciar Zayas led GCU in assists and digs at Goldey-Beacom.
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Addison Wellington has 19 kills in her last two matches.
CACC Stat Leaders (as per NCAA statistics)
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Carmen Rivera's 4.47 digs per set ranks third in the league.
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Ava Churnesky is seventh in the CACC with 2.84 kills per set.
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Kyla Davis is sixth in the league with 68 blocks.
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Genesis Simanca ranks eighth in both kills and points per set.
• Georgian Court has vastly improved their blocking of late and now are fourth in the league putting back 1.56 blocks per set.
• As a team, the Lions also rank sixth in digs per set.
• Offensively, the Lions are seventh in hitting percentage.
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.
• With two games remaining seven of the eight playoff spots have been secured.
• The final is coming down between Georgian Court and Jefferson.
• The Lions are 5-8 and trail fourth place Jefferson by one game as the Rams sit at 6-7.
• GCU and Jefferson close the regular season in Lakewood, November 15.
About Holy Family
• Holy Family has had a great season thus far, but have really turned it on after their loss to the Lions back in early October
• The Tigers sit at 18-8 overall and 9-4 in the CACC. They've been 7-2 since their loss to GCU.
• The Tigers have also played well at home where they are 9-3 this season.
• Holy Family is coming off of a five-set win at Post last weekend, ruining the Eagles' bid for an undefeated regular season.
• The Tigers are very good on the serve. They're 11th in Division II landing 2.34 aces per game with 241 total this season. Three Tigers have more than 20 aces this season led by Mia Wise's 32.
• Wise also leads the team averaging more than 10 assists per set.
• Shelby Kinzer and Mackenzie Layton are each scoring more than 3.6 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 1.9 per set against the Tigers.
