LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 11, 2025) - It's senior day for Georgian Court Volleyball and prior to their season finale with Jefferson, the Lions will honor their three senior members.
Opponent
Jefferson Rams (11-12, 7-7 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Nov. 15 - 11 am
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.
Senior Day
• Prior to the game, Georgian Court will celebrate the senior class of 2025.
• This year's senior class includes
Blessing Uchunor,
Amber Gallo and
Iciar Zayas.
• All three were members of the 2024 CACC Championship team.
• Uchunor and Zayas have been Lions since 2022 while 2023 was Gallo's first season with the team.
• Special start time 11 am first serve with Senior Day festivities happening at roughly 10:45 am.
Previously vs. Jefferson
• Georgian Court fell earlier this season to the Rams to snap a three-game wining streak.
• The Lions lead the all-time series by one, 23-22.
• The series with Jefferson features multiple winning streaks on both sides. Starting in 2006, GCU won nine straight. That was followed by a six-game Jefferson win streak. In 2016, Jefferson also started a five-game winning streak. GCU then won five straight from 2018-21 before Jefferson went 5-0 before the recent GCU three-game winning streak.
• Back in mid October, the Rams took set one 26-24. GCU tied the match at one, but the Rams won sets three and four for the win in Philadelphia.
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Ava Churnesky led GCU with 11 kills and 13 digs.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court finished up their road slate playing at Holy Family.
• Things didn't turn out well for GCU who were swept by the Tigers.
• HFU hit better than .400 for the match.
Individual Milestones
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Carmen Rivera is two digs away from 1100.
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Emily Hauptvogel needs 15 points to reach 200.
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Iciar Zayas is 13 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 four matches.
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Kyla Davis has at least six blocks in four of her last six games.
CACC Stat Leaders (as per NCAA statistics)
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Carmen Rivera's 4.37 digs per set ranks fourth in the league.
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Ava Churnesky is seventh in the CACC with 2.82 kills per set.
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Kyla Davis is sixth in the league with 70 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 fifth in the league putting back 1.56 blocks per set.
• As a team, the Lions also rank sixth in digs per set.
Playoff Picture
• Unfortunately for the Lions, their loss at Holy Family coupled with a Jefferson win at Wilmington eliminated GCU from CACC postseason contention.
• Jefferson leads the Lions by two games for the final spot in the CACC South Division heading into tomorrow's regular season finale.
About Jefferson
• Since defeating GCU in October, Jefferson has won six of nine games.
• That includes a 3-0 sweep of CACC South Division leaders Wilmington to clinch a spot in the CACC Tourament.
• On the season, the Rams are 11-12 and 7-7 in the CACC.
• Jefferson's offense is led by Emily McKenna who is third in the CACC with 3.58 kills per set.
• Alexa Pomeroy is second on the team with 3.30 kills per set.
• Kate Hines runs the defense and her 4.39 digs per set are third in the conference.
• The Rams average more than two service aces per game and have six with at least 20 aces this season.
• Blocking has been a problem for Jefferson. They average just 1.3 blocks per set while allowing 1.8. That's dropped their hitting percentage to .147 while opponents are at .189.
