EAST STROUDSBURG, PA (Sept. 20, 2025) - Starting day two of the East Stroudsburg Tournament, Georgian Court survived a thrilling five-set match for their third win of the season. The Lions defeated Southern New Hampshire in their first game of the day. 

How it Happened
• Georgian Court scored 58 kills and were helped out by 11 service aces.
• The Penmen led in blocks, 11-6, five coming in set one.
• GCU hit .141 for the match while SNHU was at .084.
1st Set
• The teams were going back-and-forth to start the game.
• Tied at 12, the Lions pulled ahead with a 7-1 run and took their largest lead, 19-13. Brooke Bowbliss had a pair of kills during the run.
• The Penmen were never able to get back into the frame and a Genesis Simanca ace gave the Lions a 1-0 lead.
2nd Set
• SNHU scored the first two points in set two and led end-to-end.
• The pushed the lead to 10-5 following a Lion service error and a kill.
• The Penmen continued to distance themselves and evened things up with a 25-18 set two win.
3rd Set
• The third set was all Lions. They raced out to an 11-3 lead.
• Consecutive Penmen attack errors gave the Lions a 10-point lead, 16-6.
• The two teams traded points the rest of the way which was okay with GCU who took a 2-1 lead with a 25-16 win following kills from Addison Wellington and Ava Churnesky.
4th Set
• Georgian Court nearly pulled off a comeback in the following set to win in four, but SNHU was able to hold off a late Lions rally.
• The Penmen took a 16-9 lead before the Lions rattled off four straight to get to within three, 16-13. Carmen Rivera had a pair of service aces.
• Trailing 21-15, GCU again got to within three, 21-18. Facing set point, 24-19, the Lions scored three straight and made it a two-point game, 24-22, but a Penmen kill ended the rally and the set, 25-22.
5th Set
• It looked like Georgian Court would cruise to a win in set five, scoring the first six points, but that wasn't the case.
• SNHU went on a 10-2 run and took a lead of their own, 10-8.
• Still trailing by two, 11-9, Georgian Court scored four straight to reclaim a 13-11 lead.
• Amber Gallo finished off the match with a service ace and Georgian Court survived for the five-set win.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Genesis Simanca hit 16 kills with nine digs.
• Brooke Bowbliss flirted with a triple-double passing out 20 assists with 12 digs and seven kills.
• Addison Wellington scored nine kills.
• Carmen Rivera picked up 29 digs.
• Iciar Zayas passed out 25 assists.

For the Penmen
• Sophie Chevalier finished with a game-high 17 kills on 51 attempts.
• Ariana Davila dished out 32 assists with 13 digs.
• Alexandra Friebolin chipped in seven kills.
• Brooke Vaughan had a team-high 16 digs.

News and Notes
• After starting the year with six straight three-set matches, Georgian Court has now played three straight five-set matches.
• Brooke Bowbliss saw her most action of the season and had season-highs in assists, digs, blocks and kills.
• Carmen Rivera had a season-high 29 assists, one off of her career-best.

Up Next
• Following this weekend, the Lions get back into CACC action next week as they play at Chestnut Hill Tuesday, Sept. 23. Game time is 7 pm.