LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 24, 2025) - Georgian Court Volleyball picked up their first CACC win of 2025 last night. Tomorrow they again head out of conference play and travel to Kutztown.
Opponent
Kutztown Golden Bears (4-5, 0-0 PSAC)
Where
Kutztown, PA - Keystone Arena
When
Thursday, Sept. 25 - 6 pm
How to Watch
• Thursday night's game is available to watch on a free-to-view live stream on the Golden Bears Sports Network. Live stats are available on the Georgian Court schedule page.
Previously vs. Kutztown
• These two teams have played each of the last four years with the home team winning each time.
• All-time, GCU is 3-4 against the Golden Bears dating back to 2011.
• The last six games have seen the team's trade wins back and forth. Last season was the first to reach a forth set since their first game in 2011.
• In a win at home last season, Georgian Court hit .385 with 56 kills against just 14 errors.
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Carmen Rivera picked up 17 digs.
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Nylene Mateo and
Martina Croce led the offense with double-figure kills.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court was cruising on the road at Chestnut Hill, until they hit a speed bump.
• The Lions won the first two sets, until getting down big in set three to give CHC a set win. The Griffins then picked up a win in set four to force a fifth game.
• GCU righted things in set five, winning the match 16-14. GCU was down to match point, 14-13, before scoring the final three points to win.
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Genesis Simanca led the squad with 15 kills.
Individual Milestones
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Carmen Rivera is nearing the Lions all-time top-10 list for career digs. She has 853 and is chasing down former teammate
Nylene Mateo who is 10th with 895, putting her just 42 back.
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Emily Hauptvogel is one set away from playing in her 100th for her career. She also needs 4.5 points for 100.
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Ava Churnesky is five kills short of 100.
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Amber Gallo needs one dig for 50 and three aces for 20.
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Emma Gildea is six blocks shy of 100.
CACC Stat Leaders (as per NCAA statistics)
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Iciar Zayas is fifth in the league averaging 7.64 assists per set. Her 321 total assists ranks second.
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Carmen Rivera's 4.36 digs per set ranks third in the league.
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Ava Churnesky is third in the CACC with 3.20 kills per set.
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Genesis Simanca is sixth in points per set with 3.60 and ninth in aces per set at 0.49.
• As a team the Lions are third in the CACC assists per set.
• Georgian Court is also third in total kills with 449.
Who's Hot?
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Genesis Simanca has double-figure kills in seven of her last eight matches and 13 aces in her last four.
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Addison Wellington is hitting .221 over her last seven games with 54 kills.
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Brooke Bowbliss has seen increased playing time and has two double-doubles in her last three games along with 12 kills, three aces and nine blocks.
About Kutztown
• Kutztown has had a back-and-forth start to their season and are 4-5 entering tomorrow's match.
• They're already played three other CACC opponents with losses to Chestnut Hill and Holy Family opening weekend, and a win over Caldwell.
• The Golden Bears are adept on the service line averaging nearly 2.5 per set, which is 21st in Division II.
• Paige Skinner is their primary hitter and a good one. Her 4.63 kills per set rank fourth in DII and she's hitting .214. She already has 20+ kills in three matches this season after missing the first three games of the year.
• Madilyn Bogovic has also scored more than 100 points with 90 kills and 22 aces.
• The Golden Bears have been prone to allowing blocks. Teams have 55 in 34 sets. Kutztown is averaging a bit more than one block per set with 40 this season.
