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LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 10, 2026) - Winners of two straight, Georgian Court Volleyball had been feeling good this week. Those good feelings went away quickly against Dominican and their high-powered offensive attack. The Chargers won an extra-point set one, then hammered home GCU to complete a three-set sweep.

How it Happened
• The Charger offense was on fire from the start and they finished the match hitting .440 with 42 kills and just five errors.
• Georgian Court didn't hit poorly. The Lions were over .200 at .208 with 36 kills and 16 attack errors.
• There were actually very few extended rallies in the match. Most points were determined quickly and the 66 combined digs proves that.
• Each team landed six service aces while the Lions hit 11 errors and the Chargers nine which also led to few digs.
• Dominican added six points on blocks with five coming in set three. The Lions put back just one block all match.
Set 1
• The opening set was the closest of the match.
• After Dominican tied the set at 11, neither team led by more than two points the rest of the set.
• Tied at 23, a GCU service error gave the Chargers set point, but Keira Mullen answered with a kill to tie at 24.
• However Dominican rebounded with a kill of their own and a service ace to finish off GCU and stake a 1-0 lead in the match.
• The Chargers hit .545 with 14 kills and just two errors.
Set 2
• Tied at three, Dominican pulled ahead using a 6-1 run to push their lead to 9-4.
• The lead stuck in the 3-5 point range for about the rest of the match.
• Georgian Court held a small late rally, with kills from Carmen Rivera Colon and Kyla Davis to get back to three, 19-16.
• The rally ended with a service error and the Chargers scored six of the final eight points to go on to a 25-18 set two victory.
Set 3
• The third set was close early until the Chargers pulled away.
• Georgian Court fought back, tying the set 12-12 on a Flavia Pecora kill.
• Once the Lions tied, they couldn't take the lead though and the Chargers scored seven straight, going up 19-12.
• Dominican hit three service aces during the run along with a block, two kills and the rally started with a Lion service error.
• Georgian Court never recovered from the seven-point hole and the Chargers won going away, 25-16 for the sweep.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Ava Churnesky finished with a game-best 16 kills and hit .282 for the match.
• Flavia Pecora hit .462 with seven kills.
• Maggy Hallihan passed out 21 assists.
• Carmen Rivera Colon grabbed 11 digs.

For the Chargers
• Aubrey Sebring hit .571 with 13 kills against just one error.
• Jessenia Labrador added 11 kills with nine digs, while hitting .385.
• Layla Shipley dished 19 assists and Kaeden Sanstead 18.
• Hailey Comeau picked up a game-high 13 digs.

News and Notes
• Maggy Hallihan reached exactly 400 assists and 25 aces in her career.
• Carmen Rivera Colon recorded kills in back-to-back games for just the second time in her career.
• The Chargers .440 attack percentage matches a GCU opponent season-high also done by Mercy back in September.
• The Lions .208 attack percentage is their highest in a loss this season. 
• Dominican won back-to-back matches over Georgian Court for the first time since 2011-2012. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court isn't finished playing this weekend. They head to Southern New Hampshire Monday, Oct. 13 for a 1 pm Columbus Day matinee with the Penmen.