MANCHESTER, NH (Oct. 12, 2026) - Georgian Court Volleyball concluded the holiday weekend in emphatic fashion with a clean sweep of Southern New Hampshire. The Lions had everything working and took advantage of Penmen mistakes in their three-set win, 25-19, 25-22, 25-18.
How it Happened
• Georgian Court hit a season-best .322 for the match and hit better than .400 in two of the three sets. They landed 41 kills to just 12 attack errors.
• The Penmen hit .151 with 33 kills and 17 attack errors.
• SNHU routinely sells out for service aces. They landed five of them, but also hit 10 service errors. Georgian Court had their share of serve errors as well with eight to four aces.
• On defense, the Lions put back five blocks to the Penmen's two. There weren't many digs, especially in set one. GCU finished the match with 43 and SNHU, 32.
Set 1
• The first point of the game was a Penmen service error to give the Lions a 1-0 lead and set the stage for what was to come throughout the match.
• Georgian Court never trailed in the opening set, on their way to a 25-19 win.
• SNHU errors were aplenty early on. Midway through the set, the Lions led 12-7. They had scored 12 points despite taking just five attack attempts.
• The kills started falling for GCU and the lead stayed around that five-point mark.
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Ava Churnesky finished the set with her eighth kill for a 25-18 set one win.
• The Lions hit .611 with 12 kills and one error on just 18 attempts.
Set 2
• The match featured a total of 29 attack errors between the two teams in three sets. Set two strangely accounted for 17 of them.
• SNHU took their first lead of the match and held a small 4-2 lead at the outset.
• Georgian Court scored three straight to take a 5-4 lead without scoring a point of their own as the Penmen hit one service and two attack errors.
• The set remained close throughout and was still tied as late as 17-17.
• SNHU broke the tie scoring two straight for a 19-17 lead, but the Lions responded with a 4-0 run.
• Clinging to a small lead, GCU held on the rest of the set and
Ana Nikolic ended it with a kill.
Set 3
• The Lions hit their way to a victory in set three. Georgian Court landed 19 kills in the frame.
• Midway through the set, SNHU scored three straight to get to within one, 13-12.
• Georgian Court pulled away from there though starting with an Churnesky kill.
• That was the start of a 5-2 run that saw Churnesky land three kills.
• SNHU never recovered to make it close and a block finished off the match in favor of the Lions.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Ava Churnesky led the hit parade with 17 kills and seven digs along with three blocks.
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Kyla Davis and
Ana Nikolic each hit eight kills and one error on 14 attempts for a .500 attack percentage.
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Carmen Rivera Colon picked up 14 digs and hit a team-best three aces.
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Maggy Hallihan passed out 18 assists while
Roshell Chevres Sanchez added 15.
For the Penmen
• Jordyn Carroll finished the match with 14 kills and hit .367.
• Emma Martinez had a game-high 27 assists with eight digs.
• Lonnie Briggs and Lyla Thomas each chipped in six kills.
News and Notes
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Flavia Pecora surpassed 200 points this season.
• The Lions .322 attack percentage was their highest since hitting .365 last October against Holy Family.
• Georgian Court's 90 attacks are their fewest in a win since the 2024 season when they needed just 89 in a sweep of Bloomfield.
• This was the Lions first win over SNHU in Manchester, NH. They also evened up the all-time series at 3-3.
• Georgian Court is now finished with nonconference games for 2026. They went 5-9 playing outside the CACC.
Up Next
• Georgian Court now takes four days off. It'll be their longest stretch without a game for all of the 2026 season. They return to the court Saturday, Oct. 17 on the road at Bridgeport. The Lions have seven games remaining on their schedule, all against CACC competition.
