LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 20, 2026) - Georgian Court Volleyball, winners of four of their last five, return home to start the final stretch of the regular season. 

Opponent
Jefferson Rams (18-5, 8-1 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Wednesday, Oct. 21 - 6 pm

How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch on a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network.
• Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page. 

Previously vs. Jefferson
• In the 2026 conference opener, Jefferson broke a 23-23 all-time series tie with a 3-1 in Philadelphia.
• The win was the Rams third in a row over Georgian Court.
• Not since 2015 has either team failed two games in a row. There have been five multi-game winning streaks of at least three games in the last 11 years. Three from the Rams and two from the Lions. 
• In each of the last two games, Georgian Court took set one before conceding the next three straight.
• This year, the Lions came back to win set one, 28-26, but dropped the next three in Philadelphia.
• The Rams hit .229 as a team and landed 12 aces.
• Keira Mullen had an 11-kill, 13-dig double-double. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court started slow, dropping set one to Bridgeport, 25-17.
• They rebounded nicely, winning each of the next three sets for a 3-1 win over the Purple Knights.
• In all three sets, the Lions won by just two points and Bridgeport couldn't hold on to early leads.
• It was a big day for Ava Churnesky who not only hit 20 kills for the first time in her career, but got to 30 before finishing with 31.
• She got those 31 kills while also hitting .353 in the match. 
• Also setting a new career-high was Maggy Hallihan who passed out 39 assists in the win.

CACC Stat Leaders
• Georgian Court is sitting second in the league in digs with 1,275 and their 14.66 digs per set rank third.
• Carmen Rivera Colon's 380 digs are the most in the conference while her 4.37 digs per set rank fifth.
• Rivera Colon is also in the top-20 among active Division II players in career digs.
• With 127 blocks, Georgian Court is third in the league.
• Flavia Pecora has the third-best hitting percentage in the league at .328. Her 64 blocks are also the third most. 
• Ava Churnesky has made a big jump to No. 3 in the league with 3.28 kills and set and No. 4 with 3.85 points per set.
• Her 915 attempts are also the 10th most in the country.
• Roshell Chevres Sanchez and Maggy Hallihan are both top-10 in the league in assists per set. Hallihan climbed from 10th to seventh with her career-high last weekend. 
• Georgian Court as a team ranks second in the CACC in total assists. 

Who's Hot?
• There's nobody playing better right now than Ava Churnesky. She's coincided with the Lions winning streak as over her last five matches, she's averaging 5.26 kills per set.
• Not only is she landing kills, but she's also hitting .256 over that span and .317 over her last three matches. 
• Ziahna Frazier has at least three kills in four of her last five matches. 
• Maggy Hallihan is averaging 7.6 assists per set in her last four matches. 
• Ana Nikolic has 17 kills to just three errors in her last two games, hitting .424 over that span. 
• Carmen Rivera Colon is averaging 4.29 digs per set in her last two matches. 

Individual Milestones
• Carmen Rivera Colon surpassed 1500 career digs in the Lions win at Bridgeport. She's now just 10 digs away from moving to second all-time in Lions history in the NCAA-era. 
• Maggy Hallihan is eight digs away from 200.
• Kyla Davis needs 0.5 points to reach 300.
• Roshell Chevres Sanchez is eight assists away from 400 this season.
• Ava Churnesky needs 5.5 points to reach 600 and four aces for 50.
• Ana Nikolic needs seven points to hit 100. 
• Keira Mullen is 12 kills away from 200.

CACC Weekly Award Winners
• Coming on the heels of her 31-kill outburst last weekend, Ava Churnesky was named the CACC Player of the Week.
• This is Churnesky's first career CACC Player of the Week honor.
• Twice last year she was named the league's Rookie of the Week.
• Churnesky joins Keira Mullen and Carmen Rivera Colon as Lions who have earned CACC weekly awards this season. 

About Jefferson
• Jefferson is in a share for first in the CACC South Division standings at 8-1.
• In the most recent NCAA Division II regional rankings, the Rams are ranked fourth and tops among the CACC. 
• The Rams have won six straight and dropped just four sets over that span. 
• This season, the Rams are leading the CACC hitting .222 as a team. They have a CACC-high 12.34 kills per set as well.
• Pemi Areola and Emily McKenna have led the offense. Areola is hitting .323 while McKenna is up to 3.16 kills per set. McKenna is one of four Rams averaging more than two kills per set.
• Areola is also the team leader with 54 blocks, including 14 solo. 
• The offense is centered by freshman Lyllah Sapp and her 9.10 assists per set. 
• On the serve, Jefferson has landed 197 aces while getting aced themselves just 119 times.