LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 23, 2026) - Georgian Court Volleyball finishes up their week with a trip north for a familiar CACC foe. 

Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons (14-10, 6-4 CACC)

Where
Rutherford, NJ 

When
Saturday, Oct. 24 - 1 pm

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

Previously vs. Felician
• Since they first met in 2004, Georgian Court has never lost to Felician.
• The Lions are 28-0 all-time against the Golden Falcons, including a 13-0 record playing on the road.
• Between 2016 and 2022, a stretch of nine straight games, Felician didn't even take a set from GCU.
• In the last four matches, Felician has won three sets, including going up 2-1 in 2023 before the Lions came back to win in five.
• Last year in Lakewood, Felician won the opening set 25-15 before the Lions took the next three.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court again started slow, but this time couldn't recover against Jefferson.
• The Rams won the first two sets before the Lions seemed to settle in.
• GCU kept the match alive with a set three win and led 23-20 in set four before Jefferson scored five straight to end it.
• Ava Churnesky and Keira Mullen combined for 25 of the Lions 37 kills.
• Ana Nikolic and Carmen Rivera Colon each registered 18 digs. 

CACC Stat Leaders
• Georgian Court is sitting third in the league in digs with 1,345 and 14.78 digs per set. 
• Carmen Rivera Colon's 398 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 132 blocks and 1.45 blocks per set, Georgian Court is also third in the conference.
• Flavia Pecora has the third-best hitting percentage in the league at .327. Her 68 blocks are also the second most. 
• Ava Churnesky has made a big jump to No. 3 in the league with 3.29 kills and set and No. 4 with 3.85 points per set.
• Her 971 attempts are also the ninth 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 third in the CACC in total assists. 

Who's Hot?
• Ava Churnesky has stayed hot averaging 4.96 kills per set over her last six matches. 
• Not only is she landing kills, but she's also hitting .248 over that span.
• Ziahna Frazier has three kills in each of her last three games. 
• Ana Nikolic has helped the back row with 30 digs in the last two matches. 
• Carmen Rivera Colon is averaging 5.26 digs per set in her last six matches. 
• After missing consecutive games, Keira Mullen returned to hit .200 with 11 kills against Jefferson. 

Individual Milestones
• Ana Nikolic needs four points to hit 100. 
• Keira Mullen is one kill away from 200.
• Maggy Hallihan is 24 assists shy of 500 for her career.

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 Felician
• Felician is enjoying a terrific season at 14-10 overall and are tied for first in the CACC North at 6-4.
• The Golden Falcons have had a great home court advantage where they're 8-1 this season.
• Felician's first home loss came in their most recent match, a 3-2 loss to Dominican that saw them go down 2-0 before nearly coming back to win.
• The Golden Falcons serve hard, as evidenced by their 2.42 aces per set, sixth in Division II. However, they're also averaging 2.98 service errors per set.
• Sandra Galas has a team-best 3.91 points per set, coming from 275 kills and 46 aces this season.
• Felician is hitting .185 on the year which is fourth in the league and holding opponents to the third lowest hitting percentage at .162.
• The Golden Falcons are right behind the Lions with 1.44 blocks per set. Faith Sibert has a team-best 59 blocks and .72 blocks per set. 
• Bentley Rone is the primary setter averaging 6.0 assists per set and has a team-best 49 service aces.