GCU Athletics

RUTHERFORD, NJ (Oct. 24, 2026) - Georgian Court Volleyball needed a win Saturday afternoon and they got a big one with a comeback playing at Felician. The Lions fell behind 2-1 before saying 'enough is enough' and put the Golden Falcons away convincingly in sets four and five.

How it Happened
• It was another match with the Lions hitting better than .200. They hit .206 with 50 kills and just 17 errors.
• Felician landed more kills, 53, but also hit 26 errors and .156 for the match.
• The Golden Falcons entered as a team that scores a lot of aces. The Lions held them to just six in five sets while GCU hit five themselves.
• The Lions were a +4 at the service line as GCU hit six errors, but the Golden Falcons hit 11.
• Georgian Court also had the edge defensively as they were up 8-5 in blocks and digs were nearly even at 69-68 in favor of the Falcons.
Set 1
• Georgian Court landed 13 kills in the opening set, their most in any of the five.
• Tied at five, Felician took their largest lead, 9-5, with a 4-0 run.
• Still trailing by four, 10-6, the Lions scored six straight, getting two kills from Ziahna Frazier to claim a 12-10 lead.
• The runs continued with Felician scoring four straight and the Lions immediately answering with another four in a row, going back up two, 16-14.
• The Golden Falcons battled and a kill tied the set at 22.
• Georgian Court ended the frame with three straight kills as Flavia Pecora gave GCU a 23-22 lead and Keira Mullen landed the final two to win set one.
Set 2
• The Lions kept that momentum up to start set two. They had another good start and led early, 7-2.
• Felician got hot though and scored 14 of the next 19 points to flip the script and lead by four, 16-12.
• Three straight Felician errors got the Lions back to within two late, 19-17, but that's as close as they came.
• Felician outscored GCU 6-2 down the stretch for a 25-19 win.
Set 3
• The important third set saw Felician take an early lead and never trailed.
• The Golden Falcons hit a match high .275 in set three with 17 kills.
• Felician put the set away early and things looked bleak for the Lions who trailed 2-1 after a 25-17 Felician win.
Set 4
• The beginning of set four was back-and-forth. The end was completely lopsided.
• The teams were trading points early and Felician held a slight 11-10 lead.
• A service error tied the game and handed the ball back to the Lions who then proceeded to score eight straight points.
• After being down 11-10, the Lions outscored Felician 15-2 the rest of the way and easily tied the match, with a 25-13 win. 
Set 5
• The scoring didn't stop once set four ended. It carried right over into set five where the Lions scored the first five points.
• Between the end of set four and start of set five, the Lions outscored Felician 20-2.
• Georgian Court dominated set five with eight kills and two blocks to just one attack error.
• Felician never made it close and Ava Churnesky put the finishing touches on the match with a kill for a GCU win.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Ava Churnesky led GCU with 16 kills and hit .220 with six digs.
• Keira Mullen added 12 kills and four blocks.
• Maggy Hallihan had a 21-assist, 11-dig double-double.
• Carmen Rivera Colon picked up 26 digs.
• Kyla Davis hit .667 with six kills and five blocks.
• Ana Nikolic chipped in eight kills. 

For the Golden Falcons
• Peyton Kellam hit a team-best 16 kills with five digs.
• Sandra Galas hit .267 with 14 kills and 12 digs.
• Kayden Mallette also registered 26 digs.
• Bentley Rone passed out 30 assists with four aces.

News and Notes
• The magic number is 29. That's how many consecutive wins the Lions have over Felician and are now 29-0 all-time.
• Ana Nikolic surpassed 100 points this season.
• Keira Mullen hit her 200th kill of the year.
• This was the first time all season the Lions have gone down two sets to one and come back to win the match.
• Georgian Court has hit .200 or better in five of their last six matches. They only did that twice over their first 19 this season.

Up Next
• The Lions have nothing but CACC South Division opponents left on the schedule. Four of them to be exact, starting next Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Holy Family. Match time is 7 pm.