PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Nov. 4, 2026) - Georgian Court Volleyball played their final road game of 2026. The Lions played at Chestnut Hill and in three close sets, came up short in all three as the Griffins swept the Lions.
How it Happened
• There were lots of points scored at the service line, and most favored Chestnut Hill. They scored 23 points from service with 13 aces and 10 GCU service errors.
• The Lions picked up 15 points, most coming from 12 Griffin serve errors.
• The offense numbers were even. Chestnut Hill hit .114 with 35 kills. Georgian Court landed 28 kills and hit .103.
• On defense, GCU picked up one more dig than the Griffins, 68-67. CHC doubled up the Lions at the net with six blocks to GCU's three.
Set 1
• There wasn't much actual volleyball being played early on. In the sense that there wasn't much "volleying" taking place.
• As Chestnut Hill built an early lead, eight of the Griffins first 10 points came on their own service aces or GCU service errors.
• Additionally, 11 of the first 21 combined points were scored on either service aces or errors.
• The Griffins led 8-1, only for the Lions to storm back with their own 8-1 run and tie the set at nine.
• GCU never took the lead though. With a one-point lead, 14-13, Chestnut Hill went on a 6-3 run and opened up a 20-14 lead.
• Georgian Court again fought back. A
Flavia Pecora ace made it a two-point game, 21-19.
• It was still a two-point game at 24-22, when a Griffin kill ended the set.
Set 2
• For the second straight set, GCU got behind early and never led.
• It was close early, and tied at seven before the Griffins pulled away.
• Clinging to a one-point lead, 13-12, Chestnut Hill scored nine of the next 10 points and were firmly in control at 22-13.
• Georgian Court though scored four straight, and then following a timeout and a pair of Griffin points, another five straight and it was again a two-point game at 24-22.
• The Lions comeback ran out of time though as another kill led to a second straight 25-22 set win for CHC.
Set 3
• A Chestnut Hill attack error on the opening point gave Georgian Court their first lead of the match.
• They extended that lead to as much as five, 11-6.
• The Griffins slowly crept back and a 7-0 run put them up four, 21-17.
• Georgian Court made it a one-point game again, 22-21, but CHC scored the final three points, the last two on service aces to finish off the sweep.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Ava Churnesky led Georgian Court with 12 kills and was a dig-short of a double-double.
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Maggy Hallihan collected 21 assists.
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Carmen Rivera Colon tallied 23 digs.
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Ana Nikolic chipped in 12 digs and four kills.
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Kathymar Laboy Negron hit .467 with seven kills and no errors on 15 attempts.
For the Griffins
• Rachel Mace finished with a game-high 27 digs.
• Caroline Croteau landed six service aces.
• Macayla Lindner finished with a game-high 13 kills and added 10 digs.
• Kayle Arozio hit .235 with six kills and three solo blocks.
• Sofia Rodriguez had a game-high 29 assists.
News and Notes
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Carmen Rivera Colon surpassed 1600 career digs. One just two players in Lions history to reach that number.
• Rivera Colon now has four straight 20+ dig games for the first time in her career.
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Kathymar Laboy Negron's seven kills are a career high. As is her .467 attack percentage with at least 10 attempts.
Up Next
• Georgian Court has just one final game left on the schedule. The Lions will be at home this Saturday, Nov. 7 against Wilmington in the season finale. First serve is set for 12 pm. Prior to the game, the Lions will host a special senior day celebration.
