LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 25, 2026) - Georgian Court Volleyball hopes to get back on track this weekend in another CACC matchup.
Opponent
Caldwell Cougars (2-9, 0-3 CACC)
Where
Caldwell, NJ - George R. Newman Center
When
Saturday, Sept. 26 - 1 pm*
* Please note the time change from the originally scheduled 5 pm.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch on a free-to-view broadcast on Caldwell's portal of the CACC Digital Network.
• Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.
Previously vs. Caldwell
• It was hard to forget last year's match with the Cougars that saw Georgian Court win 3-2 in Lakewood.
• Trailing 2-1 in the match and down 21-13 in set four, the Lions staged a miraculous comeback, outscoring Caldwell 12-2 down the stretch to steal the set before winning 15-7 in set five.
• The win gave the Lions three straight over the Cougars and upped their all-time record to 19-6.
• It was
Emily Hauptvogel that led the charge with 14 kills and 13 digs.
• Setter
Iciar Zayas found success with four kills on five attempts in addition to a 14-assist, 10-dig double-double.
• While GCU is 11-1 against Caldwell at home, they're just 7-5 playing on the road.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court struggled on the serve against Holy Family Wednesday night.
• The Tigers averaged six aces per set in a three-set win.
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Keira Mullen and
Flavia Pecora each hit .357. Mullen had 14 kills and eight digs.
CACC Stat Leaders
• The Lions 1.53 blocks per set and 81 total blocks each rank third in the CACC.
• Georgian Court is also second in the league with 726 digs.
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Carmen Rivera Colon's 224 digs are the most in the conference while her 4.23 digs per set rank fourth.
• Rivera Colon is also in the top-20 among active Division II players in total digs.
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Flavia Pecora has the second-best hitting percentage in the league at .353.
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Ava Churnesky is in the top-12 in kills, points and aces per set.
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Maggy Hallihan is now seventh in the league in total assists while
Roshell Chevres Sanchez is one spot behind in eighth.
Who's Hot?
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Flavia Pecora is hitting .467 in her last four matches.
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Roshell Chevres Sanchez picked up a career-high 27 assists against Holy Family.
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Keira Mullen hit 14 kills in three sets and has back-to-back 10+ kills matches for the second time this season.
Individual Milestones
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Flavia Pecora is 12 kills short of 100 while
Keira Mullen needs nine.
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Kyla Davis is eight blocks away from 100 in her career.
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Carmen Rivera Colon needs 38 digs to move to third all-time in GCU history in total digs. She also needs seven digs to get to 100.
About Caldwell
• Both GCU and Caldwell will enter Saturday on seven game losing streaks.
• The Cougars last won September 2nd against Lincoln (PA). In fact, both Caldwell wins this season have come against Lincoln (PA).
• They stand at 2-9 overall and 0-3 in the CACC.
• Opponents are hitting .195 against Caldwell, more than 100 points better than the Cougars who are at .085.
• Caldwell has done a good job limiting blocks. They're outblocking their opponents 52-49 this season.
• Stephanie Ramos leads CU with 3.0 blocks per set and the Cougars are bringing up the third most digs per set in the CACC.
• Marley Rudolph leads the offense with 82 kills. Meredith Gatz isn't far back with 77.
• The Cougars are scoring two aces per set while allowing 2.31. Grace Moliterno has 14 aces to lead the team.