WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team returns to the Nation's Capital to close out the home portion of its 2021 schedule with a pair of matches this weekend. The Hoyas welcome No. 23 Creighton to the Hilltop on Friday at 2 p.m. before battling Providence on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on Senior Day.
 
Links to live stats and video for both matches are available at GUHoyas.com. Saturday's match will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network with Matt Janus on the call.
 
About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is 6-19 on the season and 2-12 in league play.
• Saturday's match will be the final contest in McDonough Arena for seniors Lara Adekunle, Elissa Barbosa, Jessica Cusi, Makana Meyer and Brennan Wilhite.
• Giselle Williams leads the Hoyas with 2.67 kills per set while Mary Grace Goyena adds 2.61 and Peyton Wilhite chips in with 2.21.
• Emma Plutnicki runs the offense and has averaged 7.41 assists per set. Lilly Costigan has also impressed when quarterbacking the offense, averaging 8.13 aps as well.
• Defensively, the Hoyas boast a strong presence at the net, as Chanelle Smith averages 1.10 blocks per set while Makayla Serrett adds 0.96 bps and Brennan Wilhite is also just shy of one rejection a frame at 0.77 bps.
• Cusi anchors the back row as one of four Hoyas averaging at least two digs a frame with 4.41 a set. Elissa Barbosa adds 2.55 dps, Plutnicki chips in 2.30 dps and Kelly Chen is good for 2.20 dps.

 
Scouting Creighton

• The Bluejays are 24-3 and 12-2 in BIG EAST play.
• Creighton has won seven-straight since a five-set loss to UConn on October 16.
• Georgetown and CU faced earlier this season with Creighton winning 3-0 at home in Omaha.
• Jaela Zimmerman leads the Bluejays with 3.82 kps while Norah Sis adds 3.65.
• Kendra Wait paces the offense with 10.57 assists per set.
• Defensively, Naomi Hickman and Annika Welty average 1.22 and 1.13 bps, respectively.
• Abby Bottomley anchors the back row with 5.06 dps and Wait chips in 3.12.

 
Scouting Providence

• The Friars are 15-12 and 3-11 in BIG EAST play.
• Providence is 4-0 since defeating Georgetown 3-0 on October 24.
• The Friars play at Villanova on Friday before heading down to the District.
• Shaliyah Rhoden leads PC with 3.24 kps while Emma Nelson and Emma Fink add 2.25 and 2.13 kps, respectively.
• Allison Barber runs the offense with 9.46 assists per set.
• Defensively, Mackenzie Taylor hauls in 3.33 dps with Barber adding 3.01.
• Providence's top threat at the net is Sasha Rudich with 0.69 bps.

 
Side Out
Following the weekend's action, the Hoyas hit the road for one last road trip at Marquette and DePaul to wrap up the campaign.
 
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All Georgetown volleyball home matches are currently scheduled to be played at McDonough Arena. In accordance with Washington, D.C. regulations, masks are required for attendance at all indoor events on campus. For all attendees of indoor events, Georgetown now requires campus visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or attest to having a medical or religious exemption. Links to submitting documentation can be found on the schedule page of the respective sport on GUHoyas.com.