WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team returns to the friendly confines of McDonough Arena to open a four-match BIG EAST homestand with a pair of matches this weekend. The Hoyas welcome Xavier to the Hilltop on Friday before taking on No. 18 Creighton on Saturday.
 
Links to live stats and video for both matches are available at GUHoyas.com.
 
About the Hoyas

• Georgetown (4-15, 2-5 BIG EAST) is coming off a pair of road losses in league play. The Hoyas dropped a five-set thriller at Providence before losing 3-0 at UConn.
• Mary Grace Goyena leads the Hoyas with 3.17 kills per set while Ruth Kayongo and Giselle Williams add 2.26 and 2.12 kps, respectively.
• Emma Plutnicki has gotten the nod as the primary setter in the last six matches and averages 7.27 assists per set.
• Defensively, four Hoyas average at least two digs a frame led by Karis Park with 4.20 digs per set. Jessica Cusi and Plutnicki both add 2.27 dps while Goyena are good for 2.08 dps.
• At the net, Chanelle Smith averages 1.06 blocks per set while Brennan Wilhite adds 0.89 bps.

Scouting Xavier

• Friday's action against the Musketeers is set for 5 p.m.
• Xavier is 11-7 on the season, 4-4 in BIG EAST play, and is coming off of a weekend split with a 3-1 win against DePaul and a 3-0 loss to then-No. 16 Marquette.
• Brooklyn Cink leads the Musketeers with 3.40 kills per set while Delaney Hogan and Anna Taylor add 2.75 and 2.36 kps, respectively.
• Carrigan O'Reilly paces the offense with 8.17 aps.
• Defensively, Lucia Corsaro anchors the back row with 4.42 digs per set. Hogan is the top threat at the net with 0.72 bps.
• Friday will be a rematch of an earlier season 3-0 victory by Xavier in Cincinnati. Goyena led the Hoyas with 12 kills in the loss while Cink and MaryAnn O'Toole both had 11 kills in the win.

Scouting Creighton

• Saturday's match with the Bluejays is set for 5 p.m.
• Creighton is 16-3 on the season and undefeated at 8-0 in BIG EAST play. The Bluejays play at Villanova on Friday night before coming to the Nation's Capital.
• Norah Sis leads Creighton with 3.96 kills per set while Keeley Davis (2.58 kps), Kiana Schmitt (2.16 kps) and Ava Martin (2.29 kps) all average at least two kills a frame.
• Kendra Wait paces the offense with 10.89 assists a frame.
• Defensively, Allison Whitten (3.97 dps), Wait (3.38 dps) and Davis (3.12 dps) all haul in at least three digs a set while Kiara Reinhardt and Schmitt's 0.91 and 0.88 bps, respectively, are tops at the net.
• Georgetown and Creighton squared off earlier this season in Omaha with the Bluejays winning 3-0. Goyena had seven kills to place the Blue & Gray while Sis posted 11 kills in the win for CU.

Campus Traffic/Parking Notification
Georgetown will be hosting BellRinger, the university's bike ride to end cancer, supporting cancer research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. As we welcome hundreds of community members and guests to Main Campus, there will be several on-campus parking impacts and road closures - please consider public transportation or commuting alternatives if possible.
 
Side Out
Following the weekend's matches, the Hoyas remain home for a pair of matches next weekend against UConn and Providence to close out October.