WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team returns to the court for a pair of BIG EAST matches this week, hosting Villanova on Wednesday to close out a three-match homestand before traveling to take on Butler on Friday.
Links to live stats and video for both matches are available at
GUHoyas.com.
About the Hoyas
Scouting Villanova
- Wednesday's action against the Wildcats is set for 5 p.m. on the Hilltop and is Georgetown's lone home midweek match of the season.
- Villanova is 5-11 on the season, 1-3 in BIG EAST play, and is coming off of a weekend split in league games against Seton Hall and St. John's.
- Rose Crist leads VU with 2.88 kills per set while Riley Homer (2.60), Kathleen Johnson (2.05) and Kiera Booth (2.05) each add at least two kills a frame.
- Belle Morgan and Andrea Campos split setting duties and average 6.16 and 4.84 assists per set, respectively.
- Defensively, Elizabeth Feczko anchors the back row with 3.09 digs per set. Izzy Plummer is the top threat at the net averaging 1.03 blocks a stanza.
- Georgetown and Villanova have faced each other 62 times in program history dating back to 1982. The Wildcats own a narrow 32-30 all-time record in the series but the Hoyas won the last meeting 3-2 in 2021.
Scouting Butler
- Friday's showdown with the Bulldogs is set for 7 p.m.
- Butler is 7-9 on the season and is also 1-3 in BIG EAST play with a win over DePaul.
- Mariah Grunze leads BU with 3.31 kills per set while Amina Shackelford and Megan Sheridan add 2.61 and 2.52 kps, respectively.
- Cora Taylor paces the offense with 9.18 assists a frame.
- Defensively, Jaymeson Kinley averages 5.50 digs per set while Marisa Giusti's 1.09 blocks per set is tops at the net.
- Georgetown and Butler have played 15 times with the Bulldogs holding a 12-3 series advantage. The Hoyas most recently swept Butler in both matches during the 2018 campaign.
Side Out
Following the week's matches, the Hoyas head to New England to face Providence and UConn on the road.
