WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team plays a pair of BIG EAST matches this week, travelling to Villanova on Thursday before hosting Butler on Sunday for the 2022 home finale.
Links to live stats and video for both matches are available at
GUHoyas.com.
About the Hoyas
- Georgetown (4-21, 2-12 BIG EAST) is coming off a pair of road losses in league play. The Hoyas fell 3-0 to both then-No. 17 Marquette and DePaul.
- Mary Grace Goyena leads the Hoyas with 2.97 kills per set while Giselle Williams and Ruth Kayongo add 2.55 and 2.00 kps, respectively.
- Emma Plutnicki paces the offense with 7.51 assists per set while Lilly Costigan averages 7.18 aps.
- Defensively, four Hoyas average at least two digs a frame led by Karis Park with 4.16 digs per set. Plutnicki adds 2.42 dps while both Jessica Cusi and Goyena are good for 2.03 dps.
- At the net, Chanelle Smith averages 1.01 blocks per set while Brennan Wilhite adds 0.76 bps.
Scouting Villanova
- Thursday's match at the Wildcats is the final midweek showdown of the year for the Hoyas and is set for 7 p.m.
- Villanova is 7-19 on the season and 3-13 in BIG EAST play. The Wildcats also dropped a pair of 3-0 matches at Marquette and DePaul over the weekend.
- Rose Crist leads Villanova with 2.83 kills per set while Riley Homer and Kiera Booth at 2.53 and 2.42 kps, respectively.
- Andrea Campos and Belle Morgan combine for 12.07 assists per set with Campos leading the way with 6.17 aps.
- Defensively, Elizabeth Feczko anchors the back row with 3.44 digs per set while Booth is the top threat at the net with 0.77 bps.
- Georgetown and Villanova met on the Hilltop in October, a 3-1 Hoya victory. Peyton Wilhite led the Hoyas with 14 kills while Booth had 19 kills for the Wildcats.
Scouting Butler
- Sunday's match with the Bulldogs is set for 1 p.m.
- Butler is 13-13 on the season and 7-7 in BIG EAST play. The Bulldogs play at Villanova on Saturday before coming to the Nation's Capital.
- Mariah Grunze leads Butler with 3.33 kills per set while Cora Taylor paces the offense with 9.42 aps.
- Defensively, Jaymeson Kinley averages 5.39 digs a set while Marisa Guisi is the top threat at the net with 1.09 bps.
- Georgetown and Butler met in Indianapolis in October with the Bulldogs winning 3-1. Williams led the Hoyas with 11 kills while Amina Shackelford had 14 for Butler.
Senior Day
Side Out
Following the weekend's matches, the close out the regular season at Seton Hall and St. John's.
