WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball program (12-13, 4-10) will host RV Marquette and DePaul this weekend on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
Friday's match will begin at 7 p.m. and will see the team wear warmup shirts from Morgan's Message to help raise awareness for mental health.
Saturday's match begins at 5 p.m. and is Senior Day for the Hoyas. There will be a ceremony honoring the seniors prior to opening serve.
Links to live stats and video is available at
GUHoyas.com.
About the Hoyas:
- The Hoyas will be honoring five seniors and one graduate student: Chanelle Smith, Ellen Chang, Abby Lutterloh, Ruth Kayongo, Lydia Schuber and Peyton Wilhite.
- Georgetown went 1-1 this past weekend, falling to Xavier 3-0 before defeating Butler 3-2 in a five-set thriller.
- Freshman Kamryn Lee-Caracci was pivotal for the Hoyas on both ends last weekend, leading the team with 25 kills on a.417 hitting percentage and in blocks with seven.
- Last time the Hoyas faced DePaul they pulled off the 3-0 sweep on the road behind a season-high 11 kills from freshman Grace Albaugh.
- Marquette protected home court earlier this season against the Blue & Gray, winning 3-0 in Milwaukee.
Scouting Marquette:
- Following a 1-1 weekend, the Golden Eagles fell out of the AVCA Top 25 (previously No. 25). Marquette defeated DePaul 3-1 before falling 3-0 to No. 15 Creighton.
- Marquette has an efficient offense, ranking second in team hitting percentage at .230 and second in service aces with 1.66 per set.
- Aubrey Hamilton ranks second in kills per set in the conference, scoring 3.77 kills per set.
Scouting DePaul:
- DePaul dropped both matches last weekend, falling 3-1 to Marquette and 3-0 to No. 15 Creighton.
- The Blue Demons are led by the BIG EAST's leading scorer Aubrey Hamilton. She scores 4.89 points per set with a conference leading 4.44 kills per set.
- The team's 2.24 blocks per set leads the BIG EAST. Katelynn Oxley and Meghan Scholz are their main blockers, ranking second and fifth in blocks per set respectively.
