WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team continues its run in the BIG EAST conference with two home matches at McDonough Arena this week. The Hoyas will take on DePaul on Friday, October 11, at 7 p.m. as part of Hoya Spirit Night, where fans are encouraged to wear blue and gray. The weekend action continues on Saturday, October 12, with a 6 p.m. matchup against Xavier for Alumni Night.

Follow Along

• Live stats and video can be found at GUHoyas.com.
• Stay connected with the team on social media: follow @HoyaVolleyball on X and Instagram.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown enters the second year under Head Coach AJ Bonetti. The Hoyas finished the second week of BIG EAST play 1-1 this past weekend and currently hold an overall record of 8-8 headed into the third week of conference play.
• Freshman Dionna Mitchell has emerged as an offensive leader, recording an impressive 201 kills on the season with an average of 3.59 kills per set. Mitchell also leads the team in digs with 12 and is a two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
• Giselle Williams has contributed 143 kills this season, which ranks second on the team, with an average of 3.04 kills per set.
• Senior Mary Grace Goyena returns for her final season after leading the team in kills last year with 361, the highest by a Hoya since 2019. Goyena has recorded 80 kills this season and she has averaged 2.67 kills per set.
• Senior Karis Park returns as the Hoya libero for the 2024 season, after leading the team with 4.06 digs per set last year and earning a BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week award during her junior year. Park leads the team in digs with 212 averaging 3.79 per set.
• Sophomore setter Emily Wen currently leads the Hoyas in assists with 402 credited to her and 7.58 assists/set. Wen played in all 115 sets during her freshman season last year, recording a total of 1,101 assists. Wen averaged 9.57 assists per set, ranking fourth in the BIG EAST this past season, the highest among BIG EAST freshmen, and 11th nationally among freshmen.
• On defense, Vaughan Anoa'i leads the team with 54 blocks, followed by Kamryn Lee-Caracci with 51. Anoa'i has been averaging 1.13 blocks per set. Lee-Caracci led the team last season with 0.94 blocks per set, ranking second among BIG EAST freshmen.
• Two returning Hoyas, Wen and Lee-Caracci, were recognized with BIG EAST All-Freshman honors last season.
• Georgetown welcomed five newcomers to the team this season: Taylor Mercado, Mitchell, Natalie Nguyen, Berkeley Ploder, and Juleigh Urbina.
• Georgetown was ranked No. 10 in the BIG EAST preseason coaches poll, receiving 27 votes.

Scouting DePaul

• Friday's match is set to begin at 7 p.m.
• In the most recent meeting on November 11, 2023, Georgetown fell 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 27-25).
• DePaul currently stands at 11-5 this season and 3-1 in conference.
• The Blue Demons concluded the 2023 season with an overall record of 18-16, including a 9-9 mark in conference play.

Scouting Xavier

• Saturday's match is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
• In the most recent meeting on November 3, 2023, Georgetown lost in straight sets.
• Xavier is currently 4-10 this season and 2-2 in BIG EAST play.
• The Musketeers wrapped up the 2023 season with an overall record of 18-12, including a 11-7 performance in conference play. 

Up Next

The Hoyas will hit the road on Wednesday, October 16 at 5 p.m. against Seton Hall and on Saturday, October 19 at 7 p.m. against Butler. A link to live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.