WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team is set to face Seton Hall in a midweek matchup in South Orange, New Jersey. The Hoyas will take on the Pirates on Wednesday, October 16 at 5 p.m. in Walsh Gymnasium.
Follow Along
- The match will be streamed on PSN on FloSports
- 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 third week of BIG EAST play 0-2 this past weekend and currently hold an overall record of 8-10 headed into the fourth week of conference play.
- Freshman Dionna Mitchell has emerged as an offensive leader, recording an impressive 218 kills on the season with an average of 3.41 kills per set. Mitchell also leads the team in service aces with 15 and is a two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
- Giselle Williams has contributed 167 kills this season, which ranks second on the team, with an average of 2.98 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 108 kills this season and she has averaged 2.62 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 244 averaging 3.75 per set.
- Sophomore setter Emily Wen currently leads the Hoyas in assists with 449 credited to her and 7.24 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 66 blocks, followed by Kamryn Lee-Caracci with 62. Anoa'i has been averaging 1.16 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 Seton Hall
- Wednesday's match is set to begin at 5 p.m.
- In the most recent meeting last season, Georgetown fell 3-2.
- Georgetown leads the all-time series against the Pirates 24-23.
- Seton Hall currently stands at 7-10 this season and 1-5 in conference.
- The Pirates concluded the 2023 season with an overall record of 18-16, including a 9-9 mark in conference play.
Up Next
The Hoyas will face Butler on Saturday, October 19 at 7 p.m. in Indianapolis, Indiana. A link to live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.