WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team is set to face Butler on the road in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Hoyas will take on the Bulldogs on Saturday, October 19 at 7 p.m. in Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Follow Along
- The match will be streamed 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 beginning of the fourth week of BIG EAST play 0-1 this past Wednesday and currently hold an overall record of 8-11 headed into the final match of the fourth week of conference play.
- Freshman Dionna Mitchell has emerged as an offensive leader, recording an impressive 226 kills on the season with an average of 3.37 kills per set. Mitchell also leads the team in service aces with 16 and is a two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
- Giselle Williams has contributed 168 kills this season, which ranks second on the team, with an average of 2.95 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 111 kills this season and she has averaged 2.64 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 251 averaging 3.69 per set.
- Sophomore setter Emily Wen currently leads the Hoyas in assists with 465 credited to her and 7.15 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 70 blocks, followed by Kamryn Lee-Caracci with 62. Anoa'i has been averaging 1.17 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 Butler
- Saturday's match is set to begin at 7 p.m.
- In the most recent meeting last season, Georgetown won 3-2.
- Butler currently stands at 3-15 this season and 1-5 in conference.
Up Next
The Hoyas will be back in McDonough Arena on Friday, October 25 and on Sunday, October 27 for matches against Creighton and Marquette. A link to live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.
