WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team returns to McDonough Arena this week for two home matches. On Friday, October 25, the Hoyas will face No. 6 Creighton at 7 p.m. for Halloween Spirit Night, where fans are encouraged to come in costume. The weekend wraps up on Sunday, October 27, at 2 p.m. when Georgetown takes on RV Marquette for the annual Dig Pink match.

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 currently come in at No. 10 in the 2024 BIG EAST standings.
• Freshman Dionna Mitchell has emerged as an offensive leader, recording an impressive 236 kills on the season with an average of 3.37 kills per set. Mitchell is a two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
• Kamryn Lee-Caracci has contributed 169 kills this season, which ranks second on the team, with an average of 2.49 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 121 kills this season and she has averaged 2.69 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 267 averaging 3.76 per set.
• Sophomore setter Emily Wen currently leads the Hoyas in assists with 479 credited to her and 7.04 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 1.13 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 No. 6 Creighton
 

• Friday's match is set to begin at 7 p.m.
• In the most recent meeting on December 28, 2023, Georgetown fell 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-14).
• No. 6 Creighton currently stands at 17-1 this season and 8-0 in conference.
• The Bluejays concluded the 2023 season with an overall record of 29-5, including a 13-0 mark in conference play. The team would go on to fall to Louisville in  NCAA Women's Volleyball Regional Semifinals.

Scouting RV Marquette
 

• Sunday's match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. 
• In the most recent meeting on November 10, 2023, Georgetown lost in straight sets (25-17, 25-15, 25-19)
• Marquette is currently 12-6 this season and 7-1 in BIG EAST play.
• The Golden Eagles wrapped up the 2023 season with an overall record of 21-11, including a 16-2 performance in conference play. The team's season ended in the second round of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships where they fell to No. 12 Purdue.

Up Next

The Hoyas will hit the road from Friday, November 1, to Sunday, November 3. Georgetown will kick off the trip with a 6 p.m. matchup at Xavier on Friday, followed by a Sunday showdown against DePaul.. A link to live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.