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Hoyas Wrap Up 2024 Regular Season with Home Matches Against Seton Hall and Butler

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team (10-18, 3-13 BE) is set to host Seton Hall on Wednesday, November 20, for a 5 p.m. matchup. The week concludes on Friday, November 22, with a 5 p.m. match against Butler for Senior Night.

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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 is the Hoya leader on offense, recording an impressive 334 kills on the season with an average of 3.41 kills per set. Mitchell also leads in service aces with 26 and is a three-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
  • Kamryn Lee-Caracci has contributed 235 kills this season, which ranks second on the team, with an average of 2.45 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 198 kills this season and she has averaged 2.71 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 377 averaging 3.81 per set.
  • Sophomore setter Emily Wen currently leads the Hoyas in assists with 719 credited to her and 7.49 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 85 blocks, followed by Kamryn Lee-Caracci with 74. Anoa'i has been averaging 1.04 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 on October 16, 2024, Georgetown fell 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-19).
  • Seton Hall currently stands at 11-16 this season and 5-11 in conference.
  • The Pirates are currently eighth in the BIG EAST standings. 

Scouting Butler

  • Friday's match is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
  • In the most recent meeting on October 19, 2024, Georgetown lost in three sets (27-25, 25-20, 25-23).
  • Butler is currently 6-22 this season and 4-12 in conference.
  • The Bulldogs currently sit at ninth in the league standings. 
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Players Mentioned

Vaughan Anoa

#8 Vaughan Anoa'i

Middle Blocker
6' 2"
Junior
Mary Grace Goyena

#11 Mary Grace Goyena

Outside Hitter
6' 1"
Senior
Kamryn Lee-Caracci

#9 Kamryn Lee-Caracci

Middle Blocker
6' 1"
Sophomore
Karis Park

#14 Karis Park

Libero
5' 2"
Senior
Emily Wen

#10 Emily Wen

Setter
5' 9"
Sophomore
Taylor Mercado

#3 Taylor Mercado

Libero
5' 2"
Freshman
Natalie Nguyen

#7 Natalie Nguyen

Setter
5' 5"
Freshman
Berkeley Ploder

#13 Berkeley Ploder

Middle Blocker
6' 1"
Freshman
Juleigh Urbina

#20 Juleigh Urbina

Setter
5' 10"
Freshman
Dionna Mitchell

#22 Dionna Mitchell

Outside Hitter
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Vaughan Anoa

#8 Vaughan Anoa'i

6' 2"
Junior
Middle Blocker
Mary Grace Goyena

#11 Mary Grace Goyena

6' 1"
Senior
Outside Hitter
Kamryn Lee-Caracci

#9 Kamryn Lee-Caracci

6' 1"
Sophomore
Middle Blocker
Karis Park

#14 Karis Park

5' 2"
Senior
Libero
Emily Wen

#10 Emily Wen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Setter
Taylor Mercado

#3 Taylor Mercado

5' 2"
Freshman
Libero
Natalie Nguyen

#7 Natalie Nguyen

5' 5"
Freshman
Setter
Berkeley Ploder

#13 Berkeley Ploder

6' 1"
Freshman
Middle Blocker
Juleigh Urbina

#20 Juleigh Urbina

5' 10"
Freshman
Setter
Dionna Mitchell

#22 Dionna Mitchell

5' 11"
Freshman
Outside Hitter