WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University volleyball team (9-15, 2-10 BE) is gearing up for a pair of home matches this weekend at McDonough Arena. On Friday, November 8 the Hoyas will host Providence at 6 p.m. for their second showdown of the season. The weekend action wraps up on Sunday, November 10 with a noon rematch against UConn.

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 282 kills on the season with an average of 3.32 kills per set. Mitchell is a two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
• Kamryn Lee-Caracci has contributed 204 kills this season, which ranks second on the team, with an average of 2.46 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 164 kills this season and she has averaged 2.73 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 326 averaging 3.79 per set.
• Sophomore setter Emily Wen currently leads the Hoyas in assists with 615 credited to her and 7.41 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 77 blocks, followed by Kamryn Lee-Caracci with 67. Anoa'i has been averaging 1.12 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 Providence

• Friday's match is set to begin at 6 p.m.
• In the most recent meeting on October 5, 2024, Georgetown won 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 25-13, 25-21)
• Providence currently stands at 7-16 this season and 0-12 in conference.
• The Friars are currently ranked No. 11 in the BIG EAST.

Scouting UConn

• Sunday's match is scheduled to start at noon.
• In the most recent meeting on October 4, 2024, Georgetown lost in three sets (25-22, 25-23, 25-16)
• UConn is currently 20-4 this season and 8-4 in BIG EAST play.
• The Huskies are currently ranked No. 3 in the BIG EAST.

Up Next

The Blue & Gray will head to Marquette on Friday, November 15, for a 6 p.m. matchup, followed by a visit to Creighton on Sunday, November 17, for a 1 p.m. game. A link to live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.