WASHINGTON – Georgetown volleyball wraps up its three-match homestand against Seton Hall and St. John's this weekend at McDonough Arena. The Hoyas face the Pirates on Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. before taking on the Red Storm on Saturday, October 24 at 6 p.m.
This weekend, Georgetown University will host BellRinger. Events are scheduled on the Hilltop campus Friday and Saturday. There will be several on-campus parking impacts and road closures. Fans are encouraged to plan their travel accordingly.
Follow Along
- Live stats and broadcast links can be found at GUHoyas.com.
- Stay connected with the team on social media: follow @HoyaVolleyball on X and Instagram.
About the Hoyas
- Head Coach AJ Bonetti is in his fourth season at the helm after a 14-15 campaign last year, including a 7-9 finish in BIG EAST play.
- Georgetown (12-7, 4-4 BIG EAST) sits sixth in the conference standings and is coming off a historic 3-2 victory over Creighton on Saturday, marking the program's first-ever win against the Bluejays.
- Graduate transfer Bella McGirr was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after totaling a career-high 31 digs against Creighton, marking the fourth-highest single-match total in program history.
- Georgetown averages 12.32 kills and 11.49 assists per set offensively, while collecting 13.38 digs and 2.16 blocks per set on defense.
- Dionna Mitchell paces Georgetown's offense, averaging 2.79 kills per set, followed by Kamryn Lee-Caracci (2.65 per set), Berkeley Ploder (2.29 per set), and Katherine McGregor (1.97 per set).
- Lee-Caracci and Ploder both hold a .410 hitting percentage to lead the BIG EAST and rank among the top 20 nationally.
- Juleigh Urbina has directed the Hoyas offense with 504 assists, averaging 7.30 assists per set, which ranks seventh in the conference.
- McGirr anchors the defense with 223 total digs (4.21 per set), while Mitchell has recorded 142 (2.15 per set) and Urbina has posted 148 (2.14 per set).
- Ploder (67), Lee-Caracci (65) and Katherine McGregor (49) lead the net defense in total blocks.
- Georgetown welcomed four freshmen this season: Lexi Anderson, Avery Lewis, Addie Lloyd and Olivia Penske.
About the Pirates
- Seton Hall is 8-12 on the season with a 0-8 mark in conference action following losses to DePaul (3-1) and Marquette (3-0).
- The Pirates finished 11th in the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- SHU wrapped up last season with a 6-21 record and a 0-16 mark in the BE.
About the Red Storm
- The Red Storm are currently 15-6 this season with a 5-3 record in conference play after losses against Marquette (3-0) and DePaul (3-2).
- St. John's was picked eighth in the Preseason Coaches' Poll, while Rashanny Solano Smith was the lone libero to be selected to the All-Preseason team.
- St. John's finished 10-19 last season with a 6-10 mark in the conference.
Up Next
Georgetown volleyball heads to the Northeast next weekend for matches against Providence on Friday, October 30 at 5 p.m. and UConn on Saturday, October 31 at 4 p.m. Live stats and broadcast links will be available on
GUHoyas.com.