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DePaul to Face Villanova and Georgetown in Final Road Swing of Regular Season
11/9/2023 5:02:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Blue Demons prepare for final road matches
CHICAGO - DePaul volleyball hits the road for the final road matches of the regular season, taking on Villanova and Georgetown. The Blue Demons will take on the Wildcats on Friday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. CT and the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m CT.
"One of the best conference match weekends is the Villanova - Georgetown weekend, and this year is no exception," said head coach Marie Zide. "Villanova is riding their veteran core in Campos, Booth, Barber and Homer who are really doing a great job allowing their freshman pins to play loose and free. We anticipate them to play well in their home gym and know it will take winning long rallies over and over again to get them. Georgetown has a similar narrative with Wilhite and Goyena really providing stability for their younger players to go for it. Their middles and libero make them tough to beat and it will take a balanced attack and stealing kills away from them to win. Both of these teams are in the postseason hunt with us and both stand in our way of a postseason berth, so there's a layer of pressure on these matches that a competitor salivates for, and we are excited to get to first serve."
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
- Villanova has an overall record of 16-10 (7-7 BIG EAST) heading into the penultimate weekend of play.
- The Wildcats rank third in hitting percentage (.226) and fourth in service aces (1.61 per set) in the BIG EAST.
- Senior setter Andrea Campos averages 9.88 assists per set, good for third in the conference.
- Freshman Abby Harrell is eighth in the conference in kills, earning 3.30 per set.
- Two Wildcats rank within the top-10 for service aces. Skylar Gerhardt is third with 0.39 per set, while Abby Harrell is eighth with 0.35 per set.
- Josh Steinbach is in his 17th season as the head coach of the Wildcats.
SCOUTING THE HOYAS
- Georgetown enters the weekend with a 13-13 (4-10 BIG EAST) overall record.
- Freshman Kamryn Lee-Caracci is fourth in the conference in hitting percentage (.343).
- Freshman Emily Wen ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in assists, averaging 9.43 per set.
- Junior Mary Grace Goyena averages 3.18 kills per set, good for ninth in the league.
- Junior libero Karis Park is sixth in the conference in digs, earning 4.01 per set.
- AJ Bonetti is in his first season with the Hoyas.
SERIES STUFF
Georgetown owns the slight edge in all-time matchups, 16-14.
The Wildcats lead the overall series, 19-7.Â
BLUE DEMON BITS
- DePaul comes into the weekend with a record of 13-12 (6-8 BIG EAST).Â
- The Blue Demons leads the conference in blocks, averaging 2.24 per set. Additionally, the team is second in digs (16.48 per set), third in assists (12.11 per set) and fourth in kills (12.92 per set).
- Jill Pressly leads the league in kills and points. The senior averages 4.44 kills per set, which is good for 15th in the nation, and 4.89 points per set.Â
- Rachel Krasowski continues to lead the BIG EAST in digs with 5.05 per set, which puts her 19th in the country.
- Two Blue Demons rank among the top five for blocks per set in the BIG EAST. Katelynn Oxley sits in second with 1.08 blocks per set, while Meghan Scholz is in fifth with 1.01 blocks per set.
- Maggie Jones and Ashley Cudiamat lead the team in assists, averaging 6.94 and 6.40 per set, respectively. Both Jones and Cudiamat are within the top-10 of the conference.
UP NEXT
DePaul will close out the regular season at home, as they welcome Seton Hall and St. John's. The Blue Demons will take on the Pirates on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. and celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 18 against St. John's at 6 p.m.
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2023 TICKET INFORMATION Â
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