Women’s Volleyball Heads To Felician Friday, Hosts Georgian Court Saturday

Women’s Volleyball Heads To Felician Friday, Hosts Georgian Court Saturday

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Concordia College (N.Y.) volleyball team has a pair of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) matches on the docket this weekend, starting on Friday, Sept. 14 at Felician University. The following day, Concordia returns to the friendly confines of the Meyer Athletic Center for a match against Georgian Court University.

Match Information: Felician Univeristy
Date: 
Friday, Sept. 14 2018 | 7 p.m.
Location: 
Rutherford, N.J. | Job Gymnasium
All-Time Series: Concordia leads 16-5
Last Time: Concordia 3-0 (Nov. 4, 2017)
Media Coverage: 
Live Stats | Live Video

Match Information: Georgian Court University
Date: 
Saturday, Sept. 15 2018 | 1 p.m.
Location: 
Bronxville, N.Y. | Meyer Athletic Center
All-Time Series: Georgian Court leads 6-2
Last Time: Georgian Court 3-0 (Sept. 23, 2017)
Media Coverage: 
Live Stats | Live Video

About the Clippers
Concordia (0-3, 0-2 CACC) heads into the weekend slate after a 3-0 setback at Post on Tuesday, Sept. 11 in CACC action. The Clippers average 8.90 kills per set on a .094 hitting percentage with 12.70 digs, 7.90 assists, 1.90 service aces and 0.70 blocks.

Freshman outside hitter Nilka Rivera (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) leads the Concordia attack with 2.20 kills, getting her feeds from senior setter Bianca Ortiz (Ponce, Puerto Rico) who dishes out a team-leading 4.50 assists. Junior right-side hitter Tatienne Tugade-Sua (Kalihi, Hawaii) boasts a team-best 4.60 digs per set, fourth-highest in the CACC, while senior middle blocker Lauren Peters (Monterey Park, Calif.) average a team-leading 0.60 blocks and junior outside hitter Camila Rabassa (Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico) and junior defensive specialist Alana Rousset-Hernandez (Canovanas, Puerto Rico) both serve 0.40 aces.

About the Golden Falcons
Felician (1-5, 0-2 CACC) continues a season-long five-match homestand following a 3-0 CACC loss to Caldwell on Tuesday, Sept. 11. The Golden Falcons average 9.55 kills per set on a .160 hitting percentage with 13.65 digs, 8.80 assists, 1.80 blocks and 1.55 service aces.

Kahea Aea paces Felician's offense with 2.76 kills on a .216 clip while Sierra Gallagher dishes out a team-best 4.75 assists. MaryGrace Puryear anchors the defense with 3.10 digs, while Jazlyn Pipkins boasts the second-highest blocks per set rate in the conference at 1.15.

About the Lions
Georgian Court (6-4, 2-0 CACC) heads into the weekend after a 3-2 victory against Nyack on Tuesday, Sept. 11. GCU hosts Wilmington on Friday, Sept. 14 before making the trip to Bronxville and averages 10.6 kills on a .158 hitting percentage with 13.0 digs, 9.9 assists, 2.4 service aces and 1.3 blocks going into Friday's match.

Peggy Rosario sparks the GCU attack with 2.76 kills and 0.52 service aces, both team-highs. Triby Kile averages a team-best 4.41 assists while Emily McCurley chips in 3.79 digs and Amy Bruno boasts 0.62 blocks.

The Clippers take a brief hiatus from conference play on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Queens. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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