St. John's Hosts Georgetown, Villanova This Weekend

Oct. 10, 2013

QUEENS, N.Y. - St. John's (12-7, 1-2) continues BIG EAST play at home in Carnesecca Arena with a pair of matches against two conference rivals it is quite familiar with. The Red Storm will take on Georgetown (6-10, 0-3) on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m., before playing Villanova (10-6, 2-1) on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. St. John's is 4-0 at home this season.

FOLLOW THE MATCH LIVE

Friday's match against Georgetown will air live on ESPN3 with Ralph Bednarczyk and Bryan Foti on the call.
Bednarczyk and Foti return to the call for Saturday's match against Villanova on RedStormSports.com.
GameTracker will provide free live stats for both matches.
Live updates will also be provided by the official Twitter account: @StJohnsVB

SCOUTING THE HOYAS

Georgetown is 6-10 overall, 0-3 in BIG EAST play, and 1-6 on the road.
The Hoyas are 0-5 in their last five matches, losing to DePaul (3-0), Marquette (3-0), at Villanova (3-1), UMBC (3-2), and at West Virginia (3-2).
With 16.14 digs per set, Georgetown ranks third in the BIG EAST and 38th in the NCAA.
Junior MacKenzie Simpson and sophomore Lauren Saar lead the team in digs per set with 3.73 and 3.46 averages, respectively.
Georgetown was picked to finish ninth in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll.
In 2012, the Hoyas went 7-21 overall and 1-14 in conference play.
St. John's is 11-8 all-time against Georgetown, winning the last meeting, 3-0, on Sept. 12, 2012, at Carnesecca Arena.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

Villanova is 10-6 overall, 2-1 in BIG EAST play, and 2-2 on the road.
The Wildcats are 4-1 in their last five matches, defeating DePaul (3-0), Georgetown (3-1), Penn (3-1), and Norfolk State (3-0) and losing to Marquette (3-1).
With 1.44 aces per set, Villanova ranks second in the BIG EAST and 69th in the NCAA.
With 5.11 digs per set, senior Mariah Henley ranks first in the BIG EAST and 23rd in the NCAA.
With 10.76 assists per set, sophomore Emma Pettit ranks fourth in the BIG EAST and 47th in the NCAA.
Villanova was picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll.
In 2012, the Wildcats went 11-19 overall and 5-10 in conference play.
St. John's is 10-11 all-time against Villanova, winning the last meeting, 3-2, on Sept. 23, 2012, at Carnesecca Arena.

ST. JOHN'S VERSUS THE WORLD (WELL, THE NCAA)

With 2.63 blocks per set as a team, St. John's ranks third in the BIG EAST and 33rd in the NCAA (last week: 26th).
With a .243 team hitting percentage, St. John's ranks fourth in the BIG EAST and 68th in the NCAA (last week: 38th).
With 1.40 aces per set as a team, St. John's ranks fourth in the BIG EAST and 80th in the NCAA (last week: 66th).
With 4.40 kills per set, sophomore Karin Palgutova ranks first in the BIG EAST and 20th in the NCAA (last week: 16th).
With 5.01 points per set, Palgutova also ranks first in the BIG EAST and 19th in the NCAA (last week: 17th).
With 0.41 service aces per set, junior Aleksandra Wachowicz ranks second in the BIG EAST and 42nd in the NCAA (last week: 31st).
With 3.60 kills per set, Wachowicz ranks fourth in the BIG EAST and 87th in the NCAA (last week: 93rd).
With 4.30 points per set, Wachowicz ranks fifth in the BIG EAST and 60th in the NCAA (last week: 63rd).
With 1.17 blocks per set, sophomore Amy Zimmer ranks third in the BIG EAST and 78th in the NCAA (last week: 72nd).
With 4.54 digs per set, sophomore Shawna-Lei Santos ranks fourth in the BIG EAST and 78th in the NCAA (last week: 74th).
With 9.99 assists per set, sophomore Deniz Mutlugil ranks sixth in the BIG EAST and 107th in the NCAA (last week: 97th).

SEEING DOUBLE

Sophomore Karin Palgutova leads the team with six double-doubles.
Sophomore Deniz Mutlugil is second on the squad with four.
Junior Aleksandra Wachowicz is third with three.
Junior Ashley Boursiquot is fourth with one.
As a team, SJU has 14 double-doubles, which exceeds last season's total of 13.
In 2012, Palgutova led the squad with seven double-doubles.

THIRD SET BATTLE VS. XAVIER RESULTS IN HIGHEST-SCORING SET OF SJU'S SEASON

St. John's fought off a sweep at the hands of the Musketeers on Oct. 6 with a 34-32 third set victory.
The 66 points are the most in a set played by the Red Storm this season.
SJU nearly stole the fourth set, rallying for five-straight points while Xavier held match point, but the Mustketeers won the game, 25-23, and the match, 3-1.

UP NEXT

St. John's will conclude its home-and-home series against Georgetown and Villanova on the road next weekend. The Red Storm will take on the Wildcats in Villanova, Pa., on Friday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. and the Hoyas in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m.

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