LAKEWOOD, NJ- The Georgian Court University soccer team paid a fitting tribute to its three seniors on its annual Senior Day Thursday afternoon, shutting out St. Thomas Aquinas College, 5-0, at Investors Savings Bank Field. With Philadelphia University's overtime victory vs. Holy Family University, the Lions (13-7) will be the #2 seed going into the CACC Tournament this Tuesday. 

After a very touching pregame ceremony honoring seniors Alley Abbate, Allyson Buckley and Lindsay Hammond, GCU got down to business less than ten minutes into the contest when All-CACC First-teamer, Kelly Lyons, netted a Skyler Eiceman pass at 9:24 to give Georgian Court a 1-0 lead.

Shannon Mastrogiovanni scored her third of the year at 29:07, followed by a Taylor Reinecke tally (her sixth of the season) at 42:38, to give the Lions a 3-0 lead going into intermission.

Alexa Niro maintained her recent sharpshooter status as she gave GCU a 4-0 advantage with her fifth goal (all coming since October 7th) of the year at 52:06. Lyons ended the scoring surge at 79:31 with her second of the contest and 20th of the season. Kelly has now posted back-to-back 20-goal seasons to start her collegiate career having scored eight goals over her last three games to reach this elite milestone.

Hammond made four saves to secure her third straight shutout and ninth of the season.

GCU now begins preparing to defend its CACC crown this coming Tuesday when they host a CACC quarterfinals match at 2 PM vs. a to-be-determined opponent.