LAKEWOOD, NJ- On a night that Georgian Court University honored its seniors, the Lions fell to visiting Wilmington University, 62-54, Tuesday evening at the Wellness Center. The contest marked the final home game for Dee Varley, Tifanni Brown and the injured Miesha Barksdale. 

After being dominated by the Wildcats, 27-14, in the first half, the Lions outscored Wilmington, 40-35, in the second stanza. GCU lived and died by the three-pointer, going 1-for-10 from beyond the arc in the first half and 8-for-16 in the second. 

Three Lions scored in double-digits, including Shawna Wert (15 points, 7 rebounds), Varley (14 points, 7 rebounds) and Dana Wert (13 points, 4 rebounds). 

Wilmington was paced by Amelia Simmons' (Sr.-Wilmington, DE) 23 points in 30 minutes. Kim Parker (Sr.-New Castle, DE) drained 13 points for the Wildcats while surpassing the 1,000-point mark for her career in the second half. 

The Lions fall to 8-17 on the campaign (6-12 CACC) while Wilmington improves to 13-12 (10-7 CACC).

Georgian Court is scheduled to play at Nyack College on Thursday evening at 7pm after getting snowed out back on February 6th.