Lakewood, N.J.-Seeking the first 4-0 start in the NCAA Division II era of Georgian Court University women's soccer, the Lions hosted a difficult foe in #11 University of Bridgeport Monday afternoon on Investors Savings Bank Field.

The Lions provided to be a formidable opponent for the nationally-ranked Purple Knights, but the visitors were able to hold off GCU, 1-0, to escape with the non-conference road victory.

Georgian Court (3-1) and Bridgeport (3-0-1)  played a scoreless first half of action. However, it did not take the Purple Knights long to strike in the second session as Bridgeport's Ariana Weingrad (Fr.-Hicksville, N.Y.) netted the contest's lone goal at 46:03, a blistering effort to the upper right corner of the Lions' net. Nicole Greenwald (Fr.-Levittown, N.Y.) provided the assist on Weinegrad's first career collegiate tally.

Bridgeport domintated the shot column, 19-7, but the Lions totalled three more corner kicks (5-2) than the Purple Knights.

Purple Knights's goalkeeper Kaitlin Occhipinti (Fr.-Islip, N.Y.) improved to 2-0 (90:00, two saves) in the Bridgeport net while Tianna Worden (Jr.-Bayville, N.Y.), making her 2014 debut for the Lions, suffered the defeat (55:21, five saves). 

GCU returns to CACC action in its next outing as the Lions host Nyack College Saturday afternoon at 12:00 p.m.