Wilmington, Del.- Georgian Court University, in its first outing as a nationally-ranked team, passed its initial test as the #17 Lions outlasted defending CACC champion, Goldey-Beacom College, on the road Wednesday in men's soccer action.

The victory keeps GCU perfect in conference play at 7-0 and extends the program's team-record winning streak to 10 in a row (10-1 on the year). The Lightning fall to 3-8-1 (2-4-1 CACC).

The home team got on the board first when Nicholas Ladeira took off on a fast break and buried a GBC tally at 15:02. Georgian Court responded at 29:43, thanks to a Jonathan Firmino header off a Vinicius Monteiro free kick. The goal marks the second in as many games for Firmino.

The score would remain tied until the second stanza when Quentin Bouly ripped a 25-yard pea into the upper right to put the road team up, 2-1, with 33:09 remaining in regulation. Goldey-Beacom would answer in the 79th minute (78:16) as Joe Scarpinato slipped in the equalizer to knot the score at 2-2.

Just 1:11 later, GCU's Louis Silva laid into a Bouly feed that got just under the crossbar, providing the Lions the 3-2 advantage ... and the triumph. The victors controlled the shot column, 25-11, including a 12-4 margin regarding shots on goal.

Jamie Hickey continues his sensational sophomore season in the GCU net as he improves to 8-0 with the complete-game win (two saves). 

Georgian Court returns to the road Saturday night with a 7:30 p.m. conference contest at Felician University.