Lakewood, N.J.- Thanks to a scalding shooting effort of 54.6% from the floor, Georgian Court University secured a solid 87-80 victory over Holy Family University Tuesday night in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's basketball action.

GCU (6-3 CACC, 6-11 overall), winners of two straight and three of their last four, hangs on to third-place in the CACC South Division standings with the triumph. The Tigers tumble to 4-4 in conference play (6-10 overall) with the setback. The win marks Georgian Court's first at home vs. Holy Family since the Lions became an NCAA Division II program prior to the 2003-04 campaign.

Three Lions eclipsed the 20-point mark in the contest,topped by Jada Atchison's 27 on the night. The redshirt junior connected on five three-pointers and hit 8-of-10 free throw attempts. Destiny Thompson, thanks to her 24 points Tuesday, needs just 18 more to reach 1,000-point plateau in a stellar collegiate career.

Safiyyah Lee continues to be a force for Georgian Court as the junior drained 21 points, to go along with five boards and a pair of blocks. Carna Prokic fell two rebounds (8 total) and three points (7) short of a triple-double as the senior balanced the effort with 10 assists and three steals.

Six Tigers reached double-digits in the losing cause, paced by Casey Schweitzer (Jr.-Lagrangeville, N.Y.) and her 15 total points (including a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe.

Georgian Court looks to make it three straight this Saturday when the Lions welcome Bloomfield College to campus at 1:00 p.m.