LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 11, 2022) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer is in action this week on the road against a conference unbeaten.
Opponent
Jefferson Rams (5-4-3, 4-0-1 CACC)
Where
Philadelphia - Ravenhill Field
When
Wednesday, Oct. 12 - 3 p.m.
How to Watch
Wednesday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the CACC Network. Video and live stats links are available at gculions.com.
Previously vs. Jefferson
• The Lions scored three first half goals and pitched a shutout in a 3-0 win over Jefferson last season.
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Mathias Madersbacher got the scoring started in the ninth minute.
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Louis Silva then scored a pair 11 minutes apart, the latter coming on a penalty kick.
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Gianluca Cersosimo made four saves for the shutout.
Last Time Out
• GCU blanked Bloomfield 2-0 in front of their home crowd last Saturday.
• Each team totaled 15 shots and put six on net each.
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Francisco Corral's penalty kick was saved by the Bloomfield goalie, but Corral hustled to the rebound and buried that chance for a 1-0 lead.
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Cherif Tammar added a goal later in the first half for a 2-0 lead.
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Sotirios Gkosdis made the 2-0 lead hold up with a shutout win making six saves.
Who's Hot?
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Jay Abraham has scored twice this season. The first two goals of his career. He's got seven shots on goal, tied for the most
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Sotirios Gkosdis earned his second shutout of the season Saturday in a 2-0 win. He has 16 saves his last two matches.
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Joseph Ficarotta has three points in his last two matches, a goal and an assist.
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Francisco Corral also has a goal and an assist his last two games.
Individual Milestones
• With one more point,
Mathias Madersbacher will reach 20 for his career.
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Sotirios Gkosdis is four saves away from the top-four all-time at GCU for a single-season. With seven more, he'll enter the top-three.
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Francisco Corral is three assists away from second all-time at Georgian Court and one goal away from the top-10.
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Jay Abraham's next game played will be his 50th.
About Jefferson
• Jefferson is one of two unbeatens in the CACC. They're 15 points have them in fifth place
• With three ties in conference play, Jefferson is tied with Felician for the most in the league.
• The Rams are not a high-scoring team. Only once this season have they scored three goals in a match.
• Jefferson has scored just 12 goals in conference play, same number as the Lions. They've allowed just four though, second-fewest in the CACC.
• Matteo Crescente took over as the Ram goaltender midway through the season. He's played in seven matches and allowed just four goals with a conference-best 0.62 goals against average. His GAA and his save percentage, .892 rank in the NCAA top-10.
• Offensively, Diego Guzman is their leading scorer with four goals and nine points.
• Theophilus Ijeboi has found net three times and has seven points.