LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 18, 2022) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer enters the homestretch of the regular season. They have three games left to play, all on the road, starting tomorrow afternoon.
Opponent
Staten Island Dolphins (1-8-1, 1-4Â ECC)
Where
Staten Island, NY - Dolphins Soccer Park
When
Thursday, Oct. 19 - 2 p.m.
How to Watch
Wednesday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Dolphins BlueFrame portal page. Video and live stats links are available at gculions.com.
Previously vs. Staten Island
• The two teams met for the first time in their history last season in Lakewood.
• GCU blanked CSI, who was just in their second year moving from Division III to Division II, 8-0.
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Krystal Hund and
Ashley Merizalde each scored twice.
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Carley Polchak only needed to make one save for the shutout win.Â
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court put Bridgeport on upset alert, taking a one-goal lead nearly into the half.
• The Purple Knights tied things with just under three minutes left in the first.
• They then scored back-to-back early in the second half for a 3-1 lead.
• GCU got one back and had chances to tie, including a penalty kick, but the ball never found the back of the net in the 3-2 loss.
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Abby Kennelly scored both goals for GCU, her first two of the season.
Who's Hot?
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Krystal Hund has four goals and nine points in nine games played.
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Abby Kennelly has three assists in her last six matches and is coming off a two-goal game last Saturday.
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Aliya Canfield has scored twice in the last five matches.
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Sophia Ridolfo's assists have come in the last five matches. Â
Individual Milestones
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Krystal Hund scored her 40th career goal, fifth most all-time at GCU. She needs three more to get to fourth place. She's also one point shy of 100.
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Alyssa Dias needs two more saves to get into the Georgian Court all-time top-five as well.Â
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Aliya Canfield needs four more points to get to 40 for her career.Â
Lions in the CACC
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Alyssa Dias is fourth in the league in saves with 74.
• Dias is also tied for fourth with four total shutouts.
• As a team, the Lions rank sixth in the league with a 1.93 goals against average.Â
• Georgian Court's five shutouts are tied for the third most in the conference.
About Staten Island
• It's been a struggle for Staten Island, still new to Division II and the ECC. They are just 1-8-1 this season.
• Scoring has been an issue. They've been shutout eight times. In seven of their losses and a 0-0 draw.
• Their lone win came at home last week. A 2-0 win over D'Youville.
• The Dolphins have just three goals scored all season long. They rank 248th out of 253 in Division II in scoring offense.
• Mary Jones-Busch has the most shots on the team with nine. She's one of three Dolphins to have scored a goal.Â
• Sara Villacres has been the primary goalkeeper. She's started nine of ten matches and has 49 saves with a 2.46 goals against average.Â