ORANGEBURG, NY (Oct 21, 2022) - With their playoff hopes on the line, Georgian Court men's soccer traveled to Dominican looking for a win over the Chargers. Dominican drew first blood, but the Lions evened things in the second half. Neither team was able to add a second though in the 1-1 final.

How it Happened
• Georgian Court was on the gas pedal from the start. They totaled 29 shots, 10 on goal to the Chargers 14.
• Of the Lions 29 shots, 17 came in the first half where they outshot the Chargers 17-1.
• All that time in the offensive zone led to nine corner kicks.
• Dominican was called for 14 fouls along with four yellow cards and a red card. The Lions were booked for three yellow cards and 11 fouls.
• Rhys Cotter got the action started for the Lions. His shot just 64 seconds into the match was stopped by David Arteaga.
• The Lions kept the pressure up nearly the entire first half. GCU had a number of scoring opportunities in the 22nd minute. They got off five shots and three on net and had a corner kick, but the Chargers survived the surge.
• Dominican's first and only shot of the half came in the 25th minute which Sotirios Gkosdis brushed aside.
• The Chargers were doing a good job of clogging shooting lanes. They blocked eight Lion shots in the first half. In the closing seconds, GCU had one final opportunity, a shot from Sebastian Derflinger that sailed high.
• Despite the one-sided time of possession, the score was still 0-0 at the break. All it took for Dominican was one opportunity in the second half and they took advantage and the lead. 
• With a corner kick opportunity, Dominican's Maximino Casares Martintez used his head to put in the games first goal less than four minutes into the half. 
• Following the goal, Georgian Court went back on the offensive attack. They had another scoring chance in the 56th minute with three corner kicks. Robert Tapp put a shot towards the net that was blocked and an offsides killed the threat.
• Dominican nearly made it a 2-0 game, but Gkosdis came up with four saves in less than 60 seconds.
• Getting towards the middle of the half, Georgian Court finally beat Arteaga in the 65th minute. Noah Hamouda scored with an assist from Cotter who put a beautiful cross into the box.
• Over the final 25 minutes, GCU tested Arteaga three more times, including once in the 88th minute on Matthew McFadden's shot.
• Dominican had the final opportunity, a shot from Marouf Barry with just 18 seconds to play but it missed wide.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Noah Hamounda scored for the Lions on two shots.
• Rhys Cotter had two shots and an assist.
• Cherif Tammar led the team with five shots, two on net.
• Joseph Ficarotta also hit net twice on four shots.
• Sotirios Gkosdis made seven saves.

For the Chargers
• David Arteaga totaled nine saves in net.
• Maximino Casares Martinez scored on six shots, three on goal.
• Lucas Regos Santos picked up an assist.

News and Notes
• Sotirios Gkosdis surpassed 75 saves this season. He's at 77 for the year.
• Hamouda's goal was his first of the season.
• The Lions 29 shots were their most in a match this season.
• It's just the Lions second draw of the season.
• The Lions played the match without coaches Dino Raso and Rob Fitzpatrick on the sideline who were serving their red card suspensions. 

Up Next
• The Lions have just one more CACC match left. They play at Chestnut Hill Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.