LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Oct. 6, 2022) - Lions soccer finishes up their week Saturday afternoon in a CACC doubleheader.
Opponent
Bloomfield Bears (1-7-3, 1-5-1 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, N.J. - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Saturday, Oct. 8 - 2:30 p.m.
How to Watch
Saturday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Georgian Court Blueframe portal page of the CACC Network. Video and live stats links are available at gculions.com.
Previously vs. Bloomfield
• The Lions scored twice in the first half on their way to a 2-1 win at Bloomfield in 2021.
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Louis Silva scored in the 25th minute to get the Lions on the board.
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Mathias Madersbacher scored with just two minutes remaining in the half on a penalty kick for a 2-0 lead.
• The Bears scored in the 72nd minute to make it a one-score game, but didn't get another shot on goal in the 2-1 loss.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court played from behind and couldn't make up the three-goal deficit in the 3-1 loss to Wilmington.
• Playing in awful rainy and windy conditions, the Wildcats got in the board in the first with a goal in the 33rd minute.
• They added two more for a 3-0 lead before the Lions'
Joseph Ficarotta broke the shutout in the 80th minute.
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Francisco Corral picked up an assist.
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Sotirios Gkosdis came up with 10 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 six shots on goal, second most on the team.
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Sotirios Gkosdis made a season-high 10 saves against Wilmington.
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Joseph Ficarotta has five points in his last six matches.
Individual Milestones
• With one more point,
Mathias Madersbacher will reach 20 for his career.
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Sotirios Gkosdis is six saves away from the top-five all-time at GCU for a single-season.
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Francisco Corral is three assists away from second all-time at Georgian Court and two goals away from the top-10.
About Bloomfield
• Bloomfield is just 1-7-3 on the season, but they've been competitive in all 11 matches.
• The Bears haven't allowed more than two goals in a game all season.
• Bloomfield's problem is scoring. They have just three goals all season. That's not just the worst in the CACC, it's the worst in Division II; 199th out of 199 ranked teams.
• Defensively, the Bears' goals against average is second in the conference at 1.000, giving up an average of just one goal per game.
• Redshirt junior goalkeeper Jomar Vizcaino has gotten the majority of the playing time with eight starts. He's made 27 saves and allowed 10 goals. Backup Matthew Brun has played in three games and allowed just one goal though, while making 15 stops.
• Marvin Munoz leads the team with three points, a goal and an assist each.
• Oscar Hernandez and Raynaldo St. Bernard each have one goal apiece.
