LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Nov. 30, 2022) - The final day of November belonged to Clint Wright, Jr. and the Lions. Wright, Jr. led his team to a 61-58 win over Holy Family in their CACC opener and set the new Georgian Court all-time three-point mark in the process.

How it Happened
• It was a thrilling game that came down to the wire and both teams were evenly matched. The Lions held the edge shooting 36.6% to the Tigers 34.9% and were better from behind the arc going 7-22 while HFU was just 5-24. The Lions also performed better at the foul line where they were 10-17. Holy Family left a lot of points at the line going just 9-20.
• Georgian Court also held an edge rebounding the ball. They grabbed 50 to the Tigers 39.
• Holy Family forced Georgian Court into 19 turnovers and scored 18 points off those turnovers. Holy Family lost the ball just 14 times themselves.
• Lion Coach Terrence Stewart did a good job of navigating early foul trouble. Six Lions committed three or more fouls, three committed four or more and one fouled out. 
• Holy Family raced out to an early lead, 12-5 and got it all the way to 10, 25-15, at the 3:49 mark thanks to an 11-1 run. But the Lions chipped back at the lead. Still trailing by seven with under a minute left in the half, Georgian Court got an offensive rebound and score from Shane Williams, then a steal and a three-pointer from Wright, Jr. to go into the break trailing by just two, 28-26.
• Williams kept his hot shooting up to start the second half. He buried a jumper and a three out of the gates giving the Lions a 31-28 lead less than a minute into the period. 
• The teams traded baskets and the game remained within one possession all the way until the 6:29 mark when Jamaal Waters gathered an offensive rebound and a putback giving the Lions a 51-46 lead.
• At the 14:26 is when Wright, Jr. hit his record-breaking three-pointer. His fifth of the game and he wasn't finished. That gave the Lions a 40-38 lead at the time.
• After the Waters putback, the Lions went cold and didn't score for 2:36. That allowed the Tigers to get back to within one. But there was Shane Williams again to end the spell and give the Lions another three-point edge with a tough turnaround jumper. 
• Hassan Jackson brought the lead back to six going 1-2 at the foul line with just 1:27 left to play. That lead shrunk to four in the final 60 seconds and a Lion turnover and transition bucket cut the lead to just two, 58-56. 
• Cameron Edmonds made it a three-point lead sinking one at the foul line with just 14 seconds to play. The ensuing possession saw the Tigers miss a game-tying three but they managed to grab the offensive rebound and put in a layup to make it just a one-point game.
• Wright, Jr. calmly sunk two at the foul line with under five seconds left. Holy Family though had one final shot but a desperation three was off the mark and the Lions held on for the win.

It Was Over When...
• This was a full 40 minute game and once the Tigers desperation three innocently fell to the ground and the final buzzer went off, that's when GCU could feel good about the win.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Clint Wright, Jr. led all scorers with 22 points. He was 7-12 overall and 6-9 from three.
• Jamaal Waters added 10 points with seven rebounds.
• Shane Williams was 4-8 for nine points with 13 rebounds.
• Titus Beard chipped in six points a team-high four assists.
• Justin Soranno was 3-5 for six points.

For the Tigers
• Aamir Hurst came off the bench to lead Holy Family with 14 points on 6-11 shooting going 2-4 from three.
• Malik Archer and Rick'Keem Mixson each scored 12 with seven rebounds.
• David Robinson, Jr. was a point shy of a double-double with nine points and 10 boards.
• Eric Esposito scored seven points and blocked five shots. 

News and Notes
• Clint Wright, Jr. is now the Lions all-time leader in three-point field goals made. He stands at the top with 109. 
• Not only did Wright, Jr. set the Lions new three-point record, he also grabbed his 100th career rebound. 
• Shane Williams matched a career-high with 13 rebounds. He also pulled down 13 last season against Holy Family. He also dished out his 100th career assist. Just the eighth Lion to ever total 100 helpers in a career. 
• Titus Beard surpassed 1,000 career minutes played in the blue and gold.
• The Lions 58 points allowed is the fewest this season. 
• Their 50 team rebounds is a season-best. 
• This was the Lions first home game of the season. They spent the first five on the road. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court will go back on the road next week. They'll be in Wilmington, DE to take on Goldey-Beacom College. Tip off comes after the women's game at roughly 8 p.m.
• GCU