LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Dec. 18, 2022) - Georgian Court Lions Women's Basketball has one final game before Division II Life in the Balance takes over.
Opponent
Assumption Greyhounds (9-0, 5-0 NE10)
Where
Worcester, Mass. - Laska Gym
When
Monday, Dec. 19 - 5:30 p.m.
How to Watch
• Monday's game will be available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Assumption portal page of the Northeast-10 Network. Live stats are also available at GCULions.com
Previously vs. Assumption
• This is the second end of a home-and-home scheduled with Assumption that started last season.
• In Lakewood in 2021, Georgian Court defeated the Greyhounds 53-46.
• The Lions trailed by three at the half, but erupted in the third quarter. They matched their scoring output from the first half in the third quarter alone with 20 points.
• Two Lions were in double-figures led by
Leighanna Lister's 13.
Hanna Thrainsdottir added 10 points.Â
• Neither team shot 40% in the game, but Assumption connected at just a 26% clip and were 2-13 from three.
Last Time Out
• It's been nearly two weeks since Georgian Court last took the floor. They played at Goldey-Beacom Dec. 6, an 84-71 loss.
• Georgian Court found themselves down 15-0 before finally getting on the board.
• They brought that lead down to seven in the second quarter, but an 18-5 GBC run put them up 20 and the Lightning lead never dipped below double-figures the rest of the way.
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Erika Aspajo led the team with a season-best 26 points on 10-21 shooting. She had a complete day with seven assists, five rebounds and four steals as well.
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Savawn Hughes added 19 points with eight rebounds.
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Leah Snisky andÂ
Imani Gillette each scored eight. Gillette grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
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Precious Adediran chipped in seven points and four rebounds.
Who's Hot?
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Erika Aspajo finally eclipsed her 19 point season high (reached three times) with 26 points at Goldey-Beacom. She also has seven assists in each of her last two games.Â
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Imani Gillette reached double-figure rebounds for the first time in three games at GBC when she pulled down 12. She was also 4-4 from the field against the Lightning.
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Precious Adediran has at least one three-pointer made in four straight games.
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Savawn Hughes is averaging 13 points and 7.8 rebounds in her last five games.Â
Individual Milestones
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Andjela Kremenovic is eight points shy of 150 for her career.Â
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Erika Aspajo is two three-pointers away from 50 in her career and 10 assists shy of 150.Â
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A'nya Harper needs three more rebounds to get to 50.Â
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Savawn Hughes will reach 400 career points with eight more.Â
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Precious Adediran is 10 points shy of 100 and
Imani Gillette 16 points away.Â
Lions in the CACC
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Imani Gillette is second in the CACC grabbing 11.1 rebounds per game. Her 5.1 offensive rebounds per game are third-most in the country.Â
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Erika Aspajo is fourth in the CACC scoring 16.9 points per game and with 4.6 assists per game.Â
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Precious Adediran's 45% three-point percentage is third in the conference. Â
• As a team, GCU is in the top-four in the league in field goal, three-point and free throw percentage.Â
About the Opponents
Assumption Greyhounds (all stats prior to game Saturday, Dec. 17 at Queens)
• Heading into the weekend, Assumption is yet to be defeated starting the year 9-0 and 5-0 in Northeast-10 play.
• The Greyhounds are up to No. 10 in the latest D2SIDA poll and are receiving votes in the WBCA coaches poll.
• A year ago, Assumption was bounced in the first round of the NE10 Tournament and went 12-13 on the season. They were picked to finish ninth in the league to start the year.Â
• Assumption is getting it done on the defensive end. They're allowing just 47.8 points per game, best in the country. They're also third in the nation as teams are shooting just 32.1%.
• Offensively, the Greyhound are also in the top-10 shooting 47.7% overall which is ninth in D2.Â
• Molly Stokes leads the team scoring 14.7 points per game. Her 3.3 made three-pointers put her seventh in the nation.
• Marina Callahan and Amanda Mieczkowski are each scoring more than nine points per game.
• Monica Spain averages 8.1 points and a team-best 6.2 rebounds per contest.Â