LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Jan. 20, 2023) - Winners of three straight, Georgian Court Women's Basketball looks to keep rolling Saturday afternoon.
Opponent
Bloomfield Bears (1-16, 0-8 CACC)
Where
Bloomfield, NJ - Bloomfield College Gym
When
Saturday, Jan. 21 - 1 p.m.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game will be available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal page of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available at GCULions.com.
Previously vs. Bloomfield
• In their lone meeting a season ago, Georgian Court took an early lead and never looked back. Helped out by a 20-11 third quarter, the Lions put away the Bears 74-56.
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Anyssa Fields scored a game-high 22 with 12 rebounds.
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Tian Addison added 16 points.
• GCU shot 45.5% overall while the Bears hit just 31% from the floor.
Last Time Out
• The Lions continue to stack wins. This was another nail-biter, a 61-54 win over Chestnut Hill.
• Georgian Court has now won their last three games by a combined 11 points.
• The Lion defense held CHC to just 36.4% shooting and 2-10 from behind the arc.
• GCU turned a one-point lead into an eight-point lead in the final 75 seconds of the third, closing on a 7-0 run. Chestnut Hill never got back to within six.
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Jariah Patterson had a night going 7-17 for 19 points with seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots.
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Tian Addison added 13 with nine assists and six rebounds.
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Paula Perez-Fabregas hit double-figures scoring 10.
• After missing the last game,
Savawn Hughes came back to score nine on 4-7 shooting with six rebounds.
Who's Hot?
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Jariah Patterson has reached double-figures in four of her last six games, averaging 12.5 points during that span.
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Tian Addison has at least two steals in each of her last seven games. She also dished out 19 assists her last two and reached double-figure points in three straight.
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A'nya Harper scored a career-best 16 points against Caldwell and set a season-best nine rebounds against Chestnut Hill.
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Paula Perez-Fabregas is averaging 14 points in her last two games.
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Savawn Hughes has at least six rebounds in five straight contests.
Individual Milestones
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Tian Addison is two three-pointers away from 100.
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A'nya Harper is 14 points shy of 100 and 15 rebounds shy of 100.
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Jariah Patterson will hit 150 points with 13 more.
• With 10 more rebounds,
Andjela Kremenovic will get to 100.
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• The Lions are fourth as a team in the CACC sinking 69.7% of their free throws and fifth hitting 29.5% from three.
• GCU is averaging 3.3 blocks per game which is also fourth in the CACC.
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Tian Addison's 37.4 minutes played lead the league. She's also fourth with 3.8 assists per contest.
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Savawn Hughes is fourth grabbing 5.2 defensive rebounds per game.
About the Opponent
Bloomfield Bears
• Bloomfield won their third scheduled game of the season, Nov. 16 and have since dropped 14 straight.
• The Bears are 1-16 overall and 0-8 in the CACC sitting at the bottom of the league.
• Many of their games haven't been overly competitive as they're being out scored by nearly 16 points, one of the worst in the NCAA.
• Bloomfield ranks 290th out of 294 teams in Division II shooting 31% overall and are last from three hitting just 16.8%.
• Daniya Darby leads the team scoring 12.5 points per game. She's done well shooting 49% overall and 83% at the foul line.
• Morenike Akinrefon is also shooting 45%. Her and Darby though have had trouble staying on the court, playing just 18 of a possible 30 games combined.