LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Jan. 6, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball plays their first game in the 2023 calendar year this weekend as they continue CACC action. 

Opponent
Alliance University (1-9, 1-4 CACC)

Where
Jersey City, NJ - John J. Moore Athletic and Fitness Center

When
Sunday, Jan. 8 - 2 p.m.

How to Watch
• Sunday'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. Alliance (formerly Nyack) 
• Due to a postponement, these two teams met late in the year, February 17 in Lakewood. Georgian Court never trailed in their 87-53 win.
• GCU closed the game outscoring then-Nyack 22-8 in the fourth quarter. 
• Anyssa Fields led GCU scoring 20 points on 9-18 shooting.
• Leighanna Lister was a point shy of a double-double with nine points and 16 rebounds.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court led for nearly 60% of their game with Post, but were outscored 21-12 in the fourth quarter as the lead slipped through their fingers in a 64-60 loss.
• Savawn Hughes scored 24 going 8-14 overall and 4-6 from three. She also grabbed six rebounds.
• Jariah Patterson chipped in 12 points with three steals.
• Tian Addison scored seven with six assists, three rebounds and three steals.
• Imani Gillette pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
• A'nya Harper added eight points, six at the free throw line.

Who's Hot? 
• Savawn Hughes scored a career-high 24 against Post. She's reached double-figures in six of 10 games this season.
• Jariah Patterson is averaging 15.5 points per game in her last two games.
• Tian Addison played her first game in a month against Post and scored seven points with six assists.
• Leah Snisky is 7-9 from the floor in the last three games. 

Individual Milestones
• Imani Gillette needs one more rebound and six points to hit 100 this season.
• Precious Adediran is eight points shy of 100 for her career.
• With seven more poitns Jarriah Patterson will hit 100.
• Tian Addison needs 29 more minutes played to hit 2,000 in her career. 
• One more assist will bring Savawn Hughes to 100 for her career. 

Lions in the CACC
• Imani Gillette leads the CACC and is fourth in the country grabbing 4.7 offensive rebounds per game. She's second in the league overall with 9.9 boards. 
• With 3.5 blocks per game, Georgian Court ranks third in the CACC.  
• The Lions are fourth as a team in the CACC sinking 12.1 free throws per game.
• At 80.6%, Savawn Hughes ranks sixth in the league in free throw percentage.
• Despite being ninth in the league in rebounding, GCU ranks fifth in offensive rebounds per game at 13.5. 

About the Opponent
Alliance University
• Alliance has just one win on the season. They're 1-9 overall and 1-4 in the CACC North Division.
• Alliance has lost six straight games since defeating Bloomfield November 30.
• They have one of the worst scoring offenses in Division II averaging just 52.8 points per game.
• Alliance is also turning the ball over more than 20 times per game and is being out rebounded 44-36.
• Carly Bollvar leads Alliance scoring 13.3 points per game.
• Ashlyn Mesidor is scoring 12 points with 8.3 rebounds per contest and is shooting 44.6% overall.