LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 18, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer starts a tough three-game road trip against three of the top teams in the CACC. 

Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons (9-1-1, 6-0 CACC CACC)

Where
Rutherford, NJ - Tryon Field

When
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 - 12:30 p.m.

How to Watch
• Tuesday's match is available to watch via a pay to view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Links for videos and live stats can be found above and on the Lions Soccer schedule page.

Previously vs. Felician
• The Lions have had a successful history with Felician, winning seven of 10 games and are unbeaten in four straight.
• Last season, the two teams played to a 1-1 draw after three straight GCU wins.
• Jay Abraham's goal in the 31st minute aver the Lions the lead.
• That goal held up until 4:21 left when Felician found the equalizer and the match ended in a 1-1 tie.
• Felician tripled the Lions in shots 18-6. Sotirios Gkosdis made seven saves. 

Last Time Out
• Last Saturday at Homecoming, Caldwell got a late goal to sneak by the Lions 2-1.
• All three goals were scored in the second half.
• The Cougars started it in the 65th minute, but Gijs Van Eif tied the match five minutes later.
• Still tied at one with five to play, a lucky bounce found Caldwell feet in the box and they were able to capitalize and hit the game-winner.
• The match featured 39 total shots with the Lions up 20-19.

Who's Hot?
• Mathias Madersbacher is up to a team-high 14 points with six goals. 
• Fabio Krissler has allowed just three goals in his last 315 minutes with 22 saves. 
• In his first game since returning from injury, Gijs Van Eif scored a goal.
• Oscar Jannesson picked up his first assist of the season Saturday. 
• The Lion defense which has allowed just two goals in the last three matches. 

CACC Leaders
• Mathias Madersbacher is in the league's top-10 for goals, shots, and points. 
• Fabio Krissler has 45 saves to rank seventh. He's also third with a .738 save percentage. 
• Cole Sullivan has two game-winners which are third-most in the CACC.
• As a team, the Lions are fifth in shots per game at 15.17.
• With 21 goals GCU is seventh in the league.

Individual Milestones
• Mathias Madersbacher is one goal away from fourth all-time at GCU and one assist away from third. 
• Joseph Ficarotta's next point will be his 10th. Same goes for Cherif Tammar.
• Ryan Lee's next start will be his 30th.
• Fabio Krissler is five saves away from 50 this season. 

Playoff Picture
• There are just four CACC regular season games left this season for the Lions. 
• The top eight teams make the CACC Tournament.
• Right now, GCU has 10 points are are tied for fifth in the league with Wilmington and Goldey-Beacom.
• They four points up on ninth place Holy Family who are currently the first team out. 

About Felician
• The Golden Falcons are yet to lose a CACC match and are 9-2-1 overall, 6-0 in league play.
• Felician had won a school record eight straight games before falling Tuesday night to No. 1 ranked and defending NCAA Champions Franklin Pierce. 
• In the 2023 preseason coaches poll, Felician was picked to finish sixth. 
• The Golden Falcons have scored 32 goals this season, second most in the league and 15th in the NCAA. They also rank seventh in the nation with 31 assists.
• Lorenzo Ferrari has been the focal point of the offense with 10 goals and 23 points, both in the top-three in the league and top-15 nationally.
• Manuel Otero's seven assists sit 10th in Division II and second in the CACC.
• Emanuele Moretti has started 11 of 12 matches with a 1.73 goals against average, 43 saves and a .694 save percentage. 
• The Golden Falcons have attempted 61 more shots than opponents this season, 199-138.