LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 24, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer begins a tough and important week with two of the top CACC teams Wednesday afternoon.

Opponent
Wilmington Wildcats (8-2-4, 5-1-2 CACC)

Where
Wilmington, Del.

When
Wednesday, Oct. 25 - 3:30 p.m.

How to Watch
• Wednesday's match is available to watch via a free 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. Wilmington
• The Lions and Wildcats have one of the better rivalries in the CACC.
• They've met 27 times with the Lions holding a 13-11-3 all-time record against Wilmington.
• From 2016-2019, GCU was unbeaten against Wilmington going 4-0-2 in six matches including home playoff wins in 2017 and 2019.
• Wilmington has picked up points in each of the last three matches though, winning twice in 2021 and playing to a draw last season.
• In the 2022 matchup, each team scored once. Wilmington got on the board in the 16th minute. Krystal Hund tied it in the 62nd and that's how the match ended.
• Georgian Court led 18-7 in total shots, including 14-5 in the second half.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court remained unbeaten in the CACC picking up a 3-1 win at Felician.
• The Lions then got a needed break having not played since the 17th. 
• Emily Clayton scored two of the Lions three goals against the Golden Falcons.
• GCU got up 1-0 on Clayton's first goal in the 27th minute and took that 1-0 lead into the half.
• It stayed 1-0 until Bridgette King in the 67th minute gave the Lions a two-goal cushion.
• Felician closed to within one late, but Clayton's second in the 89th minute put the finishing touch on the Lions win.

Who's Hot?
• Sophia Ridolfo scored points in three of four games and has eight shots in that span. 
• Aliya Canfield also has points in three of four. 
• Emily Clayton had her first career two-goal game against Felician. She had played 50 career games at GCU and scored just one goal before last week's win.
• Carley Polchak has allowed one goal or less in her last four matches. 
• Emma Bennett got the start and first career win at Felician.
• The Lion defense has allowed one goal or fewer in five of the last six matches. 

CACC Leaders 
• Abby Kennelly is tied for 10th in the league with four goals. 
• Jessica Ford and Ashley Merizalde's three assists are tied for seventh. 
• Georgian Court is sixth in the CACC in total points with 57 and total goals with 20.
• GCU is also sixth with a 1.57 goals against average.
• Georgian Court has the fourth most helpers in the league with 17 assists. 
• GCU is second in the CACC in fewest fouls committing just 6.79 per contest.

Individual Milestones
• Aliya Canfield is tied for 10th all-time at GCU in points. She's four away from ninth place and two away from 50.
• Grace Konfederak's next game will be her 40th.
• Gabriella Paccione is 37 minutes away from 1500 in her career. 

Ties the Limit
• In his first 17 seasons as Head Coach, Jim Moore's Lions played to a draw 30 times. An average of 1.76 per season.
• Since the NCAA eliminated overtime in the regular season, the Lions have played to 13 draws in less than two full seasons.
• The Lions five draws this season in the CACC are the most league draws in the Jim Moore era.
• The ties have also helped GCU remain unbeaten thus far in the CACC. One of just two teams. It's their longest unbeaten streak in CACC play since 2018 when they went 11-0-1. 

Playoff Picture
• Georgian Court has just three matches left this regular season. 
• The top eight teams make the CACC postseason with the top four hosting the opening round. 
• The Lions have 14 points and are currently tied for fourth place. 
• One more win will clinch a playoff berth for the Lions.
• The league standings are very jumbled as we get into the homestretch of the regular season. Just three points separate six teams leaving final seedings very much still up in the air.

About Wilmington
• Sitting in second place in the league are the Wildcats with 17 points and a 5-1-2 conference record.
• The Wildcats have lost just two games overall this season and have been unbeaten since Sept. 30 going 6-0-2 in their last eight games.
• Alyssa Ruggeri was the CACC Player of the Week last week after totaling three goals and adding an assist for seven points.
• Ruggeri's teammate, Manuela Restrepo leads the CACC in goals (10), assists (9) and points (29). She's in the top-10 nationally in points and assists.
• The Wildcats have the top scoring offense in the league averaging 2.43 goals per contest.
• Wilmington also has won of the top netminders in Mio Nakajima who is 8-2-4 and allowing less than a goal per game with a .797 save percentage and three shutouts.
• Offensively, Wilmington also has 13 points from Evelyn Payne and 10 from Brianna Wons.