LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 5, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer is back in conference play this week to continue an in-state rivalry.
Opponent
Bloomfield Bears (1-7, 0-4 CACC)
Where
Bloomfield, NJ - Foley Field
When
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 - 3:30 p.m.
How to Watch
• Saturday's match will not be streamed. Live stats are available. Links for all games can be found above and on the Lions Soccer schedule page.
Previously vs. Bloomfield
• Georgian Court has gotten the better of the rivalry with Bloomfield lately, winning four straight dating back to 2018.
• The Lions lead the all-time series 5-4-1.
• In each game during the four-game winning streak GCU has scored two goals and they've won three of those games 2-0.
• Last year, GCU got two first-half goals and made those hold up in the 2-0 win.
Francisco Corral and
Cherif Tammar each scored for the Lions.
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Sotirios Gkosdis made six saves in the shutout.
• The match featured 27 total fouls called and 13 total cards.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court lost a heartbreaker on the road in nonconference action.
• After tying the game at two, Georgian Court allowed a goal with just 47 seconds left, falling to St. Thomas Aquinas 3-2.
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Cherif Tammar and
Cole Sullivan scored for the Lions.
• The Spartans scored 61 seconds into the game and with 47 seconds remaining.
Who's Hot?
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Mathias Madersbacher has a team-high 12 points with eight coming in the last five games.
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David Tuschmann has points in four of eight games this season.
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Cherif Tammar has points in three of his last five matches and goals in two of the last three.
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Cole Sullivan has three goals in just 169 minutes played and two of his last three games.
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Fabio Krissler has at least four saves in his last three matches played.
CACC Leaders
• Madersbacher is in the league's top-10 for goals and points.
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Fabio Krissler has 31saves to rank eighth and is fifth with 4.43 saves per contest.
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Cole Sullivan has two game-winners which are second-most in the CACC.
• As a team, the Lions are fifth in the conference in shots per game.
• With 16 goals GCU is fifth in the league.
Individual Milestones
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Mathias Madersbacher is one point away from fourth all-time at GCU. He's also one assist away from getting into the top-three.
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Sebastian Derflinger is seven minutes away from playing 2000.
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Joseph Ficarotta's next point will be his 10th. Same goes for
Cherif Tammar.
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Ibrahim Madad is 25 minutes away from 1,000 for his career.
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Ryan Lee's next game will be his 40th.
About Bloomfield
• Bloomfield is 1-7 with their one win coming in nonconference play against Shepherd.
• The Bears are 0-4 against CACC teams and are still looking for their first goal of the conference season. They've been outscored 22-0 in league games.
• For the season, Bloomfield is a -32 goal differential which is next to last in the NCAA.
• They do lead the nation in red cards having accumulated five. Their 24 yellow cards are the fifth most in the conference.
• Matiss Zegele has done most of the scoring for Bloomfield. He has three goals and an assist for seven points.
• Cristian Marroquin has a goal and two assists.
• Jomar Vizcaino has seen the bulk of the minutes in net of late. He's started six games having made a CACC high 63 saves, third most in the NCAA this season.
• Vizcaino has had to make nearly eight saves per game which is the most in Division II.
