LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 5, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer wraps up a three-game road trip Saturday at Bloomfield.
Opponent
Bloomfield Bears (1-6, 0-4 CACC)
Where
Bloomfield, NJ - Foley Field
When
Saturday, Oct. 7, 1:30 p.m.
How to Watch
• Saturday's match will not be streamed. Live stats are available. Links to all games can be found at the Women's Soccer schedule page.Â
Previously vs. Bloomfield
• Georgian Court has dominated their series history with Bloomfield. The Bears have never defeated the Lions going back to 1993.
• All-time, GCU is 29-0-1 against the Bears and have won eight straight with the lone draw coming in 2013.
• In the 30 matches, GCU is averaging 4.7 goals per game, helped out by a pair of 11-0 wins coming in 2000 and 2015.
• Last year, Bloomfield got on the board first in the 18th minute.
• Bloomfield held on to that lead through the first half and for the first 20 minutes of the second.
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Krystal Hund tied the game in the 67th minute and 12 minutes later,
Aliya Canfield hit the game-winner.
Izzy Hernandez added a goal in the closing minutes to seal the 3-1 win.
Last Time Out
• Wednesday night Georgian Court played their first night game of the season.
• In a battle of Lions, GCU fell to Molloy 1-0.
• Molloy scored the only goal of the game in the 70th minute on a free kick from just outside the box.
• The defensive battle saw GCU manage just one shot for the game and were held without a corner kick.
• GCU used three goaltenders in the game including the season debut of
Jaeleigh Tuccille.
Who's Hot?
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Ashley Merizalde has points in three of her last four games and now leads the team in points.
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Emma Bennett came in for the final 45 minutes against Post and didn't allow a goal.Â
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Morgan Highland got the start against Molloy and didn't allow a goal in the 45 minutes that she played.Â
CACC LeadersÂ
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Carley Polchak moved to 10th in the CACC with 23 saves.Â
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Jessica Ford andÂ
Ashley Merizalde are tied for fourth in assists with two.Â
• Georgian Court is sixth in the CACC in total points with 34.
• GCU is committing the second-fewest fouls in the league with just 6.60 per game.Â
• The Lions are earning 4.10 corner kicks per game which is fourth in the CACC.Â
Individual Milestones
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Aliya Canfield is four points away from joining the Lions all-time top-10.Â
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Carley Polchak is three saves shy of 40.
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Bridgette King is one point away from 10.Â
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Emily Clayton is one shot away from 30.
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Ashley Merizalde needs one more shot to reach 20.
About Bloomfield
• Bloomfield is at the bottom of the CACC standings with an 0-4 conference record. They're 1-6 overall this season.
• In their last four matches, Bloomfield is being outscored 19-1.
• The Bears are scoring less than one goal per game with six goals in seven games played.
• Bloomfield is tops in Division II in shot accuracy with 85% of their shots getting on target. However, they average less than six shots per game which is last in the CACC and bottom 10 in the country.
• Leigha Bradding-Butler leads the team with three goals and six points. She's responsible for half their goals.
• Mia Phillip has started all seven games in goal. She has a .707 save percentage and 41 total saves.
• Bloomfield is only CACC team to average fewer fouls than the Lions. They're called for just 6.43 per game.Â