LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 3, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer is back in the CACC Tournament. They'll be on the road for their quarterfinal round match this Sunday. 

Opponent
Caldwell Cougars (7-3-5, 5-1-5 CACC)

Where
Caldwell, NJ - Caldwell Athletic Fields

When
Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023 - 1:00 p.m.

How to Watch
• Sunday'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. Caldwell
• Caldwell is one of the Lions longest rivalries. All-time, GCU is 16-10-4 against the Cougars.
• Playing on the road, GCU is 5-4-2. 
• The Lions are 2-0-2 in their last four games against the Cougars having pitched shutouts in three of the four.
• These two teams met three weeks ago for Georgian Court Homecoming Weekend.
• Caldwell got an earlier goal, scoring in the eighth minute.
• That held up until Aliya Canfield tied it in the 79th minute.
• Caldwell led in shots 11-6. Carley Polchak made three saves. 
• The Lions and Caldwell typically play close, low-scoring matches. Of the last 26 matches dating back to 2002, 20 have been decided by just one goal or ended in a tie with four going to overtime. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court and Chestnut Hill were scoreless for more than 80 minutes as the team's looked to solidify their postseason position.
• The Lions finally broke through with Bridgette King scoring a goal in the 81st minute.
• Abby Kennelly put the final bow on the match scoring a beauty of a goal in the 89th minute.
• Carley Polchak earned the shutout win making four saves. 

Who's Hot?
• Abby Kennelly has goals in back-to-back games.
• Seanna Boan has played in each of the last four games and picked up two assists off the bench. 
• Carley Polchak has allowed one goal or less in her last seven matches played. The win over Chestnut Hill was her first 90-minute shutout win of the season. 
• Bridgette King has goals in two of her last four games. 
• The Lion defense has allowed one goal or fewer in seven of the last nine matches. 

CACC Leaders 
• Carley Polchak has 48 saves which is ninth in the league.
• Abby Kennelly is up to eighth in the league with six goals. 
• GCU is seventh with a 1.47 goals against average.
• Georgian Court has the sixth most helpers in the league with 20 assists. 
• GCU is second in the CACC in fewest fouls committing just 6.88 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. She also needs just 20 more minutes to play 5500 in her career. 
• Gabriella Paccione is 14 minutes away from 1,500 in her career and Bridgette King is one shy of 1,000.
• Abby Kennelly's next goal will be her 10th.

CACC Tournament History
• This is the Lions first time back in the CACC Tournament since 2021. 
• The Lions and Cougars have met five times in the CACC Tournament. The Lions are 2-3 in postseason games against Caldwell.
• The first four CACC Tournament meetings between these two teams were all one-goal games. GCU won the most recent, 2-0 in 2019.
• All-time in the CACC Tournament the Lions are 30-17-2. 
• The Lions have won nine CACC Tournaments in their history, three at the NCAA Division II level. Those three D2 CACC Titles came in 2008, 2010 and most recently in 2017 where they were the first CACC team to ever finish 15-0, 12-0 in the regular season and 3-0 in the postseason.
• The biggest difference entering the postseason is the presence of overtime. If the two teams are tied after 90 minutes, there will be two 10-minute overtime periods played to completion. If the game is still tied, the match will go to penalty kicks. 
• The winner of the CACC Tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional Tournament.  

About Caldwell
• Caldwell finished in third place in the CACC at 5-1-5 and 7-3-5 overall.
• The Cougars and Lions finished tied with the most ties in CACC games at five.  
• Caldwell finished the year strong, unbeaten in their last six at 3-0-3, including a draw with the Lions.
• Caldwell has been strong defensively allowing just 10 total goals and five in 11 conference games.
• Goaltender Ariana Gaminara leads the CACC with a .848 save percentage and is second in goals against average at 0.95.
• On the offensive side, Sarah Costanza leads the team with nine goals and 20 points. 
• Melissa Martinez has added five goals. She and Costanza have combined for 14 of the Cougars 22 goals this season.
• Caldwell has the second-best goals against average as a team in the CACC allowing 0.93 goals per game.
• The Cougars are one of the more heavily fouled teams in the CACC at 10.3 per game.