LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Feb. 10, 2023) - Winners of six of their last eight games, Georgian Court Women's Basketball looks to stay hot this weekend on the road in North Jersey.
Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons (8-12, 5-8 CACC)
Where
Rutherford, NJ - Job Gymnasium
When
Saturday, Feb. 11 - 1 p.m.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game will be available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal page of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available at GCULions.com.
Previously vs. Felician
• A year ago the Lions scored a season-high 95 points in a 95-70 win over Felician.
• Georgian Court raced out to a 24-9 lead after one quarter and scored at least 20 points in all four quarters.
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Erika Aspajo led the Lions scoring 25 points on 10-16 shooting.
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Tian Addison was a perfect 6-6 from the floor, 3-3 from three for 15 points to go along with five rebounds and eight assists.
• Overall, GCU shot 62.5% and 47% from three, both season-highs. Their highest in a game since 2017.
Last Time Out
• In what could have been regarded as a must-win game, the Lions did just that, defeating Goldey-Beacom 76-69.
• A back-and-forth affair saw the Lions deliver the knock out blow with a 9-0 run late in the fourth quarter.
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Tian Addison scored 15 points and added 10 assists for a double-double.
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A'nyah Barker matched Addison with 15, all coming in the second half. She added eight rebounds, five assists and a steal.
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A'nya Harper was 5-11 for 14 points and eight rebounds.
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Jariah Patterson and
Paula Perez-Fabregas each chipped in 11. Patterson also blocked three shots.
Who's Hot?
• In four games,
A'nyah Barker has scored at least nine in each. She's also totaled 26 rebounds, 17 assists and nine steals.
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Jariah Patterson is averaging 14.3 points per game over her last six.
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Tian Addison has three double-doubles in her last seven games and double-digit points in four straight.
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A'nya Harper is scoring nearly 11 points per game in her last seven with 7.7 rebounds during that stretch.
Individual Milestones
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Tian Addison will reach 750 points with 15 more.
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Imani Gillette is two points away from hitting 100.
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Andjela Kremenovic needs four rebounds to reach 100 in her career.
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Georgian Court is fifth in the CACC shooting 38.6% overall.
• Defensively, GCU is fifth averaging 9.3 steals per game and third with 3.3 blocks per game.
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Tian Addison's 37.49 minutes played lead the league. She's also second with 5.0 assists per contest.
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Savawn Hughes is sixth grabbing 5.4 defensive rebounds per game.
Playoff Picture
• We are down to just four game remaining in the regular season for the Lions.
• In the CACC South Division, which sees the top-four teams making the CACC Tournament, the Lions are tied with Goldey-Beacom, who they just defeated for fourth place.
• The top two teams in the division, Jefferson and Holy Family, have already clinched playoff berths. With one more conference win, Chestnut Hill will clinch a berth as well.
About the Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons
• Playing in the CACC North Division, the Golden Falcons are currently sitting in fourth place with a 5-8 league mark.
• Felician has dropped two straight and are 2-7 in their last nine.
• The Golden Falcons are one of the best at forcing turnovers in the CACC. They cause 20.05 per game, second-best in the league. But they also cough it up 20.7 times themselves.
• Shooting 32.6% from deep, the Golden Falcons have the third best three-point percentage in the CACC.
• Felician boasts the leagues top scorer and rebounder. Briana Lee averages 17.8 points per game and 8.1 rebounds. She's also picked up 11 double-doubles on the season.
• Lee has been hot of late scoring 20+ points in three straight with at least 13 rebounds in all three as well.
• In addition to Lee, Katelyn Andres is scoring 13.9 points per game. She's hit a team-best 21 three-pointers.