LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 17, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball is home for the final time in 2022-23 as they hold Senior Day Saturday afternoon.
Opponent
Wilmington Wildcats (2-22, 1-13Â CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Feb. 18 - 12 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.
Senior Day
• Prior to the game Georgian Court will recognize their senior class of 2023. The class consists of six student-athletes:
Precious Adediran,
Tian Addison,
Janai Brown,
Savawn Hughes,
Andjela Kremenovic, and
Zahniyyah Tarry.Â
Previously vs. Wilmington
• A little more than a month ago, Georgian Court went to Newark and defeated Wilmington 54-51.Â
• With less than 30 seconds to go and trailing by one,
Savawn Hughes gave the Lions the lead with a corner three. The GCU defense forced a turnover and hit a free throw for the 54-51 final.
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Savawn Hughes led the way scoring 21 points with three three-pointers and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
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Jariah Patterson was 5-9 from the floor for 11 points.
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Tian Addison scored 11 as well with six rebounds and four assists.
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A'nya Harper grabbed six rebounds and chipped in four points.
Last Time Out
• Jefferson got the better of the Lions in Philadelphia Tuesday night 82-57.Â
• The Rams did their work around the rim. They outscored GCU 52-24 in points in the paint. They also held a 52-26 advantage rebounding the ball with 31 offensive rebounds.
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Tian Addison scored a game-high 20 points going 4-9 from three with five assists.
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Savawn Hughes added eight points with four rebounds and four assists.
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Andjela Kremenovic shot 4-7 from the floor for eight points as well.
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Precious Adediran connected on a pair of three-pointers and scored six points.
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A'nya Harper grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.Â
Who's Hot?Â
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Savawn Hughes has scored at least 10 points in five of her last six games.Â
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Tian Addison has double-digit points in six straight and set a new season-high at Jefferson scoring 20.Â
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Andjela Kremenovic has four field goals in each of her last two games.Â
Individual Milestones
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Savawn Hughes will play her 1500th career minute with 12 more.Â
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Jariah Patterson needs four more rebounds to get to 100.Â
• With two more points,
A'nya Harper will score 1500.Â
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Georgian Court is fourth in the CACC shooting 38.9% overall and fifth at the FT line hitting 71%.Â
• Defensively, GCU is fifth averaging 8.9 steals per game and third with 3.3 blocks per game.Â
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Tian Addison's 37.52 minutes played lead the league. She's also second with 5.0 assists per contest.Â
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Savawn Hughes is sixth in the CACC shooting 77.8% at the foul line and seventh pulling down 7.2 rebounds per game. Â
Playoff Picture
• There are just two more regular season games left for the Lions.
• In the CACC South Division, the top four teams make the CACC postseason.Â
• The top three teams in the division are all assured a playoff spot with Jefferson, Holy Family and Chestnut Hill having already clinched.
• The final spot will come down to Georgian Court and Goldey-Beacom. At 7-7, Goldey-Beacom is a half game up on the Lions and have three to play to the 7-8 Lions two games left.
• Georgian Court and Goldey-Beacom face the same final three opponents to close the season: Jefferson, Chestnut Hill and Wilmington.Â
About the Opponent
Wilmington Wildcats
• Wilmington has just two wins all season and are 1-13 in the CACC.Â
• The Wildcats are historically inept offensively. They are at the very bottom of Division II scoring 40.9 points per game, which if holds, would be the lowest scoring average in the last 13 years, going back to 2010-11, as far back as the NCAA digital records go.Â
• Only six times have they surpassed 45 points and have been held below 40 points in 11 of their 24 games. They've scored just 33 in each of their last three games.Â
• In addition to being at the bottom of Division II in scoring, the Wildcats are also last in scoring margin, being outscored by an average of 26.2 points per game and turnover margin, where they're on the wrong end of a -9.62 margin.
• Amber Washington leads the Wildcats scoring 8.7 points per game. She's hit 26 three-pointers, nearly half of the Wildcats 59 on the year.