LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 21, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer wraps up a three-match week with back-to-back games this weekend.

Opponents
St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans (1-3, 0-1 ECC)
Felician Golden Falcons (0-5-2, 0-2 CACC)

Where
at St. Thomas Aquinas - Sparkill, NY
at Felician - Livingston, NJ - Newark Academy

When
at St. Thomas Aquinas - Friday, Sept. 22 - 1 p.m.
at Felician - Saturday, Sept. 23 - 2 p.m.

How to Watch
• Both matches are available to watch via a free to view broadcast. Live stats are also available. Links to all games can be found at the Women's Soccer schedule page. 

Previously vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
• All-time against the Spartans, Georgian Court is unbeaten at 14-0 dating back to 1993.
• This will be the first match since 2017 however, a 2-1 Lion win in Lakewood.
• In Sparkill, Georgian Court is 7-0. 
• It took until the 11th matchup for the Spartans to score their first goal against the Lions. GCU has pitched shutouts in 12 of 14 all-time matchups. 
• In their 2017 meeting, Georgian Court took a 1-0 lead on a Dana Fontana goal in the 14th minute.
• STAC tied the game in the 69th minute, but Anissia Fucci untied the game just 90 seconds later as GCU went on to win 2-1.

Previously vs. Felician
• Georgian Court also has a successful history with Felician who they hold a 22-5-3 all-time record against.
• Last year though, the Golden Falcons snapped a GCU nine-game winning streak that dated back to 2015 with a 2-1 win in Lakewood.
• GCU scored the first goal of the game from Brianna Hills in the 32nd minute.
• Felician popped two goals in the second half, one in the 62nd minute and the game-winner in the 78th.
• Georgian Court led in shots 18-8 and shots on goal 13-4. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court gave up the game-tying goal with under five minutes to play for the second consecutive game.
• GCU and Goldey-Beacom tied 3-3 after 90 minutes with five of the six goals coming in the second half.
• GBC got the scoring started in the 10th minute. That held all the way through halftime but just 58 seconds into the second, Leticia Da Silva tied the game at one.
• The Lightning retook the lead in the 57th minute, but GCU scored twice in a 10 minute span with goals from Bridgette King and Ashley Merizalde to take their first lead with 10 minutes left to play.
• With 2:29 left, Goldey-Beacom found the equalizer and turned a GCU win into a draw.

Who's Hot?
• Bridgette King has points in two of her last three games and all five of her shots have come in that span. 
• Both of Ashley Merizalde's shots have come in the last two games with one goal.
• Aliya Canfield has seven shots in her last four games with a goal.

CACC Leaders (As of 9/20/23)
• Carley Polchak is just outside the top-10 in saves with 15. 
• Jessica Ford is tied for second in assists with two.
• Georgian Court is tied for fifth in the CACC in total points.
• The Lions are tied for third in the conference in total assists.
• With 25 corner kicks, GCU is tied for in the CACC. 

Individual Milestones
• Aliya Canfield is one goal away from 20 in her career. One more shot will also move her to ninth all-time at GCU. 
• With two more shots, Abby Kennelly will hit 60. 
• Carley Polchak is one save shy of 30.
• Bridgette King and Ashley Merizalde are one point away from 10.
• Izzy Hernandez needs 62 minutes played to reach 1,000. 
• Emily Clayton is one shot away from 30.

About St. Thomas Aquinas
• The Spartans are 1-3 on the season with their lone win coming against Saturday's opponent, Felician.
• STAC has played three CACC teams on the season, defeating Felician but falling to Holy Family and Chestnut Hill.
• The Spartans are being doubled-up in goals 10-5 on the season.
• St. Thomas Aquinas is used to playing clean games with just five total yellow cards in four matches. 
• Rachel Brownell has scored five points with two goals and an assist.
• Ella Connolly has also scored twice.
• STAC has split their goaltending duties. Haley Liss and Catalena Robson have each started two games and both have a .667 save percentage. 

About Felician
• The Golden Falcons are still searching for their first win of the season. They're 0-5-2 and have dropped two straight.
• In the CACC Preseason Coaches Poll, Felician was picked to finish 11th of 12 teams.
• This season, Felician is being outscored 20-4. They haven't scored more than one goal in any game this season.
• Jalyn Tse leads Felician with four points, a goal and two assists.
• Carlie Koziol and Filly Urias each have a goal and an assist.
• In seven games played, Felician has just five yellow cards and have drawn four.
• Alexis Lambertino has played every minute in goal. She's made a CACC leading 39 saves with a .661 save percentage.