LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 26, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer comes back to Lakewood Wednesday, afternoon for another CACC matchup.
Opponent
Holy Family Tigers (2-3, 1-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex (Turf Field)
When
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 3 p.m.
How to Watch
• Wednesday's match is 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. Holy Family
• Holy Family is one of the only teams with a winning record against Georgian Court.
• The Tigers lead 13-18-3 all-time again against the Lions.
• The Lions though are 3-1-1 in the last five meetings.
• Last year in Philadelphia, the teams played to a scoreless draw.
• Holy Family led in shots 25-15, but
Alyssa Dias made 10 saves.
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Krystal Hund led the Lions with five shots.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court picked up their first win of the season last Friday at St. Thomas Aquinas.
• GCU blanked the Spartans 1-0 on a goal from
Abby Kennelly.
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Morgan Highland got the start in goal and made seven saves.
Who's Hot?
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Abby Kennelly has points in three of her last four games with two goals and an assist.
• The GCU defense has allowed one goal in two of their last three matches.
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Morgan Highland made seven saves for a shutout in her first career start.
CACC Leaders (As of 9/20/23)
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Carley Polchak is just outside the top-10 in saves with 15.
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Jessica Ford is tied for third in assists with two.
• Georgian Court is fourth in the CACC in total points.
• The Lions are tied for third in the conference in total assists.
• GCU's 7.14 fouls per game are second fewest in the league.
Individual Milestones
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Aliya Canfield is one goal away from 20 in her career. One more shot will also move her to ninth all-time at GCU.
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Carley Polchak is one save shy of 30.
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Bridgette King and
Ashley Merizalde are one point away from 10. King's next game will also be her 20th.
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Emily Clayton is one shot away from 30.
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Jessica Ford is 79 minutes away from 2500 played.
• With 31 more minutes
Breana Parkinson will hit 1000.
• One more game will be
Leticia Da Silva's 30th.
About Holy Family
• Holy Family made it to the CACC Tournament Finals last year and played winners Bridgeport to a scoreless draw, losing in penalty kicks.
• They were picked to finish third this season in the CACC Preseason Coaches Poll.
• The Tigers are 2-3 this season. They won their CACC opener 4-1 at Felician.
• Alyssa Hooten leads the CACC this season with five goals and 10 points. Her five goals rank in the top-20 nationally.
• The Tigers 10 goals this season ranks second in the league.
• Jaina Preuhs has started all five games in net and has a 1.88 goals against average allowing eight goals while making 13 saves.