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Women's Soccer Back in Action Wednesday Against Holy Family

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.
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.
Morgan Highland got the start in goal and made seven saves.

Who's Hot?
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. 
Morgan Highland made seven saves for a shutout in her first career start. 

CACC Leaders (As of 9/20/23)
• Carley Polchak is just outside the top-10 in saves with 15. 
• 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
• Aliya Canfield is one goal away from 20 in her career. One more shot will also move her to ninth all-time at GCU. 
• Carley Polchak is one save shy of 30.
• Bridgette King and Ashley Merizalde are one point away from 10. King's next game will also be her 20th. 
• Emily Clayton is one shot away from 30.
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. 
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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Dias

#0 Alyssa Dias

GK
5' 7"
Senior
Krystal Hund

#2 Krystal Hund

F
5' 3"
Fifth Year
Aliya Canfield

#33 Aliya Canfield

M
5' 4"
Graduate Student
Emily Clayton

#11 Emily Clayton

D
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Leticia Da Silva

#24 Leticia Da Silva

D
5' 4"
Senior
Jessica Ford

#15 Jessica Ford

M
5' 5"
Junior
Abby Kennelly

#5 Abby Kennelly

F
5' 4"
Junior
Bridgette King

#8 Bridgette King

F
5' 1"
Senior
Ashley Merizalde

#19 Ashley Merizalde

F
5' 2"
Junior
Breana  Parkinson

#20 Breana Parkinson

M
5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alyssa Dias

#0 Alyssa Dias

5' 7"
Senior
GK
Krystal Hund

#2 Krystal Hund

5' 3"
Fifth Year
F
Aliya Canfield

#33 Aliya Canfield

5' 4"
Graduate Student
M
Emily Clayton

#11 Emily Clayton

5' 6"
Graduate Student
D
Leticia Da Silva

#24 Leticia Da Silva

5' 4"
Senior
D
Jessica Ford

#15 Jessica Ford

5' 5"
Junior
M
Abby Kennelly

#5 Abby Kennelly

5' 4"
Junior
F
Bridgette King

#8 Bridgette King

5' 1"
Senior
F
Ashley Merizalde

#19 Ashley Merizalde

5' 2"
Junior
F
Breana  Parkinson

#20 Breana Parkinson

5' 4"
Junior
M