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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