LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 27, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer plays their make up against American International Thursday afternoon in a makeup from earlier in the month. 

Opponent
American International Yellow Jackets (2-1-5, 2-0-1 NE10)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex

When
Thursday, Sept. 28 - 1:30 p.m.

How to Watch
• Thursday's match is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Links for videos and live stats can be found above and on the Lions Soccer schedule page.

Previously vs. American International
• The Lions and Yellow Jackets have only met twice previously.
• Most recently that came in 2018, a 3-1 loss at a neutral site hosted by Adelphi.
• The Yellow Jackets have held GCU to one goal in each of their first two meetings.
• After getting down 3-0 early in the second half, Tommaso Rio scored the Lions lone goal. 

Last Time Out
• The Lions got down 1-0 early to Holy Family Tuesday afternoon and never recovered.
• Holy Family extended their lead to 2-0 early in the second half.
• Georgian Court kept from getting shutout for the first time this season with a goal from Gijs Van Eif with 13 seconds left.
• Both teams totaled 18 shots. Fabio Krissler made four saves. 

Who's Hot?
• Mathias Madersbacher scored a hat trick last week and was named the CACC Player of the Week. Although he couldn't find the back of the net Tuesday, he did amass several scoring opportunities with three shots on goal. 
• David Tuschmann has points in three of five games this season.
• Cherif Tammar has 13 shots over his last three matches.
• Gijs Van Eif has goals in each of his last two games played. 

CACC Leaders
• Madersbacher's five goals are sixth in the CACC and his 10 points are seventh.
• Fabio Krissler moved to 10th in the CACC in saves with 18. He is eighth in goals against average and ninth in save percentage.
• As a team, the Lions are fifth in the conference in shots per game. 
• With 11 goals and 27 points, the Lions are seventh in the league. 

Individual Milestones
• Dino Raso's next win will be the 100th of his overall coaching career.
• Mathias Madersbacher is now seventh all-time at GCU in career goals and points. He needs one more goal to move to a tie for fifth and is two points shy of sixth place.
• One more point will bring David Tuschmann to 10.
• Fabio Krissler is two saves away from 20.
• Sebastian Derflinger is seven minutes away from playing 2000.
• The next game will be Maurice Engl's 30th. 

About American International
• American International has been very draw heavy through eight matches this season. They're 2-1-5 overall and 2-0-1 in the Northeast-10.
• The Yellow Jackets are unbeaten in their last five matches at 2-0-3.
• Manuel Schwarz is second in the league with seven goals this season and 14 points.
• Lucas Morales-Fernandez is one of the conference's top goaltenders. He has a league-best 48 saves and a .842 save percentage while allowing 1.13 goals against.
• AIC leads the league and is 22nd nationally in yellow cards with 22 bookings.
• With six saves per game, the Yellow Jackets are first in the NE10.
• American International is a +7 in goal differential and their 16 total goals are second in the conference.