LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 29, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer has a tough task ahead as they close out the week with the defending CACC Champions.

Opponent
Post Eagles (4-1-2, 3-0 CACC)

Where
Waterbury, Conn. - LaMoy Field

When
Saturday, Sept. 30 - 2:30 p.m.

How to Watch
• Saturday'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. Post
• Georgian Court has just one win over Post in 12 matches. That came back in 2019.
• The Eagles have won three straight, two via shutout.
• Last year in Lakewood, Post blanked the Lions 4-0 behind three second half goals.
• Carles Aliberch picked up assists on all three goals in the second stanza.

Last Time Out
• GCU made up their game with American International from earlier in the month Thursday afternoon.
• The Lions have played two rainy games this week, splitting going 1-1.
• Against the Yellow Jackets, GCU got goals from Cherif Tammar, Joseph Ficarotta and Cole Sullivan.
• Ayendi Batista made four saves to pick up his first career win.
• The win was the 100th overall for Coach Dino Raso. 

Who's Hot?
• Mathias Madersbacher scored a hat trick last week and was named the CACC Player of the Week. He added an assist against AIC.
• David Tuschmann has points in four of six games this season.
• Cherif Tammar has points in two of his last three matches.
• Gijs Van Eif has goals in two of his last three games.
• Cole Sullivan has two goals in just 107 minutes played. 

CACC Leaders
• Madersbacher's five goals are sixth in the CACC as are his 11 points.
• Fabio Krissler has 18 saves to rank 12th and his 2.0 goals against average is eighth. 
• As a team, the Lions are fifth in the conference in shots per game. 
• With 14 goals GCU is fourth in the league and their 36 points are fifth.

Individual Milestones
• Mathias Madersbacher is one game away from 40. He's also two points away from fourth all-time at GCU and one point shut of sixth.
• Fabio Krissler is two saves away from 20.
• Sebastian Derflinger is seven minutes away from playing 2000.
• Ryan Lee will reach 2000 minutes played with 61 more.
• Joseph Ficarotta's next point will be his 10th. 

About Post
• Post have been a CACC powerhouse winning four of the last five CACC Tournament Championships including back-to-back in 2021 and 2022.
• The Eagles are 4-1-2 this season overall and undefeated in the CACC at 3-0.
• All three of the Eagles CACC wins have been 1-0 as they defeated Wilmington, Jefferson and Bridgeport.
• The Eagles have scored just nine goals this season. They're winning with suffocating defense as they've allowed just seven, one per game.
• Soren Jensen is the man between the pipes. He has a .781 save percentage allowing one goal per game.
• Aritz Uriate has three of the Eagles nine goals and seven total points.
• Francisco Sousa has scored twice with an assist.
• Post has committed the fewest fouls per game and been issued the fewest yellow cards in the CACC.