LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 11, 2024) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer looks to continue their magical run at home Saturday afternoon.

Opponent
Bloomfield Bears (1-5-2, 0-4-2 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ 

When
Saturday, Oct. 12 - 12 pm

How to Watch
• Saturday's match is available to watch a free-to-view video on the Georgian Court portal of 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. Bloomfield
• The Lions have a pretty favorable history with Bloomfield.
• They've won six of 11 matches and five straight.
• During the current five-game winning streak over the Bears, GCU has pitched four shutouts.
• That includes a 3-0 win last season. Sam Thombs got the scoring started with a goal in the 10th minute.
• David Tuschmann and Cole Sullivan each scored in the second half. 
• GCU outshot the Bears 18-6.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court won their sixth straight, 3-2 over Wilmington.
• The Lions never trailed, taking an early 1-0 lead on Gijs van Eif's eighth goal of the season.
• After the Wildcats tied things in the 34th minute, Svante Haakansson gave GCU the lead for good six minutes later.
• Mikey Mallon scored his first of the season which proved to be the game winner.
• Wilmington got closer with a second half goal, but GCU kept the Wildcats off the board the final 23 minutes to preserve the win.

Individual Milestones
• Alessandro Cavallini is one minute short of 1500.
• Gijs van Eif is three points away from 30 and one point away from moving up to eighth all-time at GCU. One more goal will also put him in the career top-five.
• Another shutout from Ayendi Batista will give him five which will be second-most for a single-season in Lions history and fourth for a career.
• Maurice Engl's next game will be his 50th. He's also 85 minutes away from 3000.
• Robbie Tapp's and David Tuschmann's next game played will be his 40th. Jack Pollintine-Smith's next will be 20 for the sophomore.

CACC Leaders (Based on NCAA Statistics)
• Gijs van Eif is second in the CACC in both goals and points.
• At 1.0, Ayendi Batista is fourth in the CACC in goals against average. His four shutouts are tied for the league lead and his .789 save percentage is the fifth-highest. 
• Mikey Mallon is third in the league with 0.60 assists per game. His six assists are in the top-10 nationally. 
• Freshman Svante Haakansson is now in the top-10 in the CACC in points as his 11 ranks ninth. 
• GCU is committing the second fewest fouls per game at 11 and their 26 yellow cards is the second-fewest.  
• The Lions 4.91 corner kicks per game are the second most in the conference. 
• On the offensive side, their 18 total goals is the fourth most in the conference. 

Who's Hot?
• One of the hottest goaltender's in the league if not the country is Ayendi Batista who has six straight wins allowing just four goals in that span with four shutouts. Batista made a career-high nine saves vs. Bridgeport and was this week's CACC Goalkeeper of the Week. 
• Gijs van Eif has goals in back-to-back games and six of his last eight.
• Mikey Mallon has an assist in five of his last six games and scored his first goal of the season against Wilmington. 
• Svante Haakansson has eight points in his last four games. 

Inside the Winning Streak
• During the Lions current six-game winning streak, GCU has outscored opponents 12-4.
• Four of their six wins have come via shutout.
• GCU is still scoring early with goals coming in the first 12 minutes of play seven times and eight times in the first 16 minutes of play. That includes five times during the six-game winning streak.
• The six straight wins are more wins than GCU had in either 2022 or 2023.
• This is the fourth time in team history GCU has won six or more consecutive games. Their longest winning streak was 10 back in 2018. They won seven straight in 2016 and six straight in 2021. 

About Bloomfield
• The Bears are still looking for their first CACC win of the season. They're 0-4-2 in league play thus far.
• Bloomfield is struggling offensively with just four goals on the season and one game with multiple.
• They've been shutout five times, including three straight.
• Christian Jhon Cruz has seven of the team's 10 points with three goals scored.
• There typically aren't many cautions in a Bloomfield game. The Bears have been carded 22 times and opponents just 14.
• Matthew Brun has logged most of the minutes in net and made a team-high 34 saves. But Sander Meintjes has a 1.72 goals against average in nearly 300 minutes played.