LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 15, 2024) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer was held to a scoreless draw on the road against non-conference foe Queens on Saturday evening. The Lions continue non-conference play against another ECC foe on Wednesday at home.
 
Opponent
Molloy Lions (5-4-1, 3-0 ECC)
 
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex (Turf Field)
 
When
Wednesday, Oct. 16 - 3 pm
 
How to Watch
• Wednesday'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. Molloy
• Molloy holds an advantage in the series, 5-1-3.
• All but one match in the series history have been draws or one-goal contests.
• The two teams last met in 2023, with Molloy taking the 1-0 victory off a free kick in the 70th minute.
• The two teams have met in each of the past seven seasons outside of the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season.
• Georgian Court seeks its second-ever win and first win at home against the Lions. GCU's lone win in the series history came back in 2007.
 
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court played to its first scoreless draw since 2022 on Saturday evening at Queens College.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Delaine Wlikinson earned her second clean sheet of the season and stopped five shots.
• GCU held the advantage in both the shots and shots on goal category, 14-11 and 9-5, respectively.
• The Lions also held an advantage in corner kicks, 7-1.
 
Strong Start To Season
• With its 8-3-1 start, Georgian Court is off to its best start since 2018, when the Lions started 9-3.
• GCU's 5-1 start in CACC play is also its best since 2018, when they started 6-0 en route to an 11-0-1 conference record.
 
Shutout stretch
• The Lions have not conceded a goal in 267 minutes (two-plus matches), dating back to the third minute of play versus Bridgeport on October 5.
• It's the program's longest such streak since September 21 to October 5, 2019, when GCU held opponents scoreless for 308 minutes across parts of four matches.
 
Lions earn weekly CACC honors
• Freshman phenom Chelsea Lavezzo took home her fifth consecutive CACC Rookie of the Week honor on Monday. She is seeking to become the Lions' fourth-ever CACC Rookie of the Year and first since Krystal Hund in 2018.
• Fifth-year midfielder Corissa Robbins earned her second CACC Defensive Player of the Week award of the season on Monday.
 
Individual Milestones
• Forward Chiamaka Wokocha is one match away from 30 in her career.
• Senior Jessica Ford is one start away from 50 in her career.
• Senior Breana Parkinson is 46 minutes away from 2,500 in her career.
• Midfielder Seanna Boan is 48 minutes away from 1,000 in her career.
• Freshman Chelsea Lavezzo is 75 minutes away from 1,000 in her career.
• With three more shots, forward Abby Kennelly will move into the top-10 all-time at GCU.
• With three more assists, Seanna Boan will move into the Lions' top-10 in a single-season.
 
CACC Leaders
• Seanna Boan is second in the CACC and 18th in Division II with five total assists.
• With nine goals in her last seven matches, Chelsea Lavezzo is first in the CACC and fourth nationally with 10 total goals. She also leads the conference and is 10th nationally with 21 points.
• Chiamaka Wokocha sits 10th in the CACC with four goals scored.
• Emma Bennett ranks second in the CACC and eighth nationally with a 0.905 save percentage. The senior also sits second in the conference with a 0.584 goals against average.
• The Lions lead the conference and rank 13th nationally with 23 assists.
• GCU's average of 7.92 shots on goal per match is third in the conference.
• GCU is third in the CACC with 5.92 points per match.
• Georgian Court is averaging 2.00 goals per match, fourth best in the conference.
• Georgian Court's back line has allowed just 11 goals in 12 matches for a 0.917 goals against average, good for fourth in the CACC.
 
Who's Hot?
• Chelsea Lavezzo has broken out with nine goals in her last seven matches and has been named the CACC Rookie of the Week each of the last five weeks.
• Abby Kennelly has an assist in each of her last two home matches.
• Chiamaka Wokocha has points in three of her last five matches away from home.
 
About Molloy
• Molloy is off to an up-and-down start, coming into the contest at 5-4-1.
• However, the Lions have won their last three matches and are on a five-match unbeaten run. They've outscored their opponents 10-1 over the five-match span.
• The Lions are coming off a 3-0 win over ECC foe D'Youville.
• Molloy has not allowed a goal in 318 minutes (three-plus matches). Furthermore, the Lions have not conceded a goal in open play in 452 minutes, spanning five-plus matches. The Lions are no stranger to lengthy clean sheet streaks, as they went seven consecutive matches without allowing a goal late last season.
• Freshman Jana Strait leads the East Coast Conference and ranks top-20 nationally with five assists. Strait also sits fifth in the conference with five goals.
• Goalkeeper Elyse Munoz is second in the ECC with a 1.15 goals against average.
• Molloy ranks second in the conference with both a 1.300 goals against average and 0.780 save percentage. .
• The Lions are second in the ECC with 4.60 corners per match.
• A physical team, Molloy is second in the conference in fouls per match and total yellow cards.