LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 12, 2024) - For the second consecutive season, Georgian Court Men's Soccer is playing in the CACC Tournament semifinals. This year they get to host with a spot in the finals on the line. 

Opponent
No. 3 seed Felician Golden Falcons (14-3-2, 7-2-2 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex

When
Wednesday, Nov. 13 - 1 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. 

Tickets
• Tickets for all CACC Tournament games can be purchased day of using cash or credit or bought in advance online using the link above.
$10 adults
$5 children ages 12 and below, students and seniors ages 65+
• First 50 GCU students get in free! 

Previously vs. Felician
• The last two matches between these two have been some all-timers. 
• Hard to forget last year's match in the CACC Tournament Quarterfinals. Regulation and overtime ended in a 2-2 draw, so after 110 minutes, the game was determined on penalty kicks.
• The Lions prevailed, 6-5, as then-freshman Tim Wilk hit the game-winner. 
• As great as that was, it might have been topped earlier this season. 
• Each team netted a goal in the first 30 minutes, but the scoring stopped and it looked like a draw was coming.
• That was until Mikey Mallon's pass into the offensive zone was headed from Gijs van Eif right to the feet of Svante Haakansson who beat the defense and the goal keeper to score the game winner with just 11 seconds left to play. 
• All-time against Felician, the Lions are 8-2-3 and haven't been beaten at home, 5-0-2. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court advanced to the semifinals with the 3-1 win in the quarters against Goldey-Beacom.
• The match was scoreless through the first half but Jack Pollintine-Smith untied it with a goal two minutes into the second.
• Alessandro Cavallini and Gijs van Eif each added to the Lions total before the Lightning ruined the shutout with a goal in the 83rd minute.
• Ayendi Batista collected his 11th win of the season, setting a new single-season program record. 

Individual Milestones
• Gijs van Eif continues to move up the Lions all-time and single-season scoring lists. He's three goals away from the second most in a single-season and four goals from moving to third all-time. 
• Also moving up that career goals list is David Tuschmann. He's one goal away from 10 which would tie him for 10th in Lions history. 
• 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. 
• Svante Haakansson needs two points for 20.
• Mikey Mallon is two assists away from the Lions single-season record. Two more will also move him into second place on the career list and he's two points away from 20.
• Jack Pollintine-Smith is two points away from 10. 
• Sebastian Derflinger needs 37 minutes to hit 4000. 

CACC Leaders (Based on NCAA Statistics)
• Gijs van Eif is second in the CACC with 30 points and 14 goals. Both of those rank in the top-10 nationally. 
• Mikey Mallon is third in the league with 0.60 assists per game. 
• Freshman Svante Haakansson is eighth in the CACC in points and goals. 
• Ayendi Batista is fourth in the CACC with a 1.22 goals against average. 
• The Lions' 1.74 assists per game and 33 total assists are third in the conference.
• Georigan Court is also third in the league in total points and points per game. 

Who's Hot?
• Ayendi Batista is 11-2 in his last 13 games with 14 goals allowed in that span. 
• Gijs van Eif has goals in 12 of his last 16 and points in eight of 10.
• Vitor Antelo recorded his first assist of the season against Post and his first goal against Chestnut Hill.
• Mikey Mallon returned with an assist at Chestnut Hill. He has assisted in five of his last seven games.
• Jack Pollintine-Smith has goals in two of his last three games. 
• Maurice Engl has three assists in his last four. 
• The Lion defense hasn't allowed more than one goal to a CACC opponent in their last three games.

CACC Tournament
• The biggest difference entering the postseason is the presence of overtime. If the two teams are tied after 90 minutes, there will be two 10-minute overtime periods with a golden goal scoring the game-winner. If the game is still tied, the match will go to penalty kicks. 
• The winner of the CACC Tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional Tournament.  
• The Lions have won one CACC Tournament championship. That came in 2016.
• All-time in CACC Tournament games, the Lions are 6-6-3.
• The Lions and Felician only CACC Tournament meeting came last season with the Lions advancing on penalty kicks.

All-CACC Team
• Ahead of the semifinal round the CACC announced their All-Conference Team. Georgian Court put three on the squad, just the third time they've ever had three or more. It's also just the second time they've ever had at least two make the First Team.
• Georgian Court had an All-CACC performer at all three levels among field players. Mikey Mallon in the midfield and Gijs van Eif at forward made the First Team. Defender Vitor Antelo made the Second Team.
• For the first time in his 12-year career, Coach Raso was named the Coach of the Year. 

About Felician
• Since losing to Georgian Court back in October, Felician has been unbeaten going 5-0-1 in their last six games.
• They earned the number three seed in the CACC Tournament going 7-2-2 in the league and are 14-3-2 overall.
• The Golden Falcons found themselves nationally ranked earlier in year for a couple of weeks inside the top-20. They have since fallen out but in the first NCAA Region rankings, were sixth in Super Region 1. 
• Felician possesses one of the most potent offenses in the country. They're scoring 2.79 goals per game to lead the CACC along with 8.16 points per game. Both of those figures are top-10 in the country. 
• That offense is led by three 20-point scorers. Tim Jaeger has six goals and a CACC-best 13 assists. Hugo Rodriguez is leading the team with 10 goals while Lorenzo Ferrari has scored nine in just 11 games played. 
• Emanuele Moretti has posted seven shutouts this season and leads the CACC with a .825 goals against average.
• Felician had more All-CACC selections than any other team with seven, including five on the First Team.