LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 28, 2024) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball returns to the court following Thanksgiving for two more games on consecutive days to finish up their trip to Florida.
Opponents
Palm Beach Atlantic (2-4, 0-2 Sunshine State Conference)
Nova Southeastern (4-1, 0-0 Sunshine State Conference)
Where
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Rick Case Arena (Nova Southeastern host site for both games)
When
Friday, Nov. 29 - 12 pm vs. Palm Beach Atlantic
Saturday, Nov. 30 - 2 pm at Nova Southeastern
Ticketing
Tickets for all Nova Southeastern events are:
$10 adults
$8 seniors, military
12 and under get in free
How to Watch
• Both games are available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Nova Southeastern portal of the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network, powered by HUDL.
Previously vs. These Opponents
• Georgian Court has never faced Palm Beach Atlantic or Nova Southeastern
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court got their trip started Tuesday night with a 77-47 loss at Tampa.
• The Spartans used a 20-10 second quarter to pull away and scored 19 or 20 points in all four quarters.
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Julia Whesper led the team scoring nine points going 2-3 from downtown.
Individual Milestones
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Jessenia Edwards is eight points away from 50.
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Niyell McCargo is two games away from playing 30 and four assists will get her to 50.
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Julia Whesper 's next game will be her 30th. She needs one field goal to hit 50.
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Karissa Smedley needs four field goals to reach 50 in her career.
CACC Leaders
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Tyra Lovelock is 10th in the league averaging 33.5 minutes played per game.
• Nyell McCargo is just outside the top-10 in steals per game.
• Georgian Court is fourth in the CACC with 8.0 steals per game.
• Their 19.67 turnovers forced per game ranks third.
Who's Hot?
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Julia Whesper scored a season-best nine points at Tampa going 2-3 from three.
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Karissa Smedley is averaging nine points in her last two games.
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Marija Markovic scored six points in seven minutes at Tampa going 2-3 from the floor and 2-2 at the line.
About Palm Beach Atlantic
• Palm Beach Atlantic is off to an 0-2 start to the season.
• They're allowing more than 78 points per game and opponents are shooting nearly 43% against the Sailfish.
• Palm Beach is struggling in the rebounding department with a margin of nearly -10 and are being outrebounded almost 2-1 on the offensive glass.
• The Sailfish are giving the ball away a ton, losing it 19 times per game.
• Gabrielle Wener and Kash Ayuso are each scoring 16 points per game. Wener is doing it from three where shes 10-31. Ayuso is more of an inside presence shooting 41% overall.
• Ayuso is also dangerous at the foul line shooting 83%. The Sailfish as a team are connecting on more than 70% of their free throw attempts.
• Anabel Ellison is passing out four assists per game in addition to scoring eight points and grabbing 4.5 rebounds.
About Nova Southeastern
• The Sharks are ranked 20th in the latest WBCA coaches poll.
• They're 4-1 to start the season, doing great work on defense. The Sharks have allowed more than 50 points just once in five games.
• On offense, the Sharks aren't doing so bad either scoring 70 points per contest and shooting 45% overall.
• While NSU is holding opponents to just 20% shooting from three, the Sharks are hitting just 26% themselves.
• NSU is almost a +13 on the boards and average more than 15 offensive rebounds per game.
• The Sharks are also one of the better free throw shooting teams, connecting at 78.4%.
• Aubrey Stupp is the team leader averaging 14 point and 6.2 rebounds per game. She's shooting 51% overall and has made 19-of-20 at the line.
• Payton Graber has nearly a 2-1 assist to turnover ratio with 19 assists and is also scoring 8.4 points per game.
