LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 3, 2024) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer scored early and often with a 5-2 home win over Goldey-Beacom on Tuesday. The Lions are back at home on Monday afternoon for the final time this season.

Opponent
Post Eagles (2-11, 2-7 CACC) 

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex (Turf Field)

When
Monday, Nov. 4 - 1 pm

How to Watch
• Monday'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. 

Last Time Out
• Chelsea Lavezzo's second hat trick of the season spurred Georgian Court to a 5-2 victory over CACC foe Goldey-Beacom last Tuesday.
• Sophia Ridolfo added a goal in the first half while Seanna Boan scored late in the second. 
• The Lions equaled their season best with five goals. The last time GCU tallied six or more goals was in 2021, an 8-0 win over the College of Staten Island. 
• Georgian Court outshot the Lightning, 22-13, but both sides had 10 shots on frame.  
• GCU held the edge in corner kicks, 5-2. 

Strong Start to Season
• With its 10-4-2 record, Georgian Court is off to its best 16-match start since 2019, when the Lions started 11-4-1.
• GCU's 7-2 record in CACC play is also its best since 2019, when it started 7-1-1 en route to an 9-2-1 conference record.

Lavezzo Levels Up 
• Following Tuesday's hat trick, star freshman Chelsea Lavezzo sits tied with Krystal Hund for eighth in Lions' single-season history with 14 goals.
• Kelly Lyons holds both the single-season goals record and goals by a freshman with 22 tallies in 2008.
• Lavezzo is also the first Lion with two hat tricks in a season since Hund's 2018 campaign.
• The freshman is also the first Lion with four multi-goal contests since Elizabeth Kroon amassed four in 2015.  

Individual Milestones
• Senior Ashley Merizalde is one match away from 70 in her career. 
• Forward Abby Kennelly is 46 minutes away from 4,000 in her career.
• Kennelly sits 10th all-time at GCU with 119 shots. Next up is Aliya Canfield with 124 career shots.
• Chelsea Lavezzo sits tied with Krystal Hund for eighth in Lions' single-season history with 14 goals. Next up is Kelly Lyons and Hund with 15 scores.
• Lavezzo's 14 goals also moves her two away from the top-10 in career goals at GCU. 
• Lavezzo's 30 points has her one point away from the top-10 in single-season points at GCU.
• With three more assists, Seanna Boan will move into the program's top-10 in a single season. 

CACC Leaders (into the weekend)
• With 13 goals in her last 11 matches, Chelsea Lavezzo is fifth in Division II and first among freshmen nationally with 14 total goals. 
• Lavezzo is also eighth in the nation and first among freshmen nationally with 30 points. 
• Seanna Boan is sixth in the CACC with five total assists. 
• Abby Kennelly, Chiamaka Wokocha and Breana Parkinson all sit eighth in the CACC with four total assists. 
• Emma Bennett is second in the CACC and 26th nationally with a 0.864 save percentage. The senior also sits third in the conference with a 0.914 goals against average. 
• The Lions are second in the conference and rank 24th nationally with 28 assists. 
• GCU is third in the CACC with 5.19 corners per match.
• GCU's average of 7.75 shots on goal per match is third in the conference.
• Georgian Court is averaging 1.94 goals per match, third best in the conference.
• Georgian Court's back line has allowed just 16 goals in 16 matches for a 1.000 goals against average, good for fourth in the CACC. 

  Who's Hot?
• Chelsea Lavezzo has broken out with 13 goals in her last 11 matches and was previously named CACC Rookie of the Week for five consecutive weeks.
• Chiamaka Wokocha has tallied points in four of her last seven matches away from home, adding an assist in GCU's last road match at Lincoln.
• Abby Kennelly has an assist in three of her last four matches, including one in last Tuesday's win.
• Delaine Wilkinson has recorded clean sheets in back-to-back starts for the first time in her career.
  
Series History vs. Post
• Georgian Court has dominated the all-time series, 30-3-5.
• GCU has an eight-match unbeaten streak in the series, a run which dates back to 2015. The Lions have only lost once across the last 21 contests dating back to 2006.
• Furthermore, Georgian Court has been particularly dominant at home against Post. It sits 20-1 all-time at home against the Eagles, with its one loss coming in the series opener in 1988.
• However, Post salvaged a home draw last season in Connecticut. Ashley Merizalde scored a second-half equalizer. 

About Post (all stats headed into the weekend)
• Post sits 10th in the 12-team CACC at 2-7. The Eagles are 2-11 overall.
• The Eagles have lost six of their last seven contests.
• The program is coming off a 4-3 home loss against in-conference foe  Chestnut Hill on Saturday.
• At 2-11, Post is in jeopardy of finishing with its worst winning percentage since 2004, when the Eagles finished 2-15-2. With a loss at GCU, it would also mark Post's first winless season on the road since 2004.
• Eagles' keeper Aryn Nisbet leads the conference and ranks eighth nationally with eight saves per match.
• Alyssa Hebb is seventh in the CACC with seven goals.
• Post goalies have combined for a 3.17 goals against average, a bottom-10 mark in Division II.
• The Eagles' 15 total goals rank second-to-last in the CACC.