LAKEWOOD, NJ (Dec. 6, 2024) - It's been a long time since Georgian Court Men's Basketball played at home, but they're back in the friendly confines of the Wellness Center Saturday afternoon.
Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffins (3-4, 0-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Dec. 7 - 2 pm
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC digital Network. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.
Ticketing
Tickets for all Georgian Court home game can be found at the link above, or purchased in person prior to the game.
$10 adults
$5 seniors/students
Previously vs. Chestnut Hill
• Chestnut Hill swept this matchup last season and own a 15-5 mark against the Lions all-time.
• Georgian Court last defeated the Griffins on the road near the end of the 2022-23 season.
• Playing in Lakewood, GCU is is 3-7 against Chestnut Hill, with their last home win coming early in the 2019-20 season.
• Last year, these two played in the season finale with the Griffins prevailing 66-51.
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Clint Wright, Jr. led GCU with 24 points while
Donavin Crawford added 13.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court kicked off conference play with a loss at Wilmington during the week.
• GCU stormed out to an early 9-0 lead, but that quickly evaporated as the Wildcats found their stroke.
• Wilmington led 45-31 at the half and did enough in the second half to kill any hopes of a GCU comeback.
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Cam Edmonds scored 21 points, hitting 11-14 at the foul line.
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Justin Harper added 18 on 7-12 shooting.
Individual Milestones
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Cam Edmonds is in the Lions all-time top-10 for scoring, three-pointers and free throws. Three more triples will get him into the Lions all-time top-five.
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Charles Anyichie needs two rebounds to get to 50.
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Donavin Crawford needs three assists to reach 50.
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Justin Harper is nine rebounds away from 100.
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Anthony Rivera is two rebounds short of 100 and seven points away from 200.
CACC Leaders
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Cam Edmonds is now the second leading scorer in the CACC at 22.2 points per game and is fourth in steals pe game.
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Donavin Crawford and Edmonds each rank in the top-five in three-pointers made per game. Edmonds is also third in three-point percentage.
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Justin Soranno is seventh in the league in blocks per game.
• No team in the conference attempts more three-pointers than Georgian Court at 28.
• GCU is also fourth in steals per game at 9.8 and fifth in fast-break points.
• From the free throw line, GCU is shooting 67.7%, seventh in the CACC.
Who's Hot?
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Cam Edmonds has scored 20 or more points in five of his six games played.
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Justin Harper matched a season-high with 18 points against Wilmington.
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Donavin Crawford is averaging almost 13 points in his last three games.
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Justin Soranno was 3-4 from the floor with nine rebounds against the Wildcats.
Home is Where the Lions Play
• Coming off of a season-long five game road trip, the Lions will be at home a lot in the near future.
• Saturday marks the stretch of a three-game homestand that will also see the Lions take on nonconference foes New Haven and Saint Michael's.
• But that's not all as from Saturday through January, GCU is home for nine of their next 12 games.
About Chestnut Hill
• Chestnut Hill is yet to play a conference game this season. They were picked to finish third in the preseason coaches poll.
• This season, the Griffins are off to a 3-4 start on the year.
• They've played well on the road thus far with a 3-2 mark in true road games.
• The Griffins scoring defense ranks second in the CACC allowing just 68 points per game.
• Offensively though, they're at the bottom of the league scoring less than 64 with a league-low 36.7% field goal percentage.
• IV Pettit is their leading scorer at 14.7 points per game.
• Omari Salvi is coming off a career-high 22 points and is 13-29 from three-point range this season.
• The Griffins are even in the rebounding department, averaging 38 per game. They're also about even in turnovers. Their 14 giveaways are the third-fewest in the CACC.
