LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 13, 2024) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball finishes up a brief two-game road trip tomorrow evening on Valentine's Day. 

Opponent
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (3-20, 2-9 CACC)

Where
Wilmington, DE - Joseph West Jones Center

When
Wednesday, Feb. 14 - 6 p.m.

How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the GCU portal of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Links for videos and live stats can be found above and on the Lions Basketball schedule page.  

Previously vs. Goldey-Beacom
• The all-time series with the Lions and the Lightning had gone back-and-forth in each of the last seven games until this season.
• Georgian Court defeated GBC 63-61 earlier this year, their second straight win over the Lightning.
• The Lions were down three at the half and after three quarters, but outscored GBC 23-18 in the fourth to pull out the win at home.
• With three minutes to play and down by one, Georgian Court scored seven straight points to take the lead for good.
• Imani Gillette poured in 18 and 10 on 7-11 shooting in just 16 minutes. 
• Goldey-Beacom does lead all-time 32-14, helped out by 25 straight wins from 2006-2018. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court trailed by one at the half at Bridgeport and came out sharp to start the second.
• The Lions led by four after three quarters but couldn't hang on to the lead.
• Leading 53-49 with 8:17 to play, the Lions didn't score again for 5:18 as Bridgeport went on a 15-0 to take the lead, going on to win 73-64.
• Safiatu Kolliegbo led all scorers with 25 points and made four three-pointers. 

CACC Leaders
• Safiatu Kolliegbo is coming up with 2.0 steals per game, seventh in the CACC.
• Kolliegbo is also just outside the top-10 shooting 35.5% overall and her 34.46 minutes per game are the fifth most. 
• The Lions as a team are fifth with 9.0 steals per game. 
• The Lions are up to shooting 38.5%, fifth-highest in the league. 
• GCU is also fifth with 13.5 offensive rebounds per contest and their rebound margin is sixth in the league. 

Who's Hot?
• Safiatu Kolliegbo has double-figure points in seven of her last eight, with a career-high 25 at Bridgeport.
• Leah Snisky has six points in back-to-back games with a career-high nine rebounds against the Purple Knights.
• Niyell McCargo has 10+ points in two of her last three including scoring 16 points Saturday at Bridgeport. 

Individual Milestones
• Imani Gillette is one point away from 300 in her career. 
• Julia Whesper is two rebounds away from 50 and Safiatu Kolliegbo is eight shy of 100.
• Leah Snisky needs three points to get to 100.
• Niyell McCargo will reach 150 points with 10 more. 

Playoff Picture
• With five games left in the CACC regular season, Georgian Court is holding onto the final spot in the South Division.
• The Lions are one game up on Goldey-Beacom and hold the current tie-breaker having defeated the Lightning back in December.
• One of these two teams will be left out come season-end as Jefferson, Holy Family and Chestnut Hill have all already clinched a spot. 
• A win tomorrow would give the Lions a two-game lead over the Lightning and the tie-breaker of having beaten them twice head-to-head.
• A loss means the two teams will be tied in the standings with four games to play and each team holding a win. If they remain tied the final spot will come down to tiebreakers. 

About Goldey-Beacom
• Goldey-Beacom is sitting at 3-20 overall and 2-9 in the CACC. 
• They're one game behind Georgian Court in the CACC South. 
• They have played better of late with two wins in their last five games and a one-point loss. Two of their three wins have also come at home.
• GBC does have some nice pieces in Katie Yoder and Rory Ciszkowski. Yoder leads the team scoring 14.9 points per game. Ciszkowski is also in double-figures at 12.6.
• The Lightning do a good job of getting to the foul line. They're fourth in the CACC in FT attempts, makes and percentage.
• Goldey-Beacom is also adept at shooting from distance as their 32% three-point percentage ranks third in the CACC and their 6.9 three-pointers per game is second.
• The Lightning have struggled with turnovers and their -4.96 turnover margin is near the bottom of the CACC.