LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 10, 2024) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer plays at home for the first time this season Wednesday afternoon.

Opponent
St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0, 0-0 ECC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ

When
Wednesday, Sept. 10

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

Previously vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
• These two teams met last season for the first time since 2016.
• A last second goal proved to be the difference and it went by the way of the Spartans.
• Cherif Tammar and Cole Sullivan each scored for GCU.
• With the game tied at two, STAC got a goal with just 47 seconds left to play to escape with the win in Sparkill.
• Fabio Krissler played just 45 minutes and made eight saves in goal. 

Last Time Out
• The Lions season got underway last weekend in the great state of Vermont.
• Georgian Court suffered a 1-0 defeat at Saint Michael's in their season opener.
• Gijs van Eif scored twice, but another late goal allowed Bentley to pull even in a 2-2 draw. 

Individual Milestones
• Sotirios Gkosdis is three saves away from reaching 100 and becoming the fifth Lion to ever do that.
• Mikey Mallon needs two points to reach 10 in his career.
• With 24 more minutes played Sebastian Derflinger will surpassed 3,000 in his career. 

CACC Leaders
• Gijs van Eif is third in the CACC in both goals and points per game through two games.
• With his nine saves against Bentley, Sotirios Gkosdis is second in the league and third nationally in saves per game.
• His fellow netminder, Ayendi Batista, is fourth in the CACC in goals against average. 
• The duo combined to have the second most saves per game in the CACC and the third-best save percentage at .824.
• The Lions are getting to the corner a lot. With six corner kicks per game, GCU ranks second in the conference. 

Scheduling Quirks
• Georgian Court starts 2024 on the road for seven of their first nine games. They are currently in the midst of a brief two game homestand Wednesday and Monday, their final home game until Oct. 5. 
• They then play home in six of the final nine including a span playing six of seven at home.
• GCU will also have the luxury of welcoming the top teams in the CACC to Lakewood as the Lions host each of the top-four teams in the poll

About St. Thomas Aquinas
• The Spartans started the season with a 3-2 win over fellow CACC foe Goldey-Beacom.
• All three goals came from Kevon Evans, including the game-winner with less than two minutes to play.
• Evans was an All-Region selection last year after scoring 12 goals with eight assists.
• In the ECC preseason poll, St. Thomas Aquinas was picked to finish third after gong 10-2-5 overall and 7-0-1 in the ECC.
• The Spartans are under the direction of a new head coach, Edison Sanchez Aviles, who was previously coaching at Seton Hall.