LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 26, 2024) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer goes for their third straight win Saturday afternoon in New York.
Opponent
Dominican Chargers (3-3, 1-1 CACC)
Where
Orangeburg, NY - O'Brien Field
When
Saturday, Sept. 28 - 12 pm
How to Watch
• Saturday's match is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the Dominican 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. Dominican
• All-time Georgian Court has been in control of the series, leading 31-11-3.
• The Lions though are seeking their first win over Dominican since 2019.
• In the five matches since, GCU is 0-3-2 (2021 postseason tie went the Lions way in a shootout).
• A year ago in Lakewood, the match was scoreless for nearly 75 minutes.
Ava Reardon broke the tie with an assist from
Abby Kennelly.
• In the closing seconds, an erroneous clock stoppage on a free kick led to Dominican's game-tying goal. The Chargers played the ball into the box and the Lions couldn't clear, giving the Chargers the game-tying goal with less than 20 seconds to play.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court picked up their second CACC win of the season Tuesday night going on the road to defeat Holy Family 2-0.
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Chelsea Lavezzo scored both goals for the Lions, one in each half.
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Emma Bennett earned the shutout win in goal.
Individual Milestones
• Three more assists and
Seanna Boan will already move into the top-10 for a single-season at GCU.
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Sophia Ridolfo needs one more shot on goal to reach 20.
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Gabby Parkinson is 20 minutes away from playing 1000 minutes.
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Jessica Ford will start her 50th career game the next time she's in the starting lineup. She also needs 29 minutes to reach 3,000.
CACC Leaders (Based on NCAA Statistics)
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Seanna Boan leads the CACC and is 12th nationally with 0.71 assists per game. Her five assists are tied for the second most in the country.
• With five goals in her last two games,
Chelsea Lavezzo is up to 10th nationally in total points and sixth in total goals. She's second in the league in both of those categories as well.
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Chiamaka Wokocha sits fifth in the CACC with her three goals scored.
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Emma Bennett ranks second in the CACC with 0.520 goals against average and a .889 save percentage.
• GCU is second in the CACC with 7.43 points per game. Their 52 total points is 11th in the country.
• With 18 total assists, the Lions are third in Division II.
• The Lions are leading the league in assists per game and are second in corner kicks.
• Georgian Court's defense has allowed just seven goals in seven games for a 1.00 goals against average, second in the CACC.
Who's Hot?
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Chelsea Lavezzo has broken out with five goals in her last two games and has been named the CACC Rookie of the Week each of the last two weeks.
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Chiamaka Wokocha has points in five of seven games this season and an assist in two straight.
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Emma Bennetter earned her first 90-minute shutout win at Holy Family.
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Breana Parkinson has three assists in her last four games.
About Dominican
• Dominican started their CACC season with the projected top-two teams in the league and came out with a 3-2 win over Bridgeport and a 4-0 loss to Jefferson.
• Overall, the Chargers are 3-3 on the year and just 1-2 playing at home.
• The Chargers 1.83 goals per game ranks fourth in the CACC.
• Dominican's offense is led by a pair of seniors. Kaitlyn Zeeb has 10 points with three goals and four assists.
• Isabella Wysocki, who scored the game-tying goal last year at GCU also has scored three times.
• Nelly Arvidsson has started five of six games in net with a 3-2 record having made 24 saves with a .649 save percentage.