LAKEWOOD, NJ (Jan. 13, 2025) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball gets back on the floor Tuesday night at home for a CACC South Division battle.

Opponent
Holy Family Tigers (12-3, 4-0 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Tuesday, Jan. 14 - 6 pm

How to Watch
• Tuesday'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. Holy Family
• Georgian Court dropped both games with Holy Family last season after splitting the series each of the previous five seasons.
• All-time Georgian Court is just 8-51 against the Tigers, but 4-6 in their last 10. 
• Last season in Lakewood, Holy Family led for much of the game, getting out in front 20-14 after the first.
• They went on to a 60-48 win.
• Samantha Jones set a season-high scoring 12 points. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court and Caldwell were going back-and-forth in a game that came down to the wire.
• The Lions had a one-point lead with less than two minutes remaining, but Caldwell closed the game on a 7-1 run to win by five, 64-59.
• Karissa Smedley and Samantha Jones each scored 12 points.

Individual Milestones
• Niyell McCargo is seven points away from 300 and two steals shy of 50.
• Julia Whesper needs eight more minutes played to reach 1000 and one rebound to get to 100. 
• Imani Gillette is nine points away from 400.

CACC Leaders
• Maria Stanescu is seventh in three-pointers per game and ninth in three-point percentage. In CACC only games her 13.8 points per game is 13th in the league.
• Tyra Lovelock's 2.1 assists per game are in the top-20 and her 4.5 in CACC games is fourth. 
• Karissa Smedley is just outside the top-10 in steals per game and Samantha Jones is 15th in blocks per game. 
• Julia Whesper is fourth in conference game shooting 59.1% and Karissa Smedley fourth in three-point percentage at 46.2%. 
• The Lions are averaging 20.6 bench points per game, second-most in the CACC.
• Georgian Court is shooting 28.7% from three, sixth-best in the league. 
• GCU is fifth forcing more than 17 turnovers per game and sixth at 7.6 steals. Six Lions are in the top-25 for steals in conference-only games led by Karissa Smedley's 2.8. 

Who's Hot?
• Tyra Lovelock is scoring 9.3 points per game over her last three. 
• Niyell McCargo has at least six points in three straight games. 
• Karissa Smedley has hit double-figures in three of her last four. 
• Julia Whesper is shooting 47.4% over her last four games. 
• Samantha Jones matched a career-high scoring 12 points against Caldwell. 

About Holy Family
• Holy Family is one of just two teams left unbeaten in CACC play, and the only team from the South Division.
• They're 12-3 on the season and 4-0 in league play, winners of four straight.
• The Tigers have been just as tough on the road with a 7-1 record in true road games and 8-1 overall away from home. 
• Holy Family is one of the best defensive teams in the country. They're allowing just 55 points per game and their +9.5 rebound margin is 15th in Division II, tops in the CACC.
• Not only do they do a good job defensively, they also don't foul, committing just 13.4 per game, 12th fewest in the NCAA.
• The Tigers strength isn't forcing turnovers, but forcing bad shots. Teams are shooting just 35.3% against HFU, but they're forcing less than 15 turnovers per game, near the bottom of the CACC.
• Individually Taylor Hinkle is the only Tiger in double-figure scoring. She averages a double-double with 13.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. She has seven double-doubles in 15 games and is one of 23 players across Division II to average a double-double.
• Holy Family is scoring 67 points per game this year while shooting 41.4% overall and 32% from three.
• In conference games those numbers have gone up to 78.5 points per game, shooting 49% from the floor, 34.6% from three and 79% at the free throw line.