LAKEWOOD, NJ (Jan. 17, 2025) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball finishes up a season-long four game home stand Saturday afternoon with a CACC cross-division rival.
Opponent
Post Eagles (3-13, 2-3 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Jan. 18 - 12 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. Post
• Georgian Court and Post have a long history with Post holding a 25-20 all-time record over the Lions.
• That includes a current eight-game winning streak over GCU. The Lions last win over the Eagles came January 7, 2017 in Waterbury.
• All-time at home, Georgian Court is 12-11 against Post.
• Last season in Waterbury it was the third quarter that doomed the Lions. They trailed by seven at the half, but Post extended the lead outscoring the Lions 28-12 in the third.
• Georgian Court made it closer with a 25-point fourth quarter, but fell in the end, 75-62.
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Imani Gillette had a 22-point, 14-rebound double-double.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court hung with the CACC South Division leading Holy Family Tigers for about 30 minutes.
• With 2:43 to go in the third, the game was tied at 39. The Tigers though outscored the Lions 9-1 for the remainder of the third and then 19-7 in the fourth for a 67-47 win.
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Niyell McCargo had a career-night going 9-18 for 20 points and grabbing eight rebounds.
Individual Milestones
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Niyell McCargo is one steal away from 50.
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Samantha Jones is 19 points away from 200.
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Imani Gillette is nine points away from 400.
CACC Leaders
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Maria Stanescu is ninth in both three-pointers per game and in three-point percentage. In CACC only games her three-point percentage boosts to seventh and she's tied for the league lead in three-pointers made.
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Niyell McCargo has cracked the top-25 in overall field goal percentage and is 19th in CACC-only games.
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Tyra Lovelock's 2.1 assists per game are in the top-20 and her 4.0 in CACC games is sixth.
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Karissa Smedley is 15th in steals per game while
Samantha Jones is 15th in blocks per game.
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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 19.9 bench points per game, third-most in the CACC.
• Georgian Court is shooting 27.8% from three, sixth-best in the league.
• GCU is sixth forcing more than 17 turnovers per game and seventh at 7.3 steals. Five Lions are in the top-25 for steals in conference-only games led by
Karissa Smedley's 2.2.
Who's Hot?
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Niyell McCargo scored a career-best 20 against Holy Family and is averaging 11 points per game over her last five.
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Karissa Smedley has hit double-figures in four of her last five games.
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Julia Whesper is shooting 45.4% over her last five games.
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Samantha Jones is scoring 9.5 points over her last two games.
• Onneiya Martin has 13 points and 15 rebounds in her last three games, averaging 14 minutes per game.
About Post
• Post is currently in third place in the CACC North Division with a 2-3 record in league play, same as GCU.
• They're 3-13 overall with a win in their last game over Felician.
• Post is yet to win a game away from home this season. They're 0-8 in true road games and 0-1 at a neutral site.
• Turnovers are big part of Post games. They force 22.6 per game, more than anyone in the league, but also give the ball away more than 22 times per game.
• With those lofty turnover numbers, the Eagles are the top team in the CACC with 9.7 steals per game.
• Offensively, Post is scoring 58 points per game and shooting 34.7%. Opponents, when they get shots off, are hitting 44% from the floor, the worst field goal percentage defense in the CACC.
• Two things the Post offense does very well is offensive rebound and get to the foul line. Their 13.3 offensive boards per game are third in the CACC, as are their 17.6 free throw attempts.
• Alyssa Rossignol and Naj White are the leading scorers. Rossignol averages 12.3 points per game with White at 11.6. They both pull down 4.4 rebounds per contest.
• Jasmine Day-Cox has a team-leading six rebounds per game with 46 offensive boards. She gets to the foul line too, leading the team with 50 attempts, but has converted just 21.
