LAKEWOOD, NJ (Jan. 24, 2025) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball goes for their second straight win Saturday afternoon in Lakewood.
Opponent
Dominican Chargers (15-4, 7-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Jan. 25 - 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. Dominican
• Georgian Court last defeated Dominican in the 2021-22 season.
• The Lions are 16-32 all-time against the Chargers.
• Last year in Orangeburg, Dominican pulled away in the second half for an 81-66 win.
• The Lions trailed by one at the half, but the Chargers outscored GCU by nine in the third quarter and led the rest of the way.
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Safiatu Kolliegbo scored 18 while
Imani Gillette had a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court improve to 3-4 in league play with a 68-63 road win at Goldey-Beacom.
• The Lions built a 17-point second quarter lead that got trimmed all the way down to one.
• Despite the Lightning getting within one multiple times, the Lions never lost the lead and made enough plays down the stretch to seal the win.
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Jade Dickson scored 17 points with 13 rebounds.
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Niyell McCargo,
Alexi Hoy and
Samantha Jones were all in double-figures.
Individual Milestones
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Samantha Jones is 11 rebounds away from 100
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Niyell McCargo 10 rebounds 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 three-pointers per game and 10th in three-point percentage. In CACC only games her three-point percentage boosts to fourth.
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Niyell McCargo has cracked the top-25 in overall field goal percentage and is 11th in CACC-only games.
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Tyra Lovelock's 2.1 assists per game are in the top-20 and her 3.4 in CACC games is eighth.
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Samantha Jones is in the top-20 in both blocks and steals per game. In CACC-only games, her 52.2% field goal percentage is sixth.
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Julia Whesper is fourth in conference games shooting 58.1% and
Karissa Smedley fourth in three-point percentage at 46.2%.
• The Lions are averaging 19.8 bench points per game, third-most in the CACC.
• Georgian Court is shooting 28.1% from three, seventh-best in the league.
• GCU is fourth forcing more than 17 turnovers per game and seventh at 7.6 steals.
Who's Hot?
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Niyell McCargo is scoring nearly 17 points per game over her last three games.
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Julia Whesper is shooting 50% over her last seven games.
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Samantha Jones is averaging more than 10 points per game in her last four.
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Jade Dickson had a career-day at Goldey-Beacom scoring 17 points on 8-11 shooting with 13 rebounds.
About Dominican
• Dominican is one of two unbeatens in CACC play this season at 7-0.
• They're 15-4 overall and winners of six straight.
• The Chargers have one of the best scoring defenses in the CACC allowing just 59.4 points per game.
• They're at the top of the league grabbing nearly 30 rebounds per game.
• Dominican also sports the CACC's best turnover margin at +2.68. They're 13.9 turnovers per game are the fewest in the league.
• Three Chargers are in double-figures with Tanasha Mills scoring 15.1 points per game. She's hitting near 40% from three.
• Cayla Howard is scoring 14.1 with 7.6 rebounds per contest.
