LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 28, 2025) - The end of the CACC Men's Soccer regular season is fast approaching with just two weeks and three games left. Georgian Court's push for the playoffs continues this week starting at Goldey-Beacom.
Opponent
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (2-9-3, 1-4-2 CACC)
Where
Wilmington, DE - Nancy Churchman Sawin Field
When
Wednesday, Oct. 29 - 3 pm
How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Goldey-Beacom portal of the CACC Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.Â
Previously vs. Goldey-Beacom
• Georgian Court hasn't lost to Goldey-Beacom since 2019. They're 4-0-2 in that span, with a playoff shootout win to boot.
• All-time the Lions are 6-4-3 against the Lightning, 2-2-2 on the road.
• Last season, the Lions had two 3-1 victories over Goldey-Beacom in an 11-day span.
• They won first in the regular season, shrugging off an early GBC goal to score three straight for the win.
• In the CACC Tournament Quarterfinals, it was the exact opposite. GCU scored the first three goals in a 3-1 win. All goals were scored in the second half.
• In both games, GCU goals came from
Jack Pollintine-Smith,
Alessandro Cavallini and
Gijs van Eif, in that order.Â
Last Time Out
• GCU picked up a 3-0 shutout win at home against Dominican.
• After a scoreless first half, the Lions got two goals from
Mikey Mallon and one from
Anthony Ryan.
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Ayendi Batista earned the shutout win in goal making four saves.Â
Individual Milestones
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David Tuschmann's next game played will be his 60th and
Tim Wilk needs one more to reach 50.
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Mikey Mallon is two shots away from taking 100 in his career.
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Ayendi Batista needs six saves to move into Georgian Court's all-time top-five.Â
CACC Stat Leaders
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Jack Pollintine-Smith is tied for third in the CACC with four assists.Â
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Ayendi Batista is in the top-10 in the goals against average, save percentage and saves.Â
• The Lions offense is getting off their share of shots. They're third in the league in shots per game and shots on goal per game.
• Georgian Court's is fifth in total points, goals and assists.Â
Scheduling Quirk
• All season long the Lions don't play more than two straight games at home or more than two straight on the road.
CACC Award Winners
• Following their win last week, Georgian Court earned two CACC Player of the Week awards.
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Ayendi Batista claimed the Goalkeeper of the Week award from
Anthony Ryan won Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• It was Batista's second weekly award this season and third of his career. For Ryan, it was his first ever CACC Defensive Player of the Week award.Â
Playoff Picture
• With three games left, the focus turns to where Georgian Court sits in the CACC standings.
• The top-eight in the CACC standings qualify for the 2025 CACC Tournament.Â
• The Lions are currently tied for seventh with Holy Family, each having nine points. GCU still has a game at hand over the Tigers.
• Georgian Court is also just two points behind fifth place and three points behind fourth place.Â
• The top-four host the CACC Quarterfinal round.Â
About Goldey-Beacom
• Sitting at the bottom of the CACC standings is Goldey-Beacom. They have five points and are the only team with less than two conference wins.
• The Lightning are 2-9-3 overall and 1-4-2 in the CACC.
• Those two conference draws though, are to the top-two teams in the league standings, Post and Bridgeport.
• Outside of a season-opening 6-1 loss at Pace, the Lightning have been competitive in nearly all their games played. They have the same goal differential in CACC games as Georgian Court.
• Jamel Yasin has been sharp of late in goal, allowing just two goals in his last three games. However he didn't play in Goldey-Beacom's most recent contest against Jefferson.
• Sam Ball and John Herden lead the offense. They each have three goals for GBC.
• The Lightning offense has scored just 15 goals in 14 games. Opponents have 102 points to GBC's 42.Â