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Men's Soccer Takes On Post in CACC Quarterfinals

LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 5, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer has reached the end of the regular season. With just one game left, GCU knows they're in the CACC postseason, but there is still a lot to determine before that. 

Opponent
Post Eagles (7-1-7, 6-0-4 CACC)

Where
Waterbury, CT - LaMoy Field

When
Sunday, November 9 - 1 pm

How to Watch
• Sunday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Post portal of the CACC Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page. 

Previously vs. Post
• In 14 all-time matchups, Georgian Court has just one win against Post. They're 1-13-1 lifetime against the Eagles.
• Playing in Waterbury results have been even worse as Georgian Court is 0-8 playing at the Eagles.
• These teams met just eight days ago, the next to last game in the regular season for the Lions. 
• After a scoreless first half, Post scored the game's only goal in the 78th minute.
• The defensive game saw just 16 total shots. The Lions held Post to just three shots on goal. 
• The state of Connecticut hasn't been to kind to Georgian Court as a whole. The Lions are 1-11-1 in their lifetime playing in the Constitution State.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court finished the regular season at home against Holy Family.
• For the second straight game, a second half goal was enough in a 1-0 Lion loss.
• This time the goal came in the 73rd minute and although the Lions pushed to tie, they couldn't hit the back of the net.
• It was the first time in program history GCU has lost consecutive 1-0 games. 

Individual Milestones
• The next game started will be the 50th of Mikey Mallon's career. He needs one point to reach 30 and become the ninth Lion to score 30 career points. 
Ayendi Batista needs two saves to move to fourth all-time at GCU.
Alessandro Cavallini's next game played will be his 50th.
• One more win will be Head Coach Dino Raso's 100th at Georgian Court, which mean's it will be the program's 100th win as well. 

CACC Stat Leaders
• Jack Pollintine-Smith is tied for eighth in the CACC with four assists. 
• Ayendi Batista is in the top-10 in goals against average, save percentage, shutouts and saves. He's up to sixth in the league in GAA. 
Mikey Mallon has moved to sixth in the CACC in shots per game and he's just outside the top-10 in shot accuracy.  
• The Lions offense is getting off their share of shots. They're fourth in the league in shots per game and shots on goal per game.
• Georgian Court is fifth in total points and goals.
• GCU is up to third in the league in shot accuracy, putting 49.3% of all shots on frame which is 27th in Division II. 

CACC Tournament
• The biggest difference entering the postseason is the presence of overtime. If the two teams are tied after 90 minutes, there will be two 10-minute overtime periods with a golden goal scoring the game-winner. If the game is still tied, the match will go to penalty kicks. 
• The winner of the CACC Tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional Tournament.  
• The Lions have won one CACC Tournament championship. That came in 2016.
• All-time in CACC Tournament games, the Lions are 6-7-3.
• This will be the fourth time Georgian Court and Post have met in the postseason, more than any other opponent for the Lions. 
• They also met in 2016, 2018 and 2019. The Lions are 0-2-1 in the postseason against Post, but did advance on penalty kicks, 4-3, in 2016. 

About Post
• Post has entered the United Soccer Coaches Top-25, sitting at No. 21 nationally. They also rank fourth in the NCAA Super Region Rankings. 
• After going unbeaten all year, Post did suffer a loss earlier in the week. They fell 1-0 at No. 11 Bentley, who the Lions saw for 45 minutes at the beginning of the season before the game was halted due to lightning. 
• In 15 games, a majority of Post's results have not been wins. They have seven and are 7-1-7 overall. They went 6-0-4 in the CACC to win the regular season crown. 
• Defense has been the backbone of the Eagles' dominant run and that's no different this season. They've allowed just nine goals in 15 games and their GAA is top-10 in Division II.
• They've posted seven shutouts and allowed more than one goal just once, a 2-2 draw with Bridgeport.
• In their last four games, they've surrendered just one goal. 
• Leopold Dufaut is the man between the pipes. He has an 88.8% save percentage, second in Division II, and allows .060 goals per game with 71 saves.
• Post typically plays in low scoring games. The Eagles scored just 20 goals and have only four multiple goal games. 
• The Eagles have two primary goal scorers. Luis Rodrigues has eight along with three assists and Pablo Tenorio has five with three helpers. Rodrigues scored for the Eagles in the 1-0 win last week over GCU. 
• Post has been called for the fewest yellow cards of an CACC team with just 23 in 15 contests. 
• Before falling in the CACC Championship game last season, Post had won five straight CACC Tournament Championships. 
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Players Mentioned

Ayendi Batista

#00 Ayendi Batista

GK
5' 11"
Senior
Alessandro Cavallini

#2 Alessandro Cavallini

D
6' 0"
Junior
Mikey Mallon

#8 Mikey Mallon

M
5' 6"
Senior
Jack Pollintine-Smith

#4 Jack Pollintine-Smith

M
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ayendi Batista

#00 Ayendi Batista

5' 11"
Senior
GK
Alessandro Cavallini

#2 Alessandro Cavallini

6' 0"
Junior
D
Mikey Mallon

#8 Mikey Mallon

5' 6"
Senior
M
Jack Pollintine-Smith

#4 Jack Pollintine-Smith

5' 8"
Junior
M