LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 14, 2025) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball finishes up their home slate of regular season games this weekend. 

Opponent
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (7-18, 4-9 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Saturday, Feb. 15 - 1 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. Goldey-Beacom
• All-time Georgian Court is 15-33 against Goldey-Beacom, but that's picked up of late.
• Over their last 11 games the Lions are 7-4.
• The two teams split last season with the home team winning each game.
• In their first meeting this season, Georgian Court survived a late charge from the Lightning to prevail 68-63.
• GBC brought the Lions lead down to one, 64-63 with 2:48 to play, but the Georgian Court defense kept the Lightning scoreless the rest of the way to preserve the win.
• Jade Dickson scored 17 with 13 rebounds shooting 8-11 from the floor for the Lions. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court built a large lead at CACC North rival Bloomfield.
• Despite the Bears scoring some late points, the outcome wasn't in doubt in a 72-66 win.
• Niyell McCargo scored a career-high 22 points and was a rebound-short of a double-double. 

Individual Milestones
• Julia Whesper needs five field goals to hit 100. Her next game played will be her 50th. 
• Karissa Smedley needs seven field goals to reach 100.
• Niyell McCargo is one point away from 100. 
• Three rebounds will bring Imani Gillette to 350. 

CACC Leaders
• Niyell McCargo is up to 17th in overall field goal percentage and is ninth in CACC-only games. 
• Tyra Lovelock's 2.3 assists per game are 17th and her 3.4 in CACC games is sixth. 
• McCargo is 10th shooting 77.4% at the line in CACC games and Julia Whesper 16th at 72.5%.
• Maria Stanescu is in the top-25 in scoring in CACC-only games at 11.9. Her 34.8% shooting from behind the arc in league games ranks sixth. 
• Four Lions are in the top-20 in CACC games in steals led by Maria Stanescu's 1.9 which has her ranked eighth. 
• The Lions are averaging 22.8 bench points per game, second-most in the CACC.
• Georgian Court is shooting 28.6% from three, sixth-best in the league. 
• GCU is fifth forcing 17.2 turnovers per game and also fifth with 8.2 steals. 

Who's Hot?
• Niyell McCargo is scoring 15 points per game in her last three. 
• Imani Gillette has four straight double-digit point games and two double-doubles during that span. 
• Karissa Smedley has made 11 of her last 12 free throws. 
• Tyra Lovelock has back-to-back double-digit point games for the first time in her career. 
• Georgian Court who goes for their first four-game winning streak since winning five straight in February, 2022. During that five-game winning streak, the Lions picked up their fourth win also on Feb. 15.

CACC Standings
• The top three spots in the CACC South are already clinched by Holy Family, Jefferson and Chestnut Hill. 
• A win Saturday would clinch a playoff spot for the Lions who would have a three-game lead plus the tiebreaker over Goldey-Beacom with three to play.
• The top four seeds all qualify for the CACC postseason. 
• The Lions would need to win out and have either Jefferson or Chestnut Hill lose out to move up to third in the standings. 

On the Road
• Over the final month of the season, Georgian Court will spend a lot of time on the road.
• Following Saturday's game, they'll be on the road for the final three games. 

About Goldey-Beacom
• After losing to Georgian Court, Goldey-Beacom defeated Bridgeport the next game, but have since dropped five straight.
• That five-game losing streak has seen them go up against teams with a combined CACC record of 44-18. 
• They stand at 7-18 this season, 4-9 in the CACC and 3-9 on the road. 
• Goldey-Beacom is a three-point shooting team. They lead the league hitting nearly eight per game.
• GBC is at the bottom of the CACC however though in rebounding with a -9.6 rebounding margin. 
• The Lightning look to be getting healthier. GCU did not see Goldey's leading scorer Katie Yoder in their first meeting. Yoder is scoring 14.6 points per game and leads the CACC shooting 52% overall.
• Julie Kulesza is scoring nearly 15 points per game. She's doing damage at the free throw line hitting 102-123 this season.
• Rory Ciszkowski is the Lightning's biggest threat from three. Her 63 three-pointers are second-most in the league and she's hitting 39.1% from behind the arc. 
• GBU is near the top of the CACC in fewest turnovers per game at 16.3, but towards the bottom, forcing 15.4.