LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 18, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball goes for a season sweep of Holy Family this week, a makeup originally scheduled for Feb. 5.
Opponent
Holy Family Tigers (6-19, 0-13 CACC)
Where
Philadelphia, PA - Campus Center
When
Wednesday, Feb. 19 - 8 p.m.
How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Holy Family portal of the CACC Digital Network.
• Live stats are also available on the Lions' schedule page.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court let a late lead slip away against Goldey-Beacom.
• The Lions went up by as much as 13 in the second half, but the Lightning stormed all the way back to hand GCU a 76-71 loss.
• Four Lions were in double-figures.
• Justin Sorrano recorded an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double.
Road Warriors
• For the rest of the season, GCU will be on the road.
• Their final three games, at Holy Family, at Jefferson and at Chestnut Hill will all be played in the Philadelphia area.
CACC Standings
• With three games remaining, Georgian Court is one game behind Wilmington.
• Chestnut Hill, Jefferson and Goldey-Beacom have all clinched playoff berths sitting at 8-6 on the year in league play.
• The top four teams qualify for the CACC Postseason Tournament.
Individual Milestones
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Cam Edmonds is 10 points away from setting a new GCU single-season record. Three more three-pointers will move him to third all-time in Lions history.
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Donavin Crawford needs nine rebounds for 100 and 21 points for 500.
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Taheen Braswell-Brown needs two rebounds for 200.
CACC Leaders
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Cam Edmonds remains the top scorer in the CACC and ranks sixth nationally with 23.8 points per game.
• Edmonds also leads the conference and is second in Division II in free throws made and third in free throws attempted.
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Justin Soranno is in top-20 with 5.7 rebounds per game.
• Soranno also sits top-10 in the conference in blocked shots while Edmonds is in the top-10 in steals.
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Charles Anyichie has entered the top-12 in the league in blocked shots.
• Georgian Court leads the conference with 26.4 three-point attempts per game.
• The Lions sit fourth in the league with 8.7 steals per game and fourth in turnovers forced.
Who's Hot?
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Cam Edmonds has reached double-figures in all 21 games played this season. He's reached the 20-point plateau in 14 of them, averaging 25.8 points in conference games.
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Donavin Crawford has hit double-figure points in nine of his last 10 games. He's averaging 16.3 over his last three.
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Jahsan Johnson is averaging almost 10 points per game over his last three with 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
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Justin Soranno is averaging 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in his last two, shooting better than 50% from the floor.
Series History vs. Holy Family
• Georgian Court is 6-15 all-time against the Tigers.
• With their win earlier in the season, the Lions are looking for their first back-to-back wins over Holy Family since 2020-21.
• Their last season sweep of the Tigers came during the 2019-20 season.
• Earlier in the year, the Lions got 33 from
Cam Edmonds to walk away with a 75-66 win.
• Georgian Court was 25-32 at the foul line.
About Holy Family
• Holy Family is mired in a 12-game losing streak and are yet to win a conference game this season.
• The Tigers nearly pulled off a win vs. Wilmington over the weekend and have played better of late with five of their six losses coming by less than 10 points.
• Holy Family is built on defense. They lead the conference and are second in the conference if opponent field goal percentage at 41.4%.
• Offensively, the team is scoring just 69 points per game, near the bottom of the league and shooting 41.4% overall, same as they allow.
• They're good at holding onto the ball, averaging less than 14 turnovers per game.
• The Tigers have the lowest three-point percentage in the CACC at 26.2%.
• Tairi Ketner leads the team scoring 14.5 points per game and is shooting 61% overall.
• Omarion Jett is the three-point specialist hitting 37.4% from deep.