LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 28, 2025) - Georgian Court Women's Basketball has just one game left this season. They need a win and some help to get into the CACC Tournament. 

Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffins (15-12, 11-4 CACC)

Where
Philadelphia, PA - GallagherCenter

When
Saturday, March 1 - 1 pm

How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Chestnut Hill portal of the CACC Digital Network. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.

Previously vs. Chestnut Hill
• Another CACC South Division rival for Georgian Court, these teams are plenty familiar with each other.
• All-time the Lions are 13-20 against the Griffins and 6-10 playing away from home.
• Chestnut Hill has won each of the last four games.
• This is the third straight season the Lions will close the regular season with Chestnut Hill
• Earlier this season in Lakewood, the Lions lost a close one, 77-74.
• GCU trailed by 10 at the half and came all the way back to tie heading into the final quarter.
• The Lions were up four with less than five minutes to play, but CHC closed the game on an 11-4 run to pull out the win. 
• Maria Stanescu was 6-14 from three and scored 24 points while Julia Whesper scored 12. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court dropped their third straight with a 70-31 loss at Jefferson.
• The Ram defense smothered GCU and Jefferson got off to a fast start and never trailed. 

Individual Milestones
• Imani Gillette needs 14 points to reach 500 in her career.
• Jade Dickson is 13 points away from 100.
• Julia Whesper is 14 points away from 300.

CACC Leaders
• Niyell McCargo is sitting 24th in overall field goal percentage and is 13th in CACC-only games. 
• McCargo is 10th shooting 77.4% at the line in CACC games and Julia Whesper 16th at 72.5%.
• Imani Gillette is in the top-25 in scoring in CACC-only games at 11.5 and top-15 in rebounds at 6-5. 
• Gillette now has enough games to qualify and her 52.4% shooting in league games tops the CACC.
• Maria Stanescu is in the top-15 in three-point percentage both overall and CACC-only games. 
• Tyra Lovelock's 2.8 assists in CACC games are 12th in the league. 
• Four Lions are in the top-15 in CACC games in steals led by Maria Stanescu's 1.8 which has her ranked sixth.
• Jade Dickson's 0.7 blocks per game are 12th in CACC-only games. 
• The Lions are averaging 23 bench points per game, second-most in the CACC.
• GCU is fifth forcing 17 turnovers per game and also fourth with 8.4 steals. 

Who's Hot?
• Karissa Smedley is averaging nine points per game over her last three.
• Destiny Wallace came off the bench to score seven at Jefferson on 3-4 shooting. 

CACC Standings
• The top three spots in the CACC South are already clinched by Holy Family, Jefferson and Chestnut Hill. 
• The top four seeds all qualify for the CACC postseason. 
• Georgian Court has one more chance to qualify. They need a win Saturday and a Goldey-Beacom loss to Wilmington.
• Chestnut Hill is locked into the No. 3 seed in the CACC South so a win or loss will not change their seeding. 

On the Road
• Georgian Court is finished playing at home during the season.
• The year ends with three straight on the road, thanks in part to last week's postponement at Holy Family and three straight in Philadelphia. 
• Playing away from home hasn't been a bad thing for the Lions who have five wins on the road compared to just one at home.

About Chestnut Hill
• Chestnut Hill has won four of their last five games with their only loss coming to Jefferson. 
• In those four wins, they've twice scored 80 or more points.
• The Griffins have the top scoring offense in the CACC at 69.8 points per game.
• They're shooting 41.7% overall which is second in the league.
• CHC is also among the leaders in rebounding and assists. They average 41.3 rebounds per contest and 16.6 assists per game.
• The Griffins are turning the ball over nearly 18 times per game and forcing 16.2. 
• Bridie McCann leads the team scoring 13.2 points per game. She's shooting 41% overall and 39% from three, third-best in the CACC.
• Tiayo Adelekan shoots 51% overall and does a great job getting to the foul line. She's 82-116 from the stripe this season.