LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 28, 2025) - After a long time away from the field, Georgian Court Softball starts their 2025 campaign in earnest this weekend.

Opponent
Bowie State Bulldogs (2-5, 0-0 CIAA)

Where 
Bowie, MD - BSU Softball Field

When
Saturday, March 1 - 1 pm (DH)

How to Watch
• There is a free to view broadcast on the Bowie State Digital Sports Network. Live stats are also available on the Lions stat page.

Previously vs. Bowie State
• This is the second consecutive season these teams have met.
• They played a single game last season, a 12-8 GCU win, in Murfreesboro, NC.
• GCU totaled 15 hits. Gabriella Aleman hit her first career home run against the Bulldogs.
• Cheyenne Jackson was 2-4 with two stolen bases.
• Janelle Blaszka struck out eight over 5.2 innings pitched.

Individual Milestones
• Eight more innings pitched will bring Janelle Blaszka to 300, just the eighth Lion to ever do that in the NCAA era.
• Gabriella Aleman needs three hits to get to 30 and Cheyenne Jackson needs one. 
• Charlee Mae Sinderud is four RBI away from 20.

The 2025 Roster
• The Lions have a small but mighty roster of 16 with eight returners and eight newcomers.
• Of the returners, juniors Janelle Blaszka and Lia DeMaio are the most veteran with the club, entering their third season at GCU.
• There's a large group of sophomores that includes Gabriella Aleman, Cheyenne Jackson, Julia Lapp, Isabella Molina, and Charlee Mae Sinderud.
• Senior Kristy Regaldo is also in her second year with the team after transferring in before the 2024 season.
• Of the eight newcomers, only three are freshmen with five transfers. Alexa Bracero, Lillian Noyes and Brooklyn Ragland make up the group of freshmen.
• Georgian Court welcomed Division I transfers Mikayla LaPlaca from Notre Dame and Kaylin Curro from Binghamton.
• Two transfers come to Lakewood from Division II, Julianna Kellogg from UVA-Wise and Reagan Winn from regional rival Adelphi.
• Ella Moore is a junior college transfer from Florida Southwestern.

Coaches
• There are familiar faces among this year's coaching staff, however with some new roles.
• Mikayla Pourby makes the jump from Assistant Coach to Interim Head Coach this season.
• Also in their second year with GCU are graduate assistant coach Vienna Chierchia and volunteer Mike Vogler.

The 2025 Schedule
• After this season opening doubleheader, Georgian Court starts their home slate Tuesday, March 4 against West Chester.
• Following that, they'll be back on the road for a six-game road trip spanning the East Coast in North Carolina and Virginia. 
• The first CACC games of the season come towards the end of March against Holy Family.
• In total, Georgian Court has 40 games on their schedule with seven home doubleheaders.

About the Opponent
Bowie State
• Bowie State has played a handful of games already this season and are 2-5 to start the year.
• Saturday's games will mark the first home contests for the Bulldogs this season.
• Of their five losses, three have come by just one run. They're 1-3 in one-run games this season.
• The offense is being led by a former Lion. Coreena Dunham spent the 2023 season in Lakewood. She's now leading Bowie State with two home runs and six RBI while hitting .429. Of her nine hits, seven have gone for extra bases as she's slugged five doubles as well. 
• In the circle, Ryalee Dillard has thrown 12 innings with a 3.50 ERA.
• Bowie has a team ERA of 5.71 on the year and struck out just 27 in 45.1 innings pitched.
• The offense is hitting .263 and averaging more than five runs per game.