LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 13, 2025) - Georgian Court Softball is back from their spring break trip and look to keep up the momentum from their doubleheader sweep on Monday. 

Opponent
St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans (4-10, 0-0 ECC)

Where 
Sparkill, NY - Spartan Softball Field

When
Friday, March 12 - 1 pm (DH)

How to Watch
• Friday's games only has live stats available with a link on the Lions schedule page. 

Previously vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
• Georgian Court has had tremendous success against STAC dating back to their first meeting in 1998.
• They've gone 11-1 against the Spartans. Their last meeting came back in 2021 and a split doubleheader was the Lions first loss.
• There are no current Lions who have played against STAC. 
• In that doubleheader split, GCU won game one 8-2, pounding out 14 hits, four for extra bases. 
• Game two the Lions led 2-0 but STAC grabbed a run in the sixth and a two-out walk-off two-run home run in the seventh for the win. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court wrapped up their spring break trip with a sweep at Virginia Union.
• It was the Lions first doubleheader sweep of the season. 
• GCU won 10-8 and 3-1. 
• Janelle Blaszka pitched nine total innings and allowed just one run with nine strikeouts. 
• Each of the Lions last four games were decided by two runs or less and they went 3-1. 

Individual Milestones
• One more win will get Janelle Blaszka to 30. Just the eighth Lion in the NCAA era to reach that total.
• Cheyenne Jackson needs three hits for 40. 

CACC Leaders
• Janelle Blaszka is third in the CACC in strikeouts per seven innings.
• Kaylin Curro sits third in the league in triples. She's also leading not just the CACC but the NCAA in triples per game.
• Curro, Cheyenne Jackson and Reagan Winn are all in the top-10 in slugging percentage. 
• The Lions defense is second in the CACC with four double plays turned.
• Georgian Court is tops in the league in scoring offense at 4.9 runs per game.
• GCU is third in total stolen bases and second in stolen bases per game. 

Who's Hot?
• Janelle Blaszka finished spring break with nine innings of one-run ball and nine strikeouts.
• Kaylin Curro has a five-game hitting streak with three-multiple hit games in that stretch.
• Cheyenne Jackson has three extra-base hits in her last two games. 
• Gabrielle Aleman has five hits in her last four games with four runs scored.

About the Opponent
St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans
• The Spartans are 4-10 this season but have won three straight.
• They picked up a win over Bentley before sweeping American International.
• STAC is hitting .284 as a team and have an ECC-best five home runs.
• Their pitching is towards the bottom of the league though with a 5.19 ERA in 81 innings.
• Eliana Raposo leads the offense hitting .488 with an ECC-best 21 hits and three long balls.
• Madison Puppolo sports a 3.80 ERA on the mound while former Lion Sarah Clancy leads the team with 34 strikeouts, despite a 6.74 ERA.
• The Spartans are also towards the bottom of the ECC with a .946 fielding percentage. They've made 19 errors and allowed 15 unearned runs.