LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 27, 2025) - High-Flying Georgian Court Acrobatics and Tumbling swings back into action Friday night.
Opponent
LIU Sharks (4-4)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Friday, March 27 - 6 p.m.
Ticketing
• Tickets for all Georgian Court home games can be found at the link above, or purchased in person prior to the game.
• $10 adults
• $5 seniors/students
How to Watch
• Friday's meet is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network, powered by HUDL.
Acrobatics and Tumbling Refresh
• An NCATA meet is a team competition consisting of six events. The first event is compulsories, followed by three heats within the acro event, followed by the pyramid event and then halftime. After halftime, there will be the toss event, the tumbling event, and the team event. A running score will be kept throughout the meet. The team with the most cumulative points at the end of all six events is the winner of the meet.
• Teams submit a start value before heats and three judges determine the score of each heat. Heat scores are added up and the team with the highest score after all six events is the winner.
Last Time Out
• For the third straight meet, GCU set a new program high score.
• The Lions scored 210.265 points in their tri-meet against American International and Stevenson, defeating both opponents.
• Georgian Court put up strong numbers across the board, but especially in the acro event.
• The Lions set new program-bests in all three acro heats and the total event score.
• GCU also had a new high in the tumbling quad pass.
Previously vs. LIU
• Twice last season Georgian Court squared off with LIU.
• The Sharks defeated the Lions each time, 246.670-172.785 and 240.565-180.480.
• The final match with the Sharks was Georgian Court's last meet of the year.
• Their 180.480 score was their highest of the season.
About the Opponent
LIU Sharks
• LIU is typically a very strong team.
• They're 4-4 this season, but have won three straight.
• Twice this season, LIU has surpassed 250 total points. They average 240.5 points.
• The Sharks have often scored better than 50 points in the tumbling event and have surpassed 80 team event points on a handful of occassions.
The Team
• Georgian Court features a team of 21 in 2025. There are three general "positions" in Acrobatics and Tumbling: Top, Base and Tumbler.
• This year's team welcomes back 10 from last year's squad while adding 11 new student-athletes.
• Back this year is senior
Emma Bennett along with juniors
Ava Margolies,
Gianna Mirassol,
Izzy Hernandez,
Kimberly Schadewald,
Emily Miller and
Katelyn Meyer. Sophomore's
Mia Zdanowicz,
Louanne Legregin and
Caroline Yacullo also return for their second season.
• Team team features eight freshman:
Allie Pompliano,
Caitlin Zaccardo,
Chloe Jorgensen,
Emmalyn Barre,
Ashley Salvesen,
Alexis Fisher,
Kathryn Santise and
Kaitlyn Dipasquale.
• The Lions also brought in senior
Samantha Sesta, junior
Kayre Gonzalez and sophomore
Coumba Diakite.
The Coaches
• Now in her second season, Georigan Court is led by Head Coach
Sierra Garcia. Garcia was a four-year member of the Acrobatics and Tumbling team at the University of Oregon where she was a national champion in the synchronized pyramid. She is a Marlboro, NJ native and attended Red Bank Catholic High School as a captain of the gymnastics team.
• Garcia has tagged
Magdeline Gigliotti as her assistant coach. Gigliotti was a member of the Fairmont State Acrobatics and Tumbling team for four years, graduating after 2024. She attended Northern Burlington County Regional High School in Chesterfield, NJ where she was an accomplished gymnast, competing United States Association of Independent Gymnastic Clubs (USAIGC) Gold and went undefeated as a senior on floor and beam.
The Schedule
• Georgian Court has four home contests on their schedule starting Monday against American International.
• They'll also host Kutztown, LIU and Caldwell in Lakewood.
• The Lions have six competition dates on their schedule with five dual meets and one tri-meet.
• All competitions are scheduled to take place between Feb. 10 and April 10.
• There are two teams the Lions see twice this season. They square off with American International and Caldwell both at home and on the road.
