LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 9, 2025) - This is the big one. Georgian Court and Caldwell have come up with an event to determine a champion between the only CACC schools and schools in New Jersey to sponsor Acrobatics and Tumbling. 

What
CACC Cup - To be awarded between Georgian Court and Caldwell to the winner of a selected meet. There will be a formal trophy presentation at the end of the meet. 

Opponent
Caldwell Cougars (4-1)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Thursday, April 10 - 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
• Thursday'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
• Georgian Court took on LIU two Friday's ago, March 28.
• GCU scored over 200 points for the third straight meet, but fell to a very good Sharks team, 249.500-201.295.
• Georgian Court did set a new program-best score in the Toss event, scoring 23.25.
• They set a few heat high-scores as well. 

Previously vs. Caldwell
• Georgian Court and Caldwell had a thrilling match earlier in the season.
• It came down to the very end, with Caldwell winning by 2.04 points, 201.750-199.710, the closest match in GCU history.
• The Lions were up at the half, 76.95-74.95, but the Cougars took the lead following the tumbling portion.
• In the team event, GCU outscored Caldwell, but not by enough to overcome the Cougar lead.
• To that point, Georgian Court's 199.710 was a season-best. 

About the Opponent
Caldwell Cougars
• The Cougars meet against the Lions back in February was their first of the season, and their lowest point total of the year.
• Caldwell is 4-1 this season and average more than 210 points per meet.
• They're typically a strong tumbling team routinely scoring at least 42 points in the event.

Senior Day
• Not only will there be a trophy presentation following the meet, Georgian Court will also hold Senior Day.
• Senior Day festivities will take place following the conclusion of the team event but before final scores are read.
• The Lions have two seniors, Emma Bennett and Samantha Sesta. 

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.