STATEN ISLAND, NY (Sept. 13, 2025) - An unfortunate bounce didn't break right for Georgian Court in their 2-1 loss at the College of Staten Island. All three goals were scored in the second half with GCU striking first. CSI answered and what looked like a sure draw wasn't to be as the Dolphins scored in the final minute to steal a 2-1 win and drop the Lions to 0-2-1 on the season. 

How it Happened
• The game was evenly matches, especially in the shots department. Both teams put nine shots on target and GCU led 17-16 in total shots.
• The Lions attempted six corner kicks to the Dolphins four.
• There were nine total yellow cards, all nine in the second half. CSI was booked with six and GCU three.
• Georgian Court did get called for more common fouls, 11-7. 

1st Half
• It was a quiet game at the start. The first 45 minutes flew by without a goal or a yellow card.
• Georgian Court had some early pressure with two corner kicks and two shots, from Alessandro Cavallini and Gijs van Eif in the first six minutes, but neither were on target.
• CSI had their best chances late in the first, but Sotirios Gkosdis was up to the task, making a pair of saves in the final three minutes to keep the match scoreless at the half.
2nd Half
• The quiet first half, ended quickly in the second. There were two yellow cards in the first 2:07 and three in the first six minutes.
• Gkosdis made a pair of early saves before Georgian Court finally broke through.
• Yanis Achouri found Jelte van Hesteren who scored in the 65th minute for a 1-0 lead.
• That lead didn't last though as the Dolphins hit the equalizer less than 10 minutes later. 
• Georgian Court's offense was buzzing in the closing minutes. CSI goalkeeper Carlos Romero Astacio made saves on van Eif and Nabeel Khan with less than 90 seconds to play.
• After the save on Khan's attempt, CSI pushed the ball upfield with less than a minute remaining. They were able to center into the box and a blocked shot kicked back high towards the GCU goal, over Gkosdis' head and into the net with just 19 seconds left to play.
• Georgian Court made a desperate push in the final 19 seconds. There was a late tackle in the box, but it was deemed to be after the clock hit zeroes and CSI walked off with the 2-1 win. 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Sotirios Gkosdis made seven saves in goal.
• Jelte van Hesteren scored for the Lions.
• Yanis Achouri picked up the assist.
• Gijs van Eif took four shots, with two going on goal. 

For the Dolphins
• Carlos Romero Astacio got the win in net stopping eight shots.
• William Lopez scored the game winning goal.
• Wolfgang Alvarado took two shots and scored a goal.
• Koray Arslan was credited with both assists. 

News and Notes
• Sotirios Gkosdis moved to second place all-time at Georgian Court in career saves. He now has 123 in 21 games played, averaging 5.59 saves per game for his career which is third among active goaltenders in Division II.
• The goal at 89:41 is the latest game-winning goal Georgian Court has allowed in regulation. Their previous came Oct. 2, 2014 when Bloomfield scored at 89:39 for a 3-2 win. 
• Lennard Altreuther made his Georgian Court debut in the game. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court comes back home for another nonconference tilt. They'll host Millersville Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 3 pm.