LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 16, 2024) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer comes home for a midweek, nonconference clash with Millersville.
Opponent
Millersville Marauders (1-1-1)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Wednesday, Sept. 17 - 3 pm
How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch on a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are available on the Georgian Court schedule page.
Previously vs. Millersville
• This is the first ever meeting between Georgian Court and Millersville.
• Despite this being the first official game between the two, they are familiar with each other.
• Georgian Court and Millersville have routinely played in the preseason or spring.
Last Time Out
• It was a heartbreaker for Georgian Court. The Lions surrendered the game-winning goal with just 19 seconds left in a 2-1 loss at Staten Island.
• The game winning goal came from a counter attack and a deflected shot happened to find it's way into the net.
• Jelte van Hesteren scored the game's first goal in the 65th minute and the first of his career.
• CSI tied the game in the 73rd before winning the game in the closing seconds.
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Sotirios Gkosdis made seven saves in goal.
Individual Milestones
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Mikey Mallon will get to 40 starts with one more. He's also two points away from 20. One more assist will bring him to a tie for second all-time in career assists.
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Gijs van Eif is one goal away from 20 in his career.
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David Tuschmann's next goal scored will be his 10th and he'd be the 11th Lion to reach double-figure career goals.
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Tim Wilk's next game will be his 30th.
CACC Stat Leaders
• Georgian Court is leading Division II with eight saves per game.
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Sotirios Gkosdis is doing his part, leading the nation with eight saves per game as well.
Ayendi Batista made eight saves in his one game played.
• The Lions offense is generating the fourth most corner kicks per game in the CACC at 4.33.
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Gijs van Eif is leading the CACC in shots per game with four.
Scheduling Quirk
• All season long the Lions don't play more than two straight games at home or more than two straight on the road.
About Millersville
• In three games, Millersville has had a different result in all three. After starting the year with a win, they then earned a draw, before dropping their most recent game last week.
• The Marauders final scores also mirror each other. They opened with a 1-0 win, tied 2-2 and fell 1-0.
• They've had a different goal scorer for all three goals. Zander Leik leads the team with three points.
• Freshman Kieran Finegan has started two games, but wasn't in net for the team's win this year. Finegan has made nine saves. Redshirt freshman Gavin Massimi got the opening day start in goal and made four saves in a 1-0 shutout win.
• In three games, there have been just four cards handed out in Millersville games. Their 4.67 fouls per game are the fewest per game in the country.