LAKEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 23, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer's offense was working well, especially in the first half, generating a number of quality chances, but could not find the back of the net and capitalize on the work they were doing. Jefferson took advantage and scored a late goal in each half to blank the Lions, 2-0.

How it Happened
• It wouldn't be a stretch to say Georgian Court outplayed the Rams, but the Rams won where it counted, putting two goals in net.
• GCU led 22-12 in shots and doubled up the Rams, 8-4 in shots on goal.
• The Lions also generated seven corner kicks to the Rams five.
• Whistles were fast and furious. There was a total of eight bookings, including two red cards. GCU was called for a yellow and a red. Jefferson was dinged for 15 common fouls to the Lions five.
• Georgian Court led in total possession 57%-43%. 

1st Half
• Despite the Lions having more chances, it was the Rams who had the first. Freshman goalie Simon Mortensen made a kick save in the first minute of the game.
• From there it was mostly Lions. David Tuschmann had a couple of chances, one sailing high and another saved.
• A couple of shots from Gijs van Eif were saved.
• Mikey Mallon was alone at the top of the box, but his attempt went up over the crossbar.
• For nearly the final 20 minutes, the Rams didn't get a shot attempt off. When they did, they made it count. In the closing seconds, Jefferson was given a corner kick. The ball scrambled and hung for a minute on the goal line where Sean Stackhouse was there to tap it in with two seconds left in the half for a 1-0 lead.

2nd Half
• The second half started with a different kind of fireworks than the ending of the first half. In the 47th minute, a skirmish saw a yellow card on Jefferson followed by two straight red cards. The one to Georgian Court sent Mikey Mallon off for the remainder of the game, a big blow to the Lions offense.
• The final 42 minutes were played with nine field players apiece.
• Shortly after a lengthy discussion about the bookings, Henry Calix had a few looks at the net, but both were off the mark.
• Late in the game, Georgian Court rattled off five straight shots in a six minute span. Two were saved, the other three missed the net and Jefferson maintained a 1-0 lead.
• Following the Lions offensive burst, the Rams had a chance to make it 2-0. Mortensen came up big once again making a stop on a breakaway to keep the Lions down just a goal. 
• Georgian Court emptied their bench to get more offense on the field. Jack Pollintine-Smith came in and provided a spark, slipping past the Ram defense, but the Lion through passes couldn't connect.
• The second half ended like the first. Jefferson had a breakaway this time and again scored with two seconds left on the clock to finish off GCU 2-0.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Gijs van Eif led Georgian Court taking seven shots and putting five on goal.
• Noa Aasheim and Henry Calix each fired three shots.
• David Tuschmann had two shots, one on goal.
• Simon Mortensen made two saves.

For the Rams
• Sean Stackhouse scored on his only shot of the game.
• Kai Manhahas had the Rams second goal.
• Glenn Moyer and Parker Smith each tallied an assist.
• JR Sexton kept a clean sheet making eight saves.

News and Notes
• The Lions deployed freshman goalkeeper Simon Mortensen who made his collegiate debut.
• Jack Pollintine-Smith also played for the first time this season, logging 11 minutes at the end of the game.
• After trading wins back-and-forth the last six matches, Jefferson has now won two straight. It's their first time with consecutive wins over the Lions since 2014-15.
• Of the last five matches in this series, four have featured a shutout victory.

Up Next
• Georgian Court will play their final nonconference games of the year this weekend. They're on the road for games Thursday and Saturday. First up is Roberts Wesleyan Thursday afternoon in Rochester, NY. They then play Daemen Saturday in Amherst.