AMHERST, NY (Sep. 27, 2025) - It had been a long time coming, but Georgian Court Men's Soccer finally got a win in the books thanks to a 5-0 shutout win over Daemen. Georgian Court had played so many close games over the start of the season with not enough bounces going their way. The Lions had it all working Saturday though, finishing off a mini two-game road trip with a tie and a win.

How it Happened
• Georgian Court dominated the offensive attack, more than doubling the Wildcats in shots, 18-7.
• They also put half of their shots on target, nine, while Daemen put just two on goal.
• GCU earned five corner kicks and surrendered three to no damage.
• The Lions went the full 90 minutes without a yellow or red card. Daemen was called for one. GCU was whistled for 13 fouls and the Wildcats 11.

1st Half
• It was a raucous start for Georgian Court. They needed just 65 seconds to score the game's first goal. The great connection of Mikey Mallon and Gijs van Eif struck again as van Eif gave GCU a 1-0 lead.
• Van Eif nearly made it 2-0 before the three minute mark, but his shot was stopped by Wildcat goalkeeper Christopher Vasquez.
• At the 6:04 mark, van Eif did make it 2-0. Alessandro Cavallini got the first assist while goalkeeper Ayendi Batista was credited with the second.
• Before the game was eight minutes old, Georgian Court made it 3-0. Leo Elder was the goalscorer this time.
• Daemen got their first shot of the game in the 12th minute. That was deflected back to another Wildcat who's shot was stopped by Batista.
• Midway through the half, Mallon joined in on the goal-scoring and made it 4-0 with help from Sander Rynning's assist.
• Batista made another save late in the period and GCU was up 4-0 after 45 minutes.

2nd Half
• Hard to believe, but nearly 45 minutes of game-time passed without a goal scored.
• Van Eif put an end to that as David Tuschmann and Anthony Ryan fed van Eif for his first career hat trick.
• That was the only shot on target from either team in the half. Batista wasn't tested over the final 45 minutes and GCU won going away, 5-0.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Gijs van Eif left his mark on the game with three goals on seven shots.
• Mikey Mallon scored three points with a goal and an assist.
• Leo Elder scored on his only shot attempt.
• Ayendi Batista earned the shutout win making two saves. He also earned an assist.
• Alessandro Cavallini, Anthony Ryan, Sander Rynning and David Tuschmann all had assists.

For the Wildcats
• After Christopher Vasquez surrendered three goals in 11 minutes, Dylan Delaney played the final 79 allowing two goals and making two saves.
• Larry Noel had two shots, one on goal. 
• Sujan Rajamohan had the Wildcats other shot on net.

News and Notes
• The hat trick was the first for Gijs van Eif in his career. He scored twice Thursday and has five goals in his last two games.
• His hat trick was the seventh in Georgian Court history. The last was done by Mathias Madersbacher in September of 2023.
• Mikey Mallon has now scored two goals in a season for the first time in his career. He had exactly one in each of his first three years. He is also now tied for second all-time in career assists.
• Leo Elder's goal was the first in his career. 
• This is the Lions first shutout win of the season and the fifth for Ayendi Batista in his career which moves him to fourth all-time in program history. 
• The Lions five goals are the most they've ever scored in a nonconference game in team history. 
• The last time GCU scored five or more goals was in a 6-1 win last year against Bloomfield.
• The last time they scored at least five goals on the road was all the way back in September of 2018 at Concordia.
• The last time the Lions scored four goals in the first half was October of 2021. The last time they scored four in any half was when they scored five second half goals against Goldey-Beacom in September of 2022. 
• Georgian Court's two goals in the first 6:04 and three goals in the first 7:42 are both program records. 

Up Next
• The Lions will come home feeling good when they host Chestnut Hill Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m.