LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 3, 2026) - Georgian Court Women's Soccer has advanced to the CACC Semifinals following a 2-0 victory over Dominican. The Lions now hit the road to face No. 2 seed Bridgeport with a spot in the CACC Championship on the line.
Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights - (11-2-5, 9-1-1 CACC)
Where
Bridgeport, CT - Knights Field
When
Wednesday Nov. 4th - 4pm
How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Bridgeport portal of the CACC Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.
Previously vs. Bridgeport
• In 15 meetings between the two teams, GCU is 3-11-1.
• Earlier this season, GCU fell 4-0 in the conference opener.
• Bridgeport scored three times in the second half, all in a span of 6:52 (83rd, 88th, 90th minutes).
• This marks the third time in the past four seasons the Lions and Purple Knights are meeting in the CACC Tournament. UB earned a 6-0 win in the Semifinals (2023) while the Lions took home a 2-1 OT win in the First Round (2024).
• That most recent playoff meeting remains the last time the Lions defeated Bridgeport, when
Chelsea Lavezzo converted a penalty kick in the first overtime (99:48) to lift the Lions to a 2-1 win.
Last Time Out
• The Lions hosted Dominican in the opening round of the CACC playoffs.
• Georgian Court dominated possession at a 60% clip for the game.
• In the 38th minute, Sabillon up the right side passed middle to a wide open
Rori McDonough who didn't miss and put the Lions up 1-0.
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Hailey Funkhouser scored the second goal, giving the Lions the 2-0 lead they'd been searching for.
• The Lions defeated Dominican 2-0.
Individual Milestones
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Seanna Boan needs one game played for her 45th.
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Meghan Moore needs one more start till her 10th.
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Chelsea Lavezzo needs two more till her 35th career goal.
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Alexis West needs to play in one more game till she plays in her 30th.
• Two more goals will give
Chiamaka Wokocha her 15th.
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Delaine Wilkinson needs three more saves till her 150th.
CACC Stat Leaders
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Chelsea Lavezzo continues to lead the conference in total goals this season.
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Kayla Reed's last assist brought her to first in the conference in total assists.
• Right behind Reed is
Hailey Funkhouser with six.
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Delaine Wilkinson is fourth in the CACC for save percentage.
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As a team, Georgian Court is first for total points this season.
CACC Tournament
• The biggest difference entering the postseason is the presence of overtime. If the two teams are tied after 90 minutes, there will be two 10-minute overtime periods with a golden goal scoring the game-winner. If the game is still tied, the match will go to penalty kicks.
• The winner of the CACC Tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional Tournament.
• The Lions have won three CACC Tournament Titles in program history in the Division II era (2002), with their most recent coming in 2017 when the regular season champions defeated No. 2 seed Wilmington, 4-1. The Lions also hoisted the trophy in 2010 and 2008.
• Their last appearance in the Title Match came back in 2019, a 2-1 loss to top-seeded Jefferson.
About Bridgeport
• Bridgeport is currently (11-2-5, 9-1-1 CACC).
• The Purple Knights defeated Goldey-Beacom 2-0 in the opening road of the CACC playoffs.
• They had only one loss in October when they fell 2-1 to Jefferson.
• Bridgeport leads the conference in shutout percentage.
• Purple Knights are third in total goals and assists.
• Manuela Macedo is fourth in total goals in the CACC, she has scored eight this season.
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Angelina Griva has the highest save percentage in the conference with 86.9%.
• Lily Rodriguez is first on the team and fifth in the conference in assists.
