News and Notes• Coming off an exciting 2-1 victory at Nyack on Saturday, the Lightning men's soccer team returns to Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field this afternoon to host Georgian Court University in a key Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match ... Opening kick-off is slated for 4 p.m.
• Now 4-4-0 overall and 3-1-0 in the CACC, the Lightning ended a brief two-match losing streak on Saturday by posting a 2-1 victory over the Warriors ... After allowing a goal early in the first half, the Lightning rallied by scoring twice in the final 15 minutes to claim the win ... Junior defender
Daniel Bennett and freshman forward
Fernando Sanchez each scored a goal to lead Goldey-Beacom to the win.
• Goldey-Beacom earned its third CACC win of the season on Saturday, marking their highest conference win total since 2009 when the Lightning had a 4-7-0 record and earned a berth in the CACC quarterfinals.
• Senior forward
Luiz Ristow leads the Lightning with five goals and an assist while Sanchez has contributed four goals with two assists ... Ristow ranks fifth in the CACC with 11 points while Sanchez enters today's match tied for sixth in the CACC with 10 points.
• The Lightning have outshot their opponents in seven of their eight matches this season ... Goldey-Beacom has outshot its opponents by a 138-74 margin.
• In their second season as a Division II program, the Lions enter today's match with a three-match winning streak after posting an 8-0 victory over Felician on Saturday in the team's annual Homecoming match ... During their three-match win streak, the Lions have outscored their opponents by a 16-4 margin and have scored at least four goals in each victory.
• Sophomore forward
Michael Clarke led the Lions on Saturday by scoring three goals with an assist while sophomore midfielder
Garrett McVeigh tallied three assists.
• Clarke is tied for the CACC lead with seven goals while leading the CACC with 17 points ... Meanwhile, McVeigh is tied for the CACC lead with five assists while contributing a pair of goals.
• The Lightning and the Lions battled to a 1-1 double overtime tie in last year's meeting at Georgian Court ... Bennett earned the tie for Goldey-Beacom by scoring with six seconds remaining in regulation after
Sebastian Gostynski gave the Lions a 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute when he tallied an assist from
Bradley Golec with a shot into the upper left corner.
• The Lightning will return to the road on Saturday when they visit Dominican College for a 2:30 p.m. CACC contest against the Chargers.
CACC Sportsmanship StatementGoldey-Beacom College, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and the NCAA promote good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches and spectators. We request your cooperation in supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, racial or sexist comments or other intimidating actions directed at student-athletes, coaches, team representatives and/or officials will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition. In addition, fans are not permitted to enter the field at any time during today's match. We thank you for your cooperation and hope you enjoy the match.
