GEORGIAN COURT WINS 2010 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 6, 2010) - Candace Seaton's second goal of the day in the 89th minute (86:48) broke a 1-1 tie and sealed a stunning 2-1 victory for Georgian Court University over #4 Holy Family University, earning the Lions the 2010 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) title. It is GCU’s second crown in three years.
The Lions now await their destination and opponent for next week’s NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship Tournament, commencing Friday, November 12th.
The two squads played 82 minutes of scoreless soccer before a flury of action ended the contest. A penalty kick by Holy Family's Lindsay Fisher after a handball by a Georgian Court defender at 82:48 gave the Tigers a 1-0 advantage.
GCU answered just 44 seconds later (83:32) to tie the contest as Seaton drilled a Kelly Lyons dish into the lower left corner. The game-winner came exactly four minutes after the penalty kick that gave the Tigers a brief 1-0 edge.
Shealyn Sullivan, the 2010 CACC Tournament MVP, was dominant within the Lions’ net, tallying 11 saves on 17 shots from Holy Family. Goalkeeper Gina Mansi collected a lone save for the Tigers (13-6-1) in the defeat.
The Lions’ Skyler Eiceman, Jennifer Molzon, Denisha Thomas and Seaton join Sullivan on the CACC All-Tournament team.
Georgian Court (11-8-2) also won the CACC crown in 2008 (vs. Philadelphia University) before falling to Holy Family in last year’s championship match.
All-Tournament Team
Shealyn Sullivan, Georgian Court - MVP
Denisha Thomas, Georgian Court
Jennifer Molzon, Georgian Court
Candace Seaton, Georgian Court
Skyler Eiceman, Georgian Court
Lindsay Fisher, Holy Family
Melissa Benson, Holy Family
Dawn Curry, Holy Family
Angelica Appold, Wilmington
Danielle Niccoli, Wilmington
Carly DiGiovanni, Chestnut Hill
Lauren Nolte, Chestnut Hill
DJ Jacobowitz, Felician
Chelsea Riedell, Philadelphia
Rebecca Stinger, Caldwell
Maggie Porter, Dominican
2010 CACC Women’s Soccer Tournament
Quarterfinals – Monday, Nov. 1
#1 Wilmington 6, #8 Felician 3
#2 Chestnut Hill 2, #7 Dominican 0
#6 Georgian Court 4, #3 Philadelphia 0
#4 Holy Family 3, #5 Caldwell 1
Semi-Finals – Thursday, Nov. 4 at Georgian Court
University
Holy Family 3, Wilmington 0
Georgian Court 2, Chestnut Hill 1
Championship Match – Saturday, Nov. 6 at Georgian
Court University
Georgian Court 2, Holy Family 1