NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University women's soccer team earned the No. 7 seed in the upcoming CACC Tournament, reaching the postseason for the eighth year in a row and looking for their first Tournament Championship sine 2012.
The Wildcats earned the No. 7 seed with a 6-5-1 conference record, picking up 19 points, but losing the head-to-head tiebreaker with Post. They square off against No. 2 Georgian Court in the First Round on Tuesday afternoon. The Lions went 12-5-1 overall, 9-2-1 in the CACC, picking up 28 conference points. The two teams met on Wednesday, September 25 in Lakewood, with neither team being able to find the back of the net, resulting in a 0-0 tie.
The Lions hold a slight 9-8-2 edge over the Wildcats since the teams' first met in 2004. This is the fourth meeting in the CACC Tournament between the two teams, with the Wildcats winning 4-0 in 2012, but falling 2-0 in 2016, and 4-1 in the 2017 Championship game.
Tickets/Admission for CACC Tournament:
Adults: $8.00
Students, Children, and Senior Citizens: $4.00
Children under the age of three: Free
Links to Follow the CACC Tournament:
Twitter: @WilmUAthletics
Live Stats vs. Georgian Court: http://athletics.wilmu.edu/sports/wsoc/2019-20/boxscores/20191112_6dno.xml
Live Video vs. Georgian Court: https://caccnetwork.com/georgiancourt/
CACC Tournament Bracket: https://www.caccathletics.org/sports/Championship/WSOC
Scouting the No. 7 Wilmington University Wildcats:
The Wildcats were on a three-game winning streak heading into their final game of the regular season, but slipped up at Concordia, falling 1-0, when they last played on Saturday, November 2.
The Wildcats have allowed the second fewest goals among the CACC's 13 teams, only giving up 19 total goals. Inside CACC play, they also rank second overall in only allowing 10 goals, good enough for a 0.82 GAA in conference play. But on the flip side of that, the Wildcats have scored the ninth fewest goals, putting in 21 goals this season. It doesn't get much better for the Wildcats in CACC play, scoring 16 goals for ninth most in the conference.
Individually, the Wildcats place two players on the All-CACC Second Team, as center midfielder Kasie Lambert and center back Daryan Fennal earned the spot for the first time in their careers.
Jessica Unsihuay leads the team with 10 points, scoring four goals while adding two assists. Samantha Emmi has scored four goals as well, adding one assist for nine points. Rockesha Dayes and Kailey Hyland have six points each, scoring three goals on the year. Emily Camp has allowed 19 goals and carries a 1.11 GAA into the postseason while making 62 saves with a .765 save percentage.
Scouting the No. 2 Georgian Court University Lions:
The Lions had an eight-game winning streak snapped in their 2019 regular season finale, playing for the CACC Regular Season title against Jefferson on Wednesday. But the Rams won the game, 4-0, dropping Georgian Court to second place as the Rams claimed the No. 1 seed.
The Lions had four players named All-CACC Tuesday, as Anissia Fucci is now a three-time First Team All-CACC with four goals and nine assists. Krystal Hund is a First Team All-CACC returner after winning the CACC Rookie of the Year last year, leading the team with 13 goals. Kaitlin Lister is a two-time First Team All-CACC member and three-time overall, scoring six goals and 10 assists. Erin Wimmer is a First Team All-CACC defender, after being Second Team last year.
As a team, Georgian Court is third in the CACC with 45 goals overall, scoring 34 of them in CACC play. Defensively, the Lions have allowed 24 goals this year, looking at a 1.32 GAA on the year. In CACC play, the Lions have allowed 14 goals for fourth fewest in the league. They have allowed 1.15 goals per game in CACC play.
Wilmington in the CACC Tournament:
2004 (0-0-2): #2 Wilmington tied #3 Caldwell, 0-0 (Wilmington advances on PKs, 4-3); #4 Dominican tied #2 Wilmington, 0-0 (Dominican wins CACC Championship, 3-0, on PK's)
2005 (1-1): #5 Wilmington def. #4 Dominican, 3-2; #1 Holy Family def. #5 Wilmington, 4-1
2007 (0-1-1): #4 Wilmington tied #5 Dominican, 2-2 (Wilmington advances on PKs, 4-2); #1 Holy Family def. #4 Wilmington, 1-0
2009 (0-1): #4 Holy Family def. #5 Wilmington, 1-0
2010 (1-1): #1 Wilmington def. #8 Felician, 6-3; #4 Holy Family def. #1 Wilmington, 3-0
2012 (3-0): # 1 Wilmington def. #8 Felician, 2-1; #1 Wilmington def. #4 Georgian Court, 4-0; #1 Wilmington def. #2 Philadelphia, 1-0
2013 (0-1): #1 Holy Family def. #8 Wilmington, 2-1
2014 (0-1): #1 Philadelphia def. #8 Wilmington, 2-0
2015 (0-1): #5 Caldwell def. #4 Wilmington, 2-1
2016: (1-1): #5 Wilmington def. #4 Philadelphia, 2-1; #1 Georgian Court def. #5 Wilmington, 2-1
2017 (2-1): #2 Wilmington def. #7 Post, 2-1 (OT); #2 Wilmington def. #3 Holy Family, 3-1; #1 Georgian Court def. #2 Wilmington, 4-1
2018 (0-1): #3 Holy Family def. #6 Wilmington, 2-1
Overall: 8-10-3
Records vs. CACC Tournament Participants:
#1 Jefferson Rams (12-5, 11-1 CACC): 2019: vs L 1-0; All-Time: 5-13-1; CACC Tournament: 2-1
#2 Georgian Court University Lions (12-5-1, 9-2-1 CACC): 2019: at T 0-0 (2OT); All-Time: 8-9-2; CACC Tournament: 1-2
#3 Caldwell University (9-3-3, 8-1-3 CACC): 2019: vs. L 2-1; All-Time: 7-8-3; CACC Tournament: 0-1-1
#4 Goldey-Beacom College Lightning (10-6-2, 8-3-1 CACC): 2019: vs. W 2-1; All-Time: 11-5; CACC Tournament: 0-0
#5 Holy Family University Tigers (8-8-1, 8-3-1 CACC): 2019: @ L 1-0; All-Time: 5-18; CACC Tournament: 0-6
#6 Post University Eagles (7-7-3, 6-5-1 CACC): 2019: vs. L 3-2; All-Time: 11-6; CACC Tournament: 1-0
#7 Wilmington University Wildcats (7-9-1, 6-5-1 CACC)
#8 Dominican College Chargers (6-8-4, 4-4-4 CACC): 2019: vs. W 3-0; All-Time: 10-5-4; CACC Tournament: 1-0-2
2019 CACC Women's Soccer Tournament Game Schedule:
Quarterfinals (Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Highest Seeds)
#8 Dominican at #1 Jefferson (1:30 p.m.)
#7 Wilmington at #2 Georgian Court (1:30 p.m.)
#6 Post at #3 Caldwell (1 p.m.)
#5 Holy Family at #4 Goldey-Beacom (1:30 p.m.)
Semifinals (Friday, Nov. 15, at LaMoy Field, Post University, Waterbury, Conn.)
Jefferson/Dominican Winner vs. G-B/HFU Winner (10 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.)
GCU/WilmU Winner vs. Caldwell/Post Winner (10 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.)
**-Highest remaining seed will play in the day's first match at 10 a.m.
Championship Final (Sunday, Nov. 17, LaMoy Field, Post University, Waterbury, Conn.)
Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner (1 p.m.)