LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 26, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse season opening road trip marches on this week as they play two down in the state of Florida. 

Opponents (2022 Record)
No. 6 Tampa Spartans (4-0, 0-0 SSC)
No. 21 St. Leo Lions (2-0, 0-0 SSC)

Where
at Tampa - Tampa, Fla. 
at St. Leo - St. Leo, Fla. 

When
at Tampa - Monday, Feb. 27 - 7 p.m.
at St. Leo - Wednesday, March 1 - 7 p.m.

How to Watch
• Both games this week will have a free live video stream as well as live stats. 

Previously
• These will be the first ever meetings between the Lions and both opponents. 
• Only once in team history has GCU faced an opponent from the state of Florida. The Lions lost to Rollins to start the 2016 season. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court got their first win of the season, 18-12 over D'Youville.
• The Lions led 33-25 on shots and were 4-9 on free position shots.
• Alyssa Wahl finished the game with five goals and an assist.
• Jade Rivera and Riley O'Connor each scored three goals with an assist.
• Isabel Raimondi totaled five points with a pair of goals and three assists.
• Kasha Elzinga and Remi Reinhardt each netted two goals.
• Alexis Hahn stopped four shots in goal.
• Alyssa Wahl and Alexis Hahn each earned CACC Player of the Week honors. 

Individual Milestones
• Alyssa Wahl needs two more ground balls to get to 25. 
• Alexis Hahn will get to 300 saves making 22 more. 
• Jade Rivera needs one more goal to reach 20 and two ground balls to get to 25.
• Riley O'Connor needs one more point to get to 100. She's also two assists away from 25. 
• Remi Reinhardt is closing in on 20 goals needing four more. She's also two shots away from 50 and four draw controls from 75. 
• Kasha Elzinga will reach 30 games played with two more.

Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA) 
• Georgian Court is second in the CACC in scoring defense allowing just 12.5 goals per game.
• The Lions are hitting on 33% of their free-position shots, third-best in the league.
• With 11 points, Alyssa Wahl leads the league. She's first in goals with seven and second with four assists.
• Alexis Hahn's 14 saves are second-best in the CACC.
• Riley O'Connor ranks third in the CACC with five goals scored. 

About the Opponents
Tampa Spartans
• Entering the week, Tampa is ranked sixth by the IWLCA. They're unbeaten to start the season at 4-0. 
• The Spartans are yet to allow more than nine goals in a game. They rank fifth in the nation in scoring defense. 
• Tampa took down No. 2 Adelphi last week, 14-9.
• Both Sarah Hinkle and Julia Kolderman have scored 16 goals this season. That ranks second in Division II.
• Hinkle's 19 points are also second-most in the NCAA. 
• Noone else on the team has more than four goals. Olivia Mott has four goals and 12 assists.
• Alex Walling has started all four games and has made 28 saves with a 61% save percentage. 

St. Leo Lions
• St. Leo is also unbeaten at 2-0. They defeated Barton 20-5 to start the season before going on the road for a 10-8 win over Mount Olive.
• The Lions are averaging 37 shots per game and 32 shots on goal. Both rank in the top-10 in the NCAA.
• St. Leo also does a good job on the ground picking up 25.5 ground balls per game, seventh in D2.
• In goal, Jessica Harclerode has allowed just 11 goals in 90 minutes while making 13 saves. Her 7.33 goals against average ranks eighth in the country.
• Fiona McLaughlin leads the team with 10 points and nine goals. 
• The Lions have seen 14 different position players score a goal this season. 
• Maria Palomba was picked as a USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American Honorable Mention.