LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 28, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse brings in another top-10 opponent for a midweek tilt.
Opponent
No. 4 Adelphi Panthers (2-0, 0-0 NE10)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Wednesday, March 1 - 3 p.m.
How to Watch
• Wednesday's game will be available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast (weather dependent) via the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Network. Live stats are also available at GCULions.com.
Previously vs. Adelphi
• Only once have these two teams previously met. That was last year in Garden City.
• The then-sixth ranked Panthers came away with a 16-6 win, allowing just two goals in the final three quarters.
• GCU trailed by just two, 6-4 after one period, but were outscored 10-2 the rest of the way.
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Daniel Burnham totaled three points with a goal and two assists.
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Michael Ventresca and
Devin Bell each scored twice.
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Sebastian Farah stopped 14 shots in goal.
Last Time Out
• The Lions picked up their first win of the season as they defeated The College of Saint Rose 11-10 Saturday afternoon.
• With the game tied at 10,
Michael Ventresca scored the game winner with 6:29 to play.
• The GCU defense made that one goal lead stand. Goalkeeper
Vincent Burkhart made four saves down the stretch including one with just 16 seconds left to seal the win.
• Burkhart finished the game making 24 saves in net and sported a 70.6 save percentage.
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Tallen Smith totaled a team-best five points with two goals and an assist.
• Daniel Burham scored three times, all in the first half and added an assist and three ground balls.
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Brett Bridges and
Michael Ventresca each scored twice.
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Justin Iannarone was 14-25 in the face-off circle with 11 ground balls.
Individual Milestones
• Five points will get
Michael Ventresca to 100.
• With one point
James Sanford will get to 25.
• Both
Michael Ventresca and
Daniel Burnham will break the GCU career shots record in the near future. Who gets there first is very much undecided. The current record is 299 set by Ryder Verdoni. Ventresca currently has 288 shots and Burnham is right behind with 286.
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Millan Webster is one shot away from his 25th.
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Tallen Smith is two goals away from 50.
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Joe Zerr needs two points to reach 25 and one shot to get to 50.
Who's Hot?
• Freshman goalkeeper
Vincent Burkhart has 20+ saves in consecutive games.
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Tallen Smith and
Michael Ventresca have each scored in all three games this season.
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Justin Iannarone was 14-24 on face-offs against Saint Rose.
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Daniel Burnham has seven points in this last two games.
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Brett Bridges totaled three points against the Golden Knights.
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Kyle Harms has three caused turnovers in his last two games.
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
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Vincent Burkhart's 21.22 saves per game are tops in the CACC and second in Division II.
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Justin Iannarone is second in the league with 7.33 ground balls per game.
• As a team the Lions are second in the CACC with 14 assists.
• The GCU man-down defense ranks in the league stopping 71.4%.
About the Opponent
Adelphi Panthers
• This season, Adelphi is off to a 2-0 start. They've defeated Palm Beach Atlantic and Lynn in their first two games.
• The Panthers are scoring 18 goals per game while allowing just eight.
• Adelphi was picked to win the Northeast 10 in the preseason poll with Joseph Duchnowski, Kyle Steinbach, Dylan Renner and Jason Rebaudo all picked up preseason All-American honors.
• Eamon Hall leads the team scoring 10 points with four goals and six assists.
• Jack Hipchen has a team-best six goals.
• Adelphi is down on face-offs winning just 48% to start the season. They are also being out played on the ground 74-64 in total ground balls.
• Dylan Renner has started both games in net and is 2-0 with a .588 save percentage allowing 7.34 goals against average.
