SAINT LEO, Fla. (March 1, 2023) - In a battle of Lions, it was No. 20 Saint Leo who came out on top Wednesday evening. Saint Leo got on top early using a big first period for a 14-6 win. Georgian Court falls to 1-3 with the loss.

How it Happened
• Shot numbers were fairly even with Saint Leo holding a 32-25 edge. Saint Leo though was much more on target with their shots, hitting the net on 27 of 32 while GCU had 14 of their 25 go on goal.
• Saint Leo held a big advantage on the draw. They won 17-of-25 and were successful on all 19 clears.
• Georgian Court picked up more ground balls, 14-11.
• Turnovers were fairly even. GCU lost the ball 13 times and Saint Leo 11.
• Saint Leo attempted nine free-position shots and hit on five. GCU was 1-of-4.
• Just 64 seconds into the game, Saint Leo got on the board for an early 1-0 lead.
• Isabel Raimondi on the advantage tied the game at 1-1.
• Saint Leo answered with a goal with the advantage themselves. That started a stretch of six straight Saint Leo goals to finish the first.
• Saint Leo scored seven in the opening period, half of their total for the game.
• Georgian Court scored just once in each of the first three quarters. Alyssa Wahl tallied a goal in the second, but at the half GCU trailed 9-2.
• The GCU defense performed well in the final 45 minutes, giving up just seven goals and five in the second half.
• Riley O'Connor got her first of two goals late in the third period.
• Georgian Court outscored Saint Leo 3-1 in the final quarter. Wahl and O'Connor picked up their second goals each and Ashley Pringle tallied one.

Georgian Court Stat Leaders
• Alyssa Wahl scored twice and caused a turnover.
• Riley O'Connor scored two second-half goals.
• Isabel Raimondi added two points, a goal and an assist. She also scooped two grounders.
• Caitlin Petrellese led GCU position players with three ground balls and caused a turnover.
• Remi Reinhardt and Jade Rivera controlled two draws.
• Alexis Hahn stopped 13 shots in goal.

For Saint Leo
• Lia Lamendola lit the lamp three times on four shots.
• Fiona Mclaughlin scored twice and added an assist.
• Jana Nuss and Marina Dean each scored twice.
• Aubrie Dean, Maria Palomba and Reagan Buhrman each won four draw controls.
• Jessica Harclerode made six saves in net for the win.

News and Notes
• Alexis Hahn made her 300th career save in goal.
• Alyssa Wahl and Riley O'Connor have each scored in all four games this season.
• Kasha Elzinga played in her 30th career game.
• The Lions six goals are their lowest this season.
• GCU has played three of four games against ranked opponents. Two of those three were ranked No. 20 at the time.

Up Next
• Georgian Court will return north, but not quite home. They play next Tuesday, March 7 at Millersville. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.