PHILADELPHIA (March 22, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse found themselves in a battle with Holy Family early in the third quarter. That's when the Lions took over though, putting the game away scoring the final eight goals on their way to a 17-6 win over the Tigers. The win is GCU's second straight and puts them at 3-5 on the season and 2-0 in the CACC.

How it Happened
• Georgian Court contolled possession with 35 shots to the Tigers 21. 
• Holy Family went just 1-for-7 on free position attempts while GCU was 3-for-9.
• Off the draw, Holy Family won 19 to the Lions eight.
• The Lions lost the ball just 15 times while forcing the Tigers into 25 turnovers.
• Georgian Court picked up 27 ground balls to the Tigers 16. 
• Holy Family wasted no time getting on the board early just 34 seconds into the game.
• The goal seemed to be a wake-up call for Georgian Court. They scored the next four getting two goals apiece from Jade Rivera and Riley O'Connor.
• The Lions made it a 5-1 lead as O'Connor scored her third goal of the game just 1:38 into the second quarter.
• But the Tigers didn't give up. They brought the lead down to three, 6-3, at halftime.
• Coming out of the break, HFU scored two more to make it a one-goal game, 6-5, with 13:39 left to play in the third. The Tigers scored just 16 seconds apart.
• That's as close as the Tigers got though. O'Connor, Alyssa Wahl and Isabel Raimondi each scored to give the Lions some breathing room at 9-5.
• After the Tigers got one back, GCU scored the final eight goals to put the game away. Raimondi and Wahl tallied two more goals while Rivera also scored another to complete her hat trick.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Riley O'Connor scored a game-high six goals and picked up two assists with six ground balls. 
• Jade Rivera totaled a hat trick scoring three goals. She also scooped four ground balls.
• Alyssa Wahl scored three times with three assists.
• Isabel Raimondi totaled five points with two goals and three assists. 
• Alexis Hahn made 10 saves with a .625 save percentage. 
• Remi Reinhardt scored two goals on three shots.
• Talysa Jimenez picked up four grounders. 
• Kelsey Naclerio caused five turnovers and picked up five ground balls. 

For the Tigers
• Emma Hurley stopped nine Lion shots.
• Rianna Shields scored three goals.
• Mackenzie Santucci scored twice but also turned the ball over nine times.
• Lynn Hardy grabbed three ground balls and scored two turnovers.
• Tori Wolstenholme passed out two assists. 

News and Notes
• The Lions have now won 48 straight CACC games.
• Riley O'Connor scored her 100th career goal and her 25th career assist. 
• Isabel Raimondi became just the seventh Lion all-time to reach 50 career assists.
• Kasha Elzinga scored career point number 25. 
• Alyssa Wahl played in her 40th career game.
• Remi Reinhardt scored her 25th career goal. 
• The hat trick for Rivera is just the second of her career.

Up Next
• Georgian Court has another road game coming up Saturday, March 25 as they take on CACC newcomer Bridgeport at 3 p.m.