LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 24, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse continues on with CACC play this weekend, going for their third straight win.
Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights (3-3, 2-0 CACC)
Where
Bridgeport, Conn. - Knights Field
When
Saturday, March 25 - 3 p.m.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available at gculions.com.
Previously vs. Bridgeport
• Georgian Court and Bridgeport have met just once previously.
• That meeting came in 2017, the second game of the season for the Lions won by Bridgeport 14-11.
• Bridgeport jumped out to a 10-3 lead at the half.
• The Lions tried to come back, scoring six unanswered goals in the second half to cut the lead to 10-9, but Bridgeport held on.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court pulled away in the second half of a 17-6 win at Holy Family.
• The Lions raced out to a 5-1 lead thanks to three
Riley O'Connor goals and two from
Jade Rivera.
• GCU took their foot off the gas a little and let the Tigers back in. Holy Family got to within one, 6-5, before the Lions turned it back on.
• Leading 9-6, GCU put the game away scoring the final eight goals and keeping HFU scoreless in the fourth quarter.
• O'Connor scored six goals including career goal number 100.
• Rivera and
Alyssa Wahl also had hat tricks.
Individual Milestones
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Remi Reinhardt is four draw controls away from 100.
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Alyssa Wahl needs one goal to reach 50.
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Alexis Hahn is 12 saves away from 350.
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Talysa Jimenez needs three ground balls to get to 40.
• One more goal will get
Jade Rivera to 25.
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Isabel Raimondi is two goals shy of 40.
• With three ground balls,
Riley O'Connor will hit 50.
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Kasha Elzinga needs three goals to get to 25.
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Kelsey Naclerio needs two ground balls for 75 and five caused turnovers to get to 50.
Who's Hot?
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Riley O'Connor has scored in every game this season and has 18 goals in her last three games.
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Remi Reinhardt has at least four draw control's in four straight games.
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Alyssa Wahl has scored in each game this season. She has 15 points in two CACC games.
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Isabel Raimondi set a career-best with six goals against Felician. She's scored in five straight games.
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Kelsey Naclerio has caused a turnover in four straight games with nine CT during that stretch.
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Jade Rivera has scored in three straight games.
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Alexis Hahn has made 10+ saves in six of eight games this season.
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• The Lions lead the league with an 86.8% clearing percentage.
• GCU has the second fewest turnovers per game in the CACC losing the ball just 14.75 times per game
• With 29 goals,
Riley O'Connor is third in the conference.
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Alexis Hahn's 9.25 saves per game are second in the CACC.
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Alyssa Wahl and
Isabel Raimondi are sixth and seventh in the league in assists and both are in the top-40 nationally.
About the Opponents
Bridgeport Purple Knights
• Bridgeport, like GCU is 2-0 in the CACC this season and 3-3 overall.
• When playing at home, the Purple Knights are 1-1.
• This is Bridgeport's first season in the CACC.
• Last season they were 7-6 overall but 1-5 in the ECC.
• Bridgeport was right in the middle of the pack in the CACC Preseason Coaches Poll ranked sixth among 11 teams.
• The Purple Knights are more of a high-percentage shot team than a volume shot team. They rank 82nd among 100 teams in shots per game taking 21.33, but are second in all of Division II with a 58.6% shooting percentage.
• Bridgeport also leads the CACC in free position percentage, converting 44% of the time.
• Five girls are in double-figure goals led by Megan Kreitler's 18.
• Watch out for when Emily Stuart shoots. She's taken 12 shots and scored on 11 of them.
• Off the draw, Bridgeport is winning 55% and are at 69% on clearance.
• The Purple Knight's Achilles heel is turning the ball over. They are last in Division II turning it over 22.83 times.
• Jacklyn Mellia has played every minute in net with a 41.4% save percentage.
