LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 31, 2023) - The CACC season is finally upon us as Georgian Court begins league action this weekend.
Opponent
Post Eagles (5-3, 1-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Saturday, April 1 - 11 a.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.
Senior Day
• Prior to the game, Georgian Court will recognize their senior class with a special on field ceremony.
Previously vs. Post
• Georgian Court and Post have had quite the rivalry with GCU leading the all-time series 4-3.
• Last season was a thriller that GCU came up just short in, 15-14 in Waterbury.
• The Lions raced out to a 7-0 lead, but couldn't hold on as Post outscored the Lions 6-2 in the fourth quarter.
• The Eagles tied the game with 3:19 to play, then won it with just 22 seconds left.
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Daniel Burnham scored four goals for GCU with two assists.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court has been off for a bit, last having played Wednesday, March 22 against St. Thomas Aquinas.
• The Lions scored the first five goals en route to a 15-7 win.
• In the third quarter, STAC got to within one, 6-5.
• GCU scored nine of the final 11 goals to secure the win.
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Michael Ventresca,
Joe Zerr and
Vincent Giunta each scored three goals.
Individual Milestones
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Michael Ventresca needs one goal to become the Lions all-time leading goal scorer. He's currently tied with Tanner Lee with 89.
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Joe Murphy and
Max Dennington need one caused turnover for 25.
• Five more face-off wins will get
Justin Iannarone to 350.
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Daniel Burnham needs three points to get to 150. One more man-up goal will also give him a share of the GCU all-time record.
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Kyle Harms is two ground balls away from reaching 50.
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Andrew Candino is four saves shy of 100.
• One more point will get
Ryan Rigby to 30.
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Tallen Smith is nearing 100 career points needing 10 more.
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James Sanford and
Garrett Kenny's next game played will be their 25th.
• With three point
Vincent Giunta will reach 30.
Who's Hot?
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Vincent Burkhart has allowed fewer than 10 goals in two of his last three games played.
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Daniel Burnham has scored at least once in seven straight games.
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Vincent Giunta has scored two goals or more goals in four straight games.
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Michael Ventresca has seven goals in his last three games.
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Justin Iannarone has been a plus in the face-off battle in six straight games played.
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Kyle Harms has at least three ground balls in four of his last five games played.
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Tallen Smith has multiple points in four straight games and has scored a goal in five straight.
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Max Dennington is the reigning CACC Defender of the Week after caused three turnovers and picked up five ground balls against STAC.
• With
Justin Iannarone missing the last game
Garrett Kenny stepped up to win nice face-offs against the Spartans.
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Georgian Court is second in the league with 57 total assists.
• In saves per game, GCU has 18.22 to lead the CACC and is fourth in the country.
• The Lions 148 points is the second most in the CACC.
• On special teams, GCU's man-down defense ranks first killing off 70% of those opportunities.
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Vincent Burkhart's 16.78 saves per game lead the CACC and are third nationally.
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Daniel Burnham's 1.75 assists per game are third in the league.
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Justin Iannarone is second in face-off percentage wining 54.8%.
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Joe Zerr has four man-up goals which is third-most in the league.
About the Opponent
Post Eagles
• Post has played eight games this season winning five.
• They started their CACC schedule with a 15-6 win over Bridgeport.
• In the CACC Preseason Coaches Poll, Post was picked to finish fifth in the eight-team league.
• Post is at the top of the CACC in points with 184, averaging a league-best 14.62 goals per game.
• They also lead the the league with 38.62 ground balls per game which is ninth in Division II.
• The Eagles are converting on 53.6% of their man-up opportunities, tops in the CACC and fifth in the country.
• Dylan Heald leads the team scoring 37 points with 25 goals and 12 assists.
• As a team, Post has committed just 147 turnovers while opponents are at 179.
• Cole George has been the primary goalkeeper of late and has a 50.9% save percentage.
