LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 11, 2023) - Following a 3-0 homestand, Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse looks for their fourth straight win and a 3-0 start to CACC play.
Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons (2-5, 1-1 CACC)
Where
Rutherford, NJ
When
Wednesday, April 12 - 12 p.m.
How to Watch
• Wednesday'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. Felician
• All-time Georgian Court is 4-0 against Felician.
• It's their most wins without a loss against any conference opponent.
• Last season, the Lions doubled up the Golden Falcons 20-10.
• Through three periods, GCU led 18-1 before Felician tallied nine fourth-quarter goals.
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Tallen Smith and
Devin Bell each scored four goals. Smith also added seven assists.
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Andrew Candino made nine saves and allowed one goal in 40 minutes to earn the win.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court won their third straight game, 15-13 over Wilmington.
• GCU went 3-0 on their brief homestand and it's the Lions first three-game winning streak since 2021.
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Daniel Burnham scored his 90th career goal and led GCU with five.
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Michael Ventresca and
Vincent Burns each scored three times.
• Georgian Court held off a late charge by the Wildcats who scored three straight in the final 3:14.
Individual Milestones
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Michael Ventresca is now the Georgian Court all-time leader in goals scored. He's at 96 and four short of 100.
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Andrew Candino is three saves shy of 100.
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Tallen Smith is nearing 100 career points needing two more. One more goal will make him the 10th Lion to score 60. One more assist and he'll be the fifth Lion at 40.
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Daniel Burnham is tied for the GCU record with 12 man-up goals.
Joe Zerr is two behind with 10.
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Justin Iannarone is 11 face-off wins from 400.
• The next game played will be 25 for
Michael Schone.
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Max Dennington is three ground balls shy of 50 and three caused turnovers shy of 30.
Who's Hot?
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Daniel Burnham has scored at least once in nine straight games.
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Michael Ventresca has three or more goals in three straight games.
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Justin Iannarone has been a plus in the face-off battle in eight straight games played. He was last week's CACC Defensive Player of the Week.
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Tallen Smith has multiple points in six straight games and has scored a goal in seven straight.
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Vincent Burns has seven goals in his last three games.
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Georgian Court is second in the league with 73 total assists.
• The Lions 380 ground balls are tops in the conference. They're second with 34.55 ground balls per game.
• In saves per game, GCU has 16.82 which is second in the CACC.
• The Lions 200 points is the second most in the CACC.
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Vincent Burkhart's 15.55 saves per game is third in the league and eighth in the country.
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Daniel Burnham's 1.90 assists per game are third in the CACC.
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Justin Iannarone is second in face-off percentage wining 60.5% and 17th in Division II.
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Joe Zerr has six man-up goals which leads the CACC.
About the Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons
• The Golden Falcons are off to a 1-1 start in the CACC.
• Last season they were 2-4 and failed to make the CACC postseason.
• Offensively, the Golden Falcons are near the bottom of the conference scoring just 13.14 points per game.
• Felician is second in face-off winning percentage taking 51.7% of all draws.
• The Golden Falcons also do a good job holding onto the ball losing it just 18.3 times per game, second-fewest in the CACC and their 80.2% clearing percentage is fourth.
• Four Golden Falcons are in double-figure points led by Robert Grasso with 19.
• Alfonso Guerrero has scored 18 points with a team-high 17 goals.
• Nick Grebe has started each game in net. He spots a 47.5% save percentage allowing 14.23 goals against average.
