LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 14, 2023) - Georgian Court is seeking their first five-game winning streak since 2018 this weekend in North Jersey. 

Opponent 
Caldwell Cougars (2-7, 1-3 CACC)

Where
West Caldwell, NJ - Essex Valley Field

When
Saturday, April 15 - 12:30 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. Caldwell
• As young as the Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse program is, Caldwell's is even younger.
• The Cougars started lacrosse in 2020 and played just two games before COVID-19 wiped out the rest of the season.
• Georgian Court and the Cougars have played just twice that means, with the Lions winning each time.
• Last season, GCU scored the first 12 goals and won handedly 17-8. 
• Michael Ventresca scored five times. Daniel Burnham added three goals and two assists.
• Four Lions saw time in net with Andrew Candino making four saves and getting the win.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court went on the road to pick up a win at Felician, 21-7.
• The win put the Lions at 3-0 to start CACC play.
• It's the third time this season GCU has scored 20 or more goals.
• A total of 14 different Lions scored a goal led by Brett Bridges' three.
• GCU scored 17 in the first half to lead 17-3 after 30 minutes. 

Individual Milestones
• Michael Ventresca is now the Georgian Court all-time leader in goals scored. He's at 98 and two short of 100. 
• Joe Murphy needs one more ground ball to get to 50.
• Daniel Burnham is tied for the GCU record with 12 man-up goals. Joe Zerr is two behind with 10.
• Justin Iannarone is three face-off wins from 400.
• The next game played will be 25 for Joe Zerr.
• Jordan Frank needs another ground ball to get to 30.
• Tallen Smith can move up to seventh all-time at GCU in goals scored with three more. 

Who's Hot?
• Daniel Burnham has scored at least once in 10 straight games. 
• Michael Ventresca has multiple goals in four straight games. 
• Justin Iannarone has been a plus in the face-off battle in nine straight games played. He was last week's CACC Defensive Player of the Week. 
• Tallen Smith has multiple points in seven straight games and has scored a goal in eight straight. 
• Brett Bridges totaled eight points against Felician. 
• Max Dennington has two or more ground balls in four straight. 
• Jordan Frank has eight ground balls in his last two games. 

Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Georgian Court is second in the league with 89 total assists. 
• The Lions 425 ground balls are tops in the conference.
• With 199 saves, GCU is also leading the CACC. 
• The Lions 237 points is the second most in the CACC.
• Vincent Burkhart's 175 saves lead the league. 
• Daniel Burnham's 21 assists are second in the CACC. 
• Justin Iannarone is second in face-off percentage wining 61.2%.
• Joe Zerr has six man-up goals which leads the CACC. 

About the Opponent
Caldwell Cougars
• After earning their first CACC win of the season, Caldwell fell midweek to Post, 21-6.
• At 2-7, Caldwell spends a lot of time in front of their own net. They entered the week sixth in the country with 17.11 saves per game.
• Jason Staudte leads the team with 26 points and seven caused turnovers.
• Owen Healy has scored 22 goals.
• The Cougars are winning just 45.2% of all face-offs. Matthew Bronico has a team-best 108 face-off wins. In fact he's the only Cougar to win a face-off this season.
• Caldwell has turned the ball over 207 times, near the bottom of the CACC. 
• Tim Livingston has started all nine games and has a .571 save percentage.