CALDWELL, NJ (April 15, 2023) - On a day when Georgian Court inducts its next class into the Athletic Hall of Fame, it's fitting that a future Lion Hall of Famer does something no other Lion ever has. Michael Ventresca scored his 100th career goal, the first Lion to ever do so in Georgian Court's 20-10 win over Caldwell. It's the Lions fifth straight win as they go to 8-5 and are still perfect at 4-0 in the CACC.

How it Happened
• To score more, it helps to be on offense more, and GCU spent plenty of time in the Cougars defensive end. GCU won 21-of-33 face-offs to get the offense going.
• From there, the Lions ripped off 68 shots compared to 29 for the Cougars. 
• Caldwell also gave the ball up 26 times while GCU forced 12 turnovers. The Lions committed just 15 turnovers.
• It seemed like the ball was bouncing Georgian Court's way. They picked up 48 ground balls while Caldwell managed to get to just 21. 
• Each team scored with the man-advantage. The Lions were called for three penalties totaling three minutes and the Cougars were dinged for two 30-second violations. 

First Half
• Georgian Court scored the first five goals of the game. Vincent Giunta started it two-and-a-half minutes in on a feed from Tyler Burns.
• Just 40 seconds later, Michael Ventresca made it 2-0, scoring his 99th career goal.
• Goals from Kyle Harms, Burns and Doug Mackenzie made it 5-0. It looked like it might stay that way into the second quarter, but with just 36 seconds left Caldwell scored to make it a 5-1 game.
• Tallen Smith made it 6-1 early in the second but then the Cougars made a small run.
• Caldwell scored three straight in a 4:07 span to bring the lead down to just two, 6-4.
• The Lions answered with a 5-0 run of their own. Daniel Burnham and Ryan Rigby each took passes from Smith and found the net. The Burns brothers, Tyler and Vincent, scored back-to-back and Justin Iannarone, after winning a face-off, scored to put the Lions up 11-4.
• Caldwell popped two more and Giunta netted his second as the Lions were doubling up the Cougars, 12-6 at the half. 

Second Half
• The Lions extended their lead in the third. Giunta completed the hat trick less than two minutes into the frame.
• It took a little while after scoring 99, but Michael Ventresca finally netted career goal number 100. He scored with 7:43 to play in the third and put GCU up 15-7. 
• The teams traded goals the rest of the way which was alright by GCU. Burnham tallied his second of the game and James Sanford and Joe Zerr each picked up their first late in the fourth.
• Mackenzie capped the scoring with a man-up goal to get the Lions to 20. 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Vincent Giunta led GCU netting a hat trick and picking up a pair of assists for five points. 
• Brett Bridges added five points as well with two goals and three helpers.
• Tyler Burns scored twice and assisted on two more goals.
• Tallen Smith scored a goal and passed out three assists.
• Michael Ventresca scored twice to reach 100 goals and passed out an assist.
• Daniel Burnham scored twice, grabbed three ground balls and caused a turnover.
• Justin Iannarone was 14-23 in the face-off circle and picked up 12 ground balls. He also scored a goal.
• Kyle Harms scored a goal and grabbed three ground balls while causing two turnovers. 
• Garrett Kenny was 7-10 on face-offs with three ground balls.
• Vincent Burkhart made eight saves in goal for the win. 

For the Cougars
• Owen Healy led Caldwell scoring three goals.
• Jason Staudte scored twice and assisted on three others.
• Jayden Palladino added two goals and an assist.
• Mason Corby grabbed a team-high four ground balls.
• Mundeep Singh caused three turnovers.
• Matthew Bronico was 12-33 on the draw.
• Tim Livingston made 19 saves in net.

News and Notes
• Michael Ventresca is the first player in the history of the program to score 100 career goals. 
• The win is the Lions fifth in the row. It's their first five game win streak since 2018.
• This was only the second ever match for the Lions against Caldwell. Georgian Court is 3-0 all-time against the Cougars.
• Joe Murphy scooped his 50th career ground ball. 
• Justin Iannarone won his 400th career face-off. 
• Twelve different Lions scored a goal. There were 14 Lions who scored Wednesday against Felician. 
• In all four games that Tyler Burns has scored in, his brother Vincent has scored as well. 
• For the third time in four CACC games, the Lions have reached 20 goals. They've scored at least 15 in all four conference matchups. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court is home for the final time in the regular season Tuesday, April 18. They host Chestnut Hill in a matchup between the top two teams and only unbeatens left in the league. Game time is 3:30 following the Lion women and their game with Mercy.