LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 18, 2023) - The No. 19 Mercy Mavericks showed no Mercy in their 23-9 win over Georgian Court. The Mavs scored at least four in every period and ended GCU's winning streak at three to drop them to 8-7 on the season.
How it Happened
• Mercy was in possession most of the game thanks to winning 26-of-33 draw controls.
• They totaled 43 shots while Georgian Court got off just 13.
• Turnover numbers were even with the Lions losing it 12 times and Mercy 11. Mercy was 18-18 on clear attempts and GCU 19-of-21.
• There weren't many balls on the ground. Georgian Court got to 13 and Mercy 12.
• One huge factor were the yellow cards. Georgian Court was called for nine of them and Mercy scored seven woman-up goals.
First Half
• Mercy tallied the first two goals. While yellow cards were an issue for the Lions, it was the Mavericks who took the first one. That wasn't a problem as Leah Hansen was still able to make it a 2-0 game scoring a shorthanded goal.
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Riley O'Connor cut the lead in half, 2-1, midway through the opening frame.
• The Mavericks scored the next four though, with three coming from Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk.
• With 15 seconds to go,
Alyssa Wahl scored on a free-position shot and it was a 6-2 Mavericks lead after one.
• O'Connor with an assist from
Ashley Pringle cut the lead in half, 6-3, 90 seconds into the second.
• Mercy though scored six of the next seven goals, extending their lead to 12-4.
• O'Connor and Pringle each netted one in the final three minutes to close out the half trailing 12-4.
Second Half
• It was still a six-goal lead when the GCU yellow cards started piling up. Having committed four in the first half, any penalty the rest of the way was non-releaseable.
• That led to consecutive Mercy goals with the woman-advantage late in the third. They tacked on another with just three seconds left to close the period ahead 19-8.
• In the fourth, Mercy tallied three more goals with the player-advantage and went on to win 23-9.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Riley O'Connor scored seven of the Lions nine goals.
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Ashley Pringle had a two-point day with a goal and an assist.
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Alyssa Wahl scored once.
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Remi Reinhardt chipped in an assist and three ground balls. She came up with five draw controls as well.
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Talysa Jimenez caused three turnovers and
Kelsey Naclerio two.
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Alexis Hahn made 13 saves in goal.
For the Mavericks
• Leena Moussa scored six goals and assisted on two others.
• Andrea Mott totaled seven points with four goals and three assists.
• Kaitlin Grzelaczyk added five goals and Leah Hansen four.
• Olivia Maute made six saves in goal.
• Emma Rippon collected 14 draw controls.
News and Notes
• Georgian Court is finished with the nonconference portion of their schedule. They went 1-6 out of league play.
• After winning the first ever game with Mercy, Georgian Court has now dropped the last seven.
• Against ranked opponents, GCU is 0-4 this season. The nine goals is the most they've scored against a ranked opponent this year.
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Riley O'Connor's seven goals are the second-most by a Lion this season. She scored nine against Chestnut Hill.
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Talysa Jimenez played in her 50th career game. She also surpassed 25 caused turnovers.
Up Next
• Next up for the Lions is senior day. The Lions home finale is Saturday, April 22 at 11 a.m. against Alliance.
