LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 21, 2023) - Winners of six straight, Georgian Court Lacrosse looks to remain unbeaten in CACC play.
Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights (1-9, 0-4 CACC)
Where
Bridgeport, Conn. - Knights Field
When
Saturday, April 22- 3 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. Bridgeport
• This is the first ever meeting between the Lions and Purple Knights.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court won their sixth game in a row and took over sole possession of first place in the CACC.
• They defeated Chestnut Hill 9-5 in a low-scoring affair.
• GCU blanked the Griffins in the first and third quarters.
• They got up 7-2 early in the fourth quarter before going on to win 9-5.
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Vincent Giunta,
Brett Bridges and
Tallen Smith each scored three times.
Individual Milestones
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Michael Ventresca is now the first Lion to score 100 career goals and each goal will continue to add to his record. He is two games shy of the all-time games played record at GCU.
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Daniel Burnham is also chasing 100 career goals. He's scored 94. He's also seven points shy of become the Lions all-time leader in points.
• With two saves
Vincent Burkhart will hit 200 this season. Only one other Lion has done that, Austin Geissel in 2017-19.
• Two more goals will get
Ryan Rigby to 25. He's about to play in career game number 40.
• One more point will move
Tallen Smith to fourth all-time at GCU.
Who's Hot?
• Each of the Lions six straight wins have come with
Vincent Burkhart starting in net.
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Daniel Burnham has scored at least once in 12 straight games. He also has a ground ball in seven straight.
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Tallen Smith has multiple points in nine straight games and has scored a goal in 10 straight.
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Brett Bridges has 15 points in his last three games.
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Max Dennington has three ground balls in three straight games.
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Vincent Giunta has seven goals in his last three games and four ground balls during that stretch.
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Joe Murphy has two ground balls in three straight games.
CACC Playoff Picture
• With just two games left, Georgian Court is 5-0 in the CACC and alone in first place.
• They are one of two teams to clinch a playoff berth.
• A win in either of their final two games will clinch the number one seed for the Lions.
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Georgian Court leads the league with 285 points and 108 assists.
• The Lions 509 ground balls are tops in the conference as well.
• With 223 saves, GCU is also leading the CACC and is fifth in the nation.
• On special teams, GCU is first in the CACC stopping 73.7% of all man-up opportunities. They are second scoring 42.9% of the time with the man-advantage.
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Vincent Burkhart's .586 save percentage is second in the CACC and seventh nationally.
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Daniel Burnham's 1.69 assists per game rank fourth.
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Justin Iannarone is second in face-off percentage wining 59.1%.
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Joe Zerr has six man-up goals which is third in the CACC.
About the Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights
• Bridgeport won their first game of the season but have since lost nine straight.
• In only three of 10 games has Bridgeport scored in double-figures.
• The Knights average just 8.1 goals per game, near the bottom of the NCAA.
• Bridgeport has struggled turning the ball over with nearly 26 turnovers per game and are clearing just 65.2%.
• Tyne Hewlette leads the team scoring 31 points with 17 goals.
• James Napoli is the team leader having scored 19 times.
• Connor Collen has won 78-168 face-offs.
• Peter Nazario has played every game in net with a 50% save percentage.
