WILMINGTON, DE (April 29, 2023) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse trailed by as much as eight, late in the third period. With a furious rally late in the game, the Lions got to within one, but the clock ran out on the comeback bid as Wilmington upended GCU 16-15. The loss means the Lions finish the regular season at 9-8 overall and 8-2 in the CACC.
How it Happened
• Georgian Court held possession more thanks to winning 21-of-35 draw controls.
• GCU totaled 37 shots, 31 on net while Wilmington got off 29 with 25 on target.
• Early on, the difference in the game was that Wilmington's shots were finding the net. The Wildcats finished the game with 16 saves. Georgian Court made nine.
• Turnover numbers were even with the Lions losing it 16 times and the Wildcats 15.
• Neither team did well on free-position shots. Wilmington connected on 2-of-7 while Georgian Court was 2-of-10.
First Half
• The two teams traded goals and midway through the opening quarter, the game was tied at three.
Isabel Raimondi had all three Lion goals to that point.
• In the final 5:14 of the opening frame Wilmington took over and scored four straight, including a goal with 34 seconds left to play.
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Remi Reinhardt and
Alyssa Wahl sandwiched another Wildcat goal as GCU to to within three with 6:42 remaining in the half.
• Wilmington held the Lions scoreless the rest of the half though and added two more goals to take a 10-5 lead into the break.
Second Half
• Wilmington opening the half scoring four of the first five goals and with 2:42 left in the third took their largest lead, 14-6.
• Georgian Court scratched out two goals before the end of the period, each coming from Raimondi and the final one with just one second remaining on the clock.
• The Lions kept up the momentum into the fourth.
Kelsey Naclerio scored in the first minute and goals from Reinhardt, Wahl and Raimondi brought the lead down to three, 15-12 with 10:28 left to play.
• Neither team scored for the next 7:18 and time was running out on the Lions comeback. Wilmington tacked on another and with 3:10 left led by four, 16-12.
• Reinhardt though wasn't finished. She scored once at the 1:21 mark, won the draw control, then scored again 20 seconds later. A simultaneous foul gave the Lions possession and 10 second later, Reinhardt finished again, making it a one-goal game, 16-15 with 0:51 left to play. She scored three goals in 30 seconds.
• Following a Wilmington timeout, Reinhardt won the important draw control and drove into the offensive zone, but a turnover gave the ball back to Wilmington who ran out the final 20 seconds of the clock to survive.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Isabel Raimondi scored six times with two assists.
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Alyssa Wahl totaled five points with three goals and two assists.
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Remi Reinhardt scored five goals, four in the fourth quarter. She also won 10 draw controls.
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Kelsey Naclerio scored a goal, won four draw controls and scooped four ground balls.
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Madison Battle caused four turnovers and grabbed two grounders.
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Alexis Hahn made nine saves in goal.
For the Wildcats
• Katie Vindigni made 15 saves for the win.
• Ella Royer scored five goals and won three draw controls.
• Alea Javorowski dished out four assists and scored twice herself.
• Makenzie Stritzinger scored a goal, won four draw controls and picked up four ground balls.
News and Notes
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Alyssa Wahl scored her 150th career point. She's the 11th Lion to ever do that. Her two assists also put her into the GCU all-time top-five.
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Remi Reinhardt became the eighth Lion to win 150 draw controls and is now in the top-five all-time at GCU.
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Isabel Raimondi's six goals match a career-best.
• The loss means the Lions are the number four seed in the upcoming CACC Tournament due to the three-way tie with Wilmington and Jefferson.
• This is Wilmington's first ever win over Georgian Court. The Lions had previously been 20-0 against the Wildcats.
Up Next
• Georgian Court is the number four seed in next week's CACC Tournament. They'll host a first-round matchup Tuesday, May 2nd. Full seeds and brackets will be released later today.
