LAKEWOOD, NJ (May 4, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse is looking to make history this weekend. The 8-0 Lions are the top seed in the CACC Tournament seeking their third-ever CACC Tournament Championship an first since 2019. It would be their third in the last five season the tournament was held, with the cancelation of the 2020 postseason tournament. 

Semi Final Opponent 
No. 4 Seed Post Eagles (10-5, 5-2 CACC)

Where
Waterbury, CT - LaMoy Field

When
Friday, May 5 - 12 p.m.

How to Watch
• Friday'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. 
• Tickets for the game can be purchased for $10 on site. 

On the Air
• Want even more Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse coverage? Seniors Daniel Burnham, Vincent Guinta and Michael Ventresca were recently guests on the In the Crease Podcast talking about Georgian Court and their careers as Lions. The link above directs to a free streaming service with no subscription necessary. It's also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Podcasts, Amazon Music and Pandora. 

Previously vs. Post
• Earlier this season, Georgian Court used a powerful third quarter to put away the Eagles.
• On senior day, the Lions led just 2-1 after 15 minutes and were up 8-5 at the half.
• In the third, GCU outscored Post 8-2 to take a commanding lead, going on to win by 10, 21-11.
• Daniel Burnham scored seven points with three goals and four assists.
• Michael Ventresca scored a season-best four goals. 

Last Time Out
• The Lions made it a perfect 7-0 CACC regular season defeating Dominican 17-11 on the road.
• The win was also the Lions eight straight, a new team record.
• The score was tied at two in the early going, but the Lions scored four straight to take a 6-2 lead and never looked back.
• Daniel Burnham popped four goals and became the Lions all-time leader in points scored.

Individual Milestones
• Michael Ventresca is now the first Lion to score 100 career goals and each goal will continue to add to his record. With one more game played, he'll set  the Lions all-time record at 73.
• Daniel Burnham is also chasing 100 career goals. He's scored 99. Two more assists and he'll set a new single-season assist record as well.
• Burnham and Ventresca have also been going back-and-forth for the career shot record. They are 1-2 all-time. Ventresca got the record first, but Burnham currently has a two shot lead.
• Tallen Smith needs four assists to become the third Lion to reach 50 assists.
• One more win and Vincent Burkhart will set a new GCU single season record for wins. 
• Kyle Harms' next game will be his 40th. 
• With six face-off wins Justin Iannarone will get to 450.  

CACC Tournament History
• Georgian Court has won two CACC Tournament Championships in program history, 2018 and 2019.
• With COVID-10 wiping out the 2020 postseason, GCU has won two of the last four CACC Tournaments.
• Both CACC title games were low-scoring games. GCU won in 2018 9-7 and in 2019 11-10, both over Chestnut Hill. 

All-CACC Team
• The Lions had seven players make the All-CACC Team.
• Brett Bridges won the Rookie of the Year award. Just the second Lion ever. He also made the All-CACC First Team.
• Also on the first team were Daniel Burnham and Joe Murphy. Burnham is a two-time All-CACC First Team pick, the third Lion to to earn two or more.
• Making the All-CACC Second Team were Vincent Burkhart, Justin Iannarone, Tallen Smith and Michael Ventresca.
• Mickey Hover was named the CACC Coach of the Year for the second time.

Who's Hot?
• Each of the Lions eight straight wins have come with Vincent Burkhart starting in net. 
• Daniel Burnham has scored at least once in 14 straight games. He also has double-digit points in eight straight. 
• Tallen Smith has multiple points in 11 straight games. He took a season-high 12 shots at Dominican. 
• Brett Bridges has 30 points in his last five games. 
• Vincent Giunta has two or more goals in five straight. 
• Max Dennington has multiple ground balls in eight straight games.
• Justin Iannarone has won 27 of his last 38 face-off attempts. 

Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Georgian Court leads the league with 355 points and 140 assists, which is 15th in Division II. 
• The Lions 580 ground balls are tops in the conference as well. 
• With 246 saves, GCU is also leading the CACC and is seventh in the nation. 
• On special teams, GCU is first in the CACC stopping 75.0% of all man-up opportunities.
• Vincent Burkhart's .578 save percentage is second in the CACC and ninth nationally. 
• Daniel Burnham's 1.73 assists per game rank fifth. 
• Justin Iannarone is second in face-off percentage wining 60.7%.
• Joe Zerr has seven man-up goals which is third in the CACC. 

About the Opponent
Post Eagles
• Post had to win the play in game to advance to the semifinal round. They defeated Dominican 12-10.
• At home, Post is 7-3 this season. They'll host the entire CACC Tournament.
• Following their loss at Georgian Court, Post finished the regular season winning five of their last six.
• Post has one of the best man-up offenses in the country, scoring 50% of the time which leads the league and is fifth in Division II.
• They're also one of the most accurate teams, hitting the next on 35% of shots which ranks sixth in the nation.
• Post plays balls on the ground well. They have 527, second only to Georgian Court.
• The Eagles put four on the All-CACC squad. Attack Dylan Held and midfield Braedan Lockyear made the First Team.
• Heald leads the team scoring 61 points with 40 goals. Lockyear has a team-best 41 goals.
• Post is also second in the CACC in fewest turnovers, losing it just 17.8 times per game, while opponents lose it 21.6 times.
• Cole George has started 13 games in goal. He has a 49.2% save percentage and 11.83 goals against average.