LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 29, 2024) - Georgian Court scored early and often in a 5-2 win Tuesday afternoon against Goldey-Beacom. After a seven game stretch with two or fewer goals, the Lions stormed out and put up five on the Lightning to improve to 10-4-2 on the season and 7-2 in the CACC.

How it Happened
• Aside from some late offense at the end when Georgian Court took their starters out, the Lions controlled play and were in the Lightning offensive zone.
• Georgian Court controlled the ball for 55% of the match with most of that time spent on the Lightning half of the field.
• The Lions were able to get off 22 shots with 10 on net. Goldey-Beacom fired 13 shots, hitting the net 10 times.
• Corner kicks favored the Lions, 5-2, but it was the Lightning who scored off one.
• Georgian Court stayed out of foul trouble. Goldey-Beacom was called for nine plus two yellow cards and the Lions just whistled for two common fouls.
• After a brief feeling out process at the start, Georgian Court scored nine minutes in. Sophia Ridolfo connected with Chelsea Lavezzo who didn't miss and got the Lions and early lead.
• Six minutes later, Ridolfo did it herself. She picked off a telegraphed pass near midfield, carried into the box and scored into the lower left corner for a 2-0 lead.
• Not even four minutes later it was Lavezzo again. This time from Abby Kennelly who centered it to Lavezzo and she did the rest.
• The Lightning were in trouble down three, but responded with a goal shortly after. Jade Balon took a corner kick were Miley Jones got her head on it and into the goal to make it a two-goal game, 3-1 still with more than 25 minutes to play in the half.
• The scoring slowed down from there. Kennelly was stopped on a couple of shots before the end of the half and Bennett made another to keep the game at 3-1 after 45 minutes.
• Into the second half it took less than two minutes for GBC to make it a one-goal game. Ryley Dixon hit Jenna Campagna and just like that the Lions lead was down to one.
• Each goaltender made some good saves to keep it a one-goal game, but just like the first half, Georgian Court eventually broke through.
• A foul inside the box gave Lavezzo a penalty kick opportunity for a hat trick and she did not miss scoring her third of the game for a 4-2 Lion lead.
• Five minutes later in the 74th minute, Seanna Boan made a sliding kick into the net for the Lions fifth and final goal.
• Goldey-Beacom got some pressure late when GCU emptied their bench, but the defense did not break the Lions picked up their 10 win of the season.

Lion Stat Leaders
• It was a seven-point afternoon for Lavezzo who scored three goals and added an assist.
• Sophia Ridolfo scored and added an assist.
• Seanna Boan scored on six shots.
• Abby Kennelly chipped in with an assist.
• Emma Bennett made eight saves in goal.

For the Lightning
• Miley Jones and Jenna Campagna each scored.
• Ryley Dixon and Jade Balon had the assists.
• Jennifer Klumpp made her first career start and saved five shots.

News and Notes
• Corissa Robbins played in her 70th career match while Grace Konfederak appeared in her 60th.
• Sophia Ridolfo took her 50th career shot. 
• Georgian Court improves to 21-5-1 all-time against Goldey-Beacom however it's their first win in five tries dating back to 2019. 
• Chelsea Lavezzo is now in the Lions all-time top-10 for single-season goals with her 14. 
• Lavezzo is in some impressive company. She's now tied for eighth all-time for single-season goals scored. Her 14 are the most since Krystal Hund scored 15 in 2019 and is tied for the second-most by a freshman in the NCAA with Hund in 2018. Kelly Lyons has the single-season record for goals and goals by a freshman when she debuted at GCU in 2008 with 22 goals.
• Lavezzo is also the first Lion with two hat tricks in the same season since Hund's 2018 campaign. She's the first Lion with at least four multi-goal games since Elizabeth Kroon also had four in the 2015 season. The last time a Lion have five multi-goal games in a single-season was Kelly Lyons in 2010. Lyons tallied six multi-goal games in 2009.

Up Next
• Georgian Court is off for nearly a week. They play next on Monday, Nov. 4 with an early afternoon start time 1 pm against Post in their home finale.