LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 12, 2024) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse rebounded nicely from a crushing defeat over the weekend. They came out determined to wipe that taste out of their mouths and did just that with a 17-4 drubbing of D'Youville. The win evens up the Lions record at 4-4 before the start of conference play.
How it Happened
• Georgian Court was on offense much of the afternoon. They took 29 shots with 17 going for goals. D'Youville totaled 19 shots on the afternoon.
• The Lions won 15 of 26 draw controls to help gain possession. They were also 20-22 on clears while D'Youville was 18-21.
• GCU turned the ball over 15 times and D'Youville 13. The Saints also picked up 22 ground balls and the Lions 19.
• GCU made 3-5 free position shots and the Saints 2-8.
• The Saints took seven cards and the Lions scored three power play goals.
First Quarter
• It took more than four minutes for either team to get on the board.
Alyssa Hawley finally broke the tie with a free-position goal.
• Just 39 seconds later, D'Youville tied it up with a free-position shot of their own.
• Another free-position goal, this time from
Bryleigh Tejchman at the 9:34 mark gave the Lions the lead and started a stretch of 14 straight GCU goals.
• Georgian Court finished out the first scoring four more times. Tejchman added another,
Remi Reinhardt tallied two and
Isabel Raimondi added one.
Second Quarter
• The Lions outscored the Saints 5-0 in the second quarter. Reinhardt found Raimondi and the Lions scored with the extra-attacker 54 seconds into the frame.
• Reinhardt and Tejchman each put another on the board before
Kate Clemente scored her first of the season with 5:19 to go before the half.
• The Lions made it a 10-goal game with 4:51 left as
Riley O'Connor scored her first of the afternoon.
• Now playing with the running clock, GCU went into the half up 10, 11-1.
Third Quarter
• Another shutout period for
Natalie Moradian and the Lions.
• GCU scored three more times with goals from O'Connor, Raimondi and
Gianna Nardini.
Fourth Quarter
• Tejchman made it five for the afternoon less than 90 seconds into the fourth.
• D'Youville scored for the first time since the first period. They scored three in the final 10:25 of the game.
• Reinhardt and O'Connor each added goals to finish off the Saints, 17-4.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Remi Reinhardt led all scorers with six points including four goals and two assists. She also had six draw controls and three ground balls.
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Bryleigh Tejchman scored five goals.
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Isabel Raimondi picked up five points with three goals and two assists.
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Riley O'Connor scored three goals while adding an assist.
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Kelsey Naclerio caused three turnovers and scooped two ground balls.
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Natalie Moradian made five stops.
For the Saints
• Madison Handley scored three of the four goals.
• Madison Buck scored the other.
• Sydney Gordan picked up an assist and four ground balls.
• Sam Newlin won four draws, caused two turnovers and finished with five ground balls.
News and Notes
• The Lions move to 2-0 all-time against D'Youville.
• This is the second straight game GCU has scored 17 goals. The 13-goal margin of victory is their largest this season.
• The 4:04 it took for either team to score was the longest a GCU game has remained scoreless this season.
• Georgian Court's one card is the fewest they've been called for this year.
Up Next
• Georgian Court stays home this weekend and starts up CACC action. They host Caldwell at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 16. It's also Senior Day for GCU with a special on field ceremony prior to the game.
