LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 15, 2024) - It's Senior Day for Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse! The Lions will honor their senior class of 2024 as well as begin the CACC regular season.
Opponent
Caldwell Cougars (1-1, 0-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Saturday, March 16 - 12 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.
Senior Day
• Prior to the game, the Lions will honor their senior class of 2024 with a special on-field ceremony.
• This year's senior class features
Kate Clemente,
Gianna Nardini,
Remi Reinhardt and
Kasha Elzinga.
Previously vs. Caldwell
• Only once has Caldwell ever defeated Georgian Court. That came back in 2016.
• All-time, the Lions 10-1 against the Cougars and have won seven straight.
• Last year in Caldwell, Georgian Court scored nine in the first period and were well on their way to a 21-6 win.
• GCU had a terrific all-around game winning 21 of 31 draws, 23 of 31 ground balls and turned the ball over just five times.
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Alyssa Wahl and
Isabel Raimondi each scored eight points and
Remi Reinhardt netted six goals.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court got back in the win column in a big way with a 17-4 thumping of D'Youville.
• With the game tied at one after two free-position goals, the Lions scored the next 14 straight goals to put the game away.
• GCU didn't allow a goal in either the second or the third quarters.
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Remi Reinhardt picked up four goals and two assists.
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Bryleigh Tejchman scored a game-high five goals.
CACC Leaders
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Isabel Raimondi and
Riley O'Connor are third and fourth in the CACC with 34 and 33 points respectively.
• O'Connor is also second with 25 goals while Raimondi is second with 15 assists.
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Remi Reinhardt leads the league with 7.88 draw controls per game, eighth in the nation.
• With 62 saves
Natalie Moradian is second in the league.
• The Lions 19.88 points per game are the second-most in the league.
• GCU is tops in the conference with a .872 clearance percentage.
Who's Hot?
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Remi Reinhardt has six points in each of the last two games.
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Bryleigh Tejchman has scored in all eight games this season. She picked up a season-high five vs. D'Youville.
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Isabel Raimondi has scored three goals in two of her last three games.
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Riley O'Connor has eight goals in her last two.
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Kelsey Naclerio has at least two ground balls and two turnovers in three of her last four games.
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Natalie Moradian is coming off of a career-low four goals allowed against the Saints.
Individual Milestones
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Isabel Raimondi is two ground balls short of 50. She needs eight goals to reach 100.
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Remi Reinhardt needs nine draw controls for a new Georgian Court career record.
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Madison Battle is two caused turnovers away from 20.
• Two caused turnovers will move
Kelsey Naclerio from eighth to sixth all-time at GCU.
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Riley O'Connor needs four goals to move to fourth all-time.
About the Opponents
Caldwell Cougars
• Caldwell's season is still in its infancy. While Saturday will be the Lions ninth game this season, it'll be just the third for the Cougars.
• The Cougars are 1-1 this season, scoring nine goals per game.
• They opened the year with a 20-6 loss at St. Thomas Aquinas. Their win came in a nonconference game against Chestnut Hill, 12-10 earlier in the week.
• Caldwell is averaging just 17.5 shots per game with a .771 shot on goal percentage.
• The Cougars are being out-drawn 31-24 and have turned the ball over 40 times in two games.
• CU is hitting at 60% on their free-position opportunities.
• Tiana Cipot has scored a team-best six goals, five free-position goals.
• Tala Marzooq has four goals, four ground balls and a team-best six draw controls.
• Serena Barra has started both games in goal and has a .480 save percentage and 14.86 goals against average.