LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 5, 2024) - After a few weeks of playing on the road, Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse came back home Tuesday afternoon. It wasn't a warm welcome for the home team though as No. 12 Pace was there to greet them with an 18-5 loss. The loss drops Georgian Court to 2-3 this season.

How it Happened
• Possession greatly favored the Setters who were helped out winning 19-27 faceoffs.
• Pace totaled 53 shots, putting 31 on target. Georgian Court fired 38 shots with 20 hitting the net.
• The Setters also got to more ground balls, 35-24. Georgian Court turned the ball over 14 times, eight caused by Pace. The Setters lost it 13 with four GCU caused turnovers.
First Quarter
• Pace was called for seven penalties and the Lions scored three times with the extra-man. GCU was booked four times with Pace going 2-4 a man-up.
• The Setters scored the first three goals of the game in the first six minutes. Pace moved the ball well to find the open man in front of the net.
• The next three goals were all scored on the power play, two coming from the Lions. GCU scored with 38 seconds left in the first as Tallen Smith found Brett Bridges for GCU's first goal.
Second Quarter
• Pace pushed the lead back to three with a man-up goal of their own 3:15 into the frame.
• GCU got the goal back a minute later as Matt Dorrian hit Doug Mackenzie.
• The teams again traded goals. The Lions' came from Vincent Burns who picked up a ground ball in the slot and flung it towards the net where it trickled in past the Setter keeper.
• Leading 5-3, Pace scored the final three of the half, including one with 37 seconds left to take an 8-3 lead into intermission.
Third Quarter
• Georgian Court scored the first of the half again with the man-advantage. Mackenzie dished to Harrison Jordan who shot from 15 feet our whizzed past the goalie.
• That was the Lions only goal of the period though. Pace scored four straight with the final two coming just 24 seconds apart. 
Fourth Quarter
• After scoring the final four of the third, Pace connected on the first two of the fourth. The first was a man-up for a 13-4 lead.
• Doug Mackenzie scored his second of the game midway through the fourth. It was the Lions only goal of the quarter.
• Pace finished the game scoring the final four with three coming in a 1:29 span and two just 11 seconds apart.
• The Setters took a late cross checking penalty, but were able to kill it off to finish the game with the 18-5 win.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Doug Mackenzie led GCU scoring three points with two goals and an assist.
• Tallen Smith dished out two goals and grabbed two ground balls.
• Harrison Jordan, Vincent Burns and Brett Bridges each scored a goal.
• Stephen Albanese was the man on the draw today for the Lions. He was 8-24 with five ground balls.
• Michael Schone caused two turnovers.
• Vincent Burkhart made 13 saves.

For the Setters
• Declan Landers scored four times collecting five points.
• Preston Kral scored twice with with assists.
• Maxwell Stretty won 16-22 faceoffs with seven ground balls.
• Daniel Zabbia collected three points with two goals and an assist.
• Chris Butler and Chris Caputo each caused two turnovers and picked up three ground balls.
• Jack Kern stopped 15 shots against.

News and Notes
• Vincent Burns scored his 25th career point.
• Michael Schone picked up his 20th ground ball and his 20th caused turnover.
• Georgian Court remains winless in six games against Pace. 
• All three Lions losses this season have come against opponents ranked in the top-12. 

Up Next
• The Lions have another NE10 opponent on tap as they head to Albany, NY to take on The College of Saint Rose Saturday, March 9 at 12 p.m.