PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (April 10, 2024) - Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse had played in some close games this season. Wednesday at Holy Family was anything but. This was the Tigers first time seeing Georgian Court as it's their first year in existence. It's one the Lions won't soon forget as the 26-2 win tied the school record for goals scored in a game and set a new record for fewest goals allowed. The win is also the Lions third straight and puts them at 8-5 this season, 5-1 in the CACC.
How it Happened
• The field seemed tilted in the Lions favor as they were on offense for much of the game. GCU won 21-31 faceoffs to get those extra possessions.
• The Lions took 67 shots, 45 on goal to the Tigers 21 shots and 13 on target.
• GCU's defense forced 25 turnovers and held Holy Family to just 9-22 on clear attempts. The Lions cleared the timeline 16-19 times.
• Each team took three penalties. The Lions scored one man-up goal and were 3-3 on the penalty kill.
First Quarter
• The Lions put the game away early scoring eight first quarter goals.
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Tallen Smith started it scoring at the 12:55 mark.
• It stayed 1-0 for a bit until the flood gates opened.
Harrison Jordan scored with 8:54 left and that led to three goals in 91 seconds with
Millan Webster and
Tyler Michalski following.
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Brett Bridges scored twice while Smith got his second and
Tyler Burns his first to close out the frame.
Second Quarter
• Georgian Court made it 14-0 before the Tigers got a goal.
• Jordan popped in his second of the game with four minutes gone in the period.
• Holy Family didn't score after GCU took a penalty, but the Lions did.
Brett Bridges scored shorthanded to make it 10-0.
• Smith and Bridges each added one more in the frame while
Doug Mackenzie,
Zach Myers and
Sebastien Castillo each scored their first.
• The Tigers got on the board late in the quarter and at the half, Georgian Court led 15-1.
Third Quarter
• Georgian Court scored another touchdown and the two-point conversion in the third, putting up another eight-point period.
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Vincent Burns and
Matt Dorrian got in on the scoring party.
• Dorrian and Mackenzie scored their second goals later in the period.
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Logan Dennison,
DeAundrey Bethea,
Mike Long and
Aidan Miranda all scored a goal in the third.
• HFU cashed in a goal with 36 seconds left in the frame.
Fourth Quarter
• Georgian pitched a shutout in the fourth and added three goals themselves.
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Brodie Seaborn got in on the action. Bridges scored his fifth and Long tied the school record as the Lions scored their 26th goal.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Vincent Burkhart got the win allowing one goal and making seven saves.
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Brett Bridges scored five goals and two assists.
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Harrison Jordan totaled six points with two goals and four assists.
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Tallen Smith tallied three goals and two assists.
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Tyler Michalski and
Logan Dennison each scored a goal with three helpers.
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Justin Iannarone won 11 faceoffs and grabbed six ground balls.
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Kyle Harms picked six off the ground as well. He and Dennison each caused two turnovers.
For the Tigers
• Jhay Dameus scored a goal and picked up three ground balls.
• Maxx Covely scored as well.
• Ben Blair won 8-22 faceoffs and scooped six ground balls.
• Tyler Stahl, Jacob Turk and Edward Miller caused two turnovers each.
• Bryce Thomas made 19 saves.
News and Notes
• Georgian Court set the team record for fewest goals allowed. It had previously been three.
• GCU also tied the record for goals scored with 26, matching their 26 from a win at Felician April 13, 2019.
• The Lions did get the single-game record for most points scored with 46. That's four better than the 42 they totaled at Saint Thomas Aquinas in 2020.
• Speaking of records, there's a new GCU all-time leader in ground balls.
Justin Iannarone surpassed Troy Longley by picking up his 345th career ground ball.
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Kyle Harms picked up his 100th career ground ball, just the 10th Lion to reach the century mark.
• Sixteen different Lions scored a goal.
Up Next
• The Lions go from the bottom to the top. After taking on the last place Tigers, they'll play the first-place Wilmington Wildcats Satruday, April 13 at 1 p.m.
