LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 12, 2024) - After an exhilerating win at home Tuesday afternoon, Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse looks to keep the good times rolling on the road and finish this week 2-0.
Opponent
Post Eagles (4-5, 2-3 CACC)Â
Where
Waterbury, CT - LaMoy Field
When
Saturday, April 13 - 11 a.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.Â
Previously vs. Post
• These two teams have met 19 times previously and Georgian Court has won all 19.
• In those 19 games, GCU has allowed double-figure goals just twice, with the last time coming in 2013.Â
• Last season in Lakewood, GCU pulled ahead with a 5-0 second quarter to turn a two-goal lead into a seven-goal lead.
• GCU went on to win by 10, 17-7.
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Riley O'Connor scored a game-high four goals.
Kate Clemente, facing her former team, scored a career-high three goals.Â
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court took on previously unbeaten in the CACC Wilmington and handed them their first loss, 12-8.
• The Lions held Wilmington below 10 goals for the first time all season.
• All even at seven after three quarters, GCU outscored the Wildcats 5-1 in the fourth to put the game away.
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Isabel Raimondi led all scorers with five points. She and
Riley O'Connor each scored three goals.
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Cadence Gentile made five saves in goal.Â
• Georgian Court forced 19 Wilmington turnovers.Â
CACC Leaders
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Isabel Raimondi sits sixth in the CACC with 64 points on the season. She's also third in assists at 32.
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Riley O'Connor is sixth in goals with 40.Â
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Remi Reinhardt leads the league with 95 draw controls and 7.92 per game. She's also sixth with 35 ground balls.Â
• Georgian Court is winning 14.83 draw controls per game, third-most in the CACC.
• The Lions are scoring 14.58 goals per game, which is third in the league. They're also third in goals against average at 11.00.Â
• GCU is tops in the conference with a .881 clearance percentage.
Who's Hot?
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Isabel Raimondi is averaging 7.5 points per game in her last four games. Â
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Riley O'Connor has at least three goals in six straight games.Â
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Cadence Gentile has won each of the last two games for GCU making five saves in each.Â
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Caitlin Petrellese has two ground balls and two draw controls in each of the last two games.Â
• The Lions defense has allowed fewer than 10 goals in four of the last five games.
Individual Milestones
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Kate Clemente's next game will be her 20th and
Remi Reinhardt will play in her 50th.Â
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Bryleigh Tejchman is one goal away from 30.
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Caitlin Petrellese needs three ground balls to reach 50.Â
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Kasha Elzinga is five points away from 50.
• One caused turnover will getÂ
Kelsey Naclerio to 75, something only five Lions have ever done. She also needs one ground ball to get in the all-time top-10 at GCU.Â
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Isabel Raimondi is three shots away from 200.Â
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Remi Reinhardt needs seven ground balls to get to 100.
About the Opponents
Post Eagles
• Post is 4-5 this season and 2-3 in the CACC.
• They've beaten the lower half of the CACC teams, Felician and Caldwell handedly, but have lost to more formidable opponents, Holy Family, Wilmington and Bridgeport.
• The Eagles were even with Bridgeport through three quarters in their last game, but were outscored 10-1 in the fourth and lost 21-12.
• Post is leading the CACC in ground balls per game with 20.5. It's the only statistical category they lead the league in.Â
• The Eagles have outscored opponents 109-105 this season and are averaging five more shots per game.
• Five times Post has scored shorthanded. They're also 18-45 on free-position shots.
• The Eagles are also not turning the ball over much. They average 15.7 per game, which is third the CACC.
• Post is clearing the timeline at an 80.7% rate while their opponents are at just 65.5%.Â
• Roksana Debicka leads Post with 38 points and 25 goals scored.
• Post has won 131-238 draw controls. Sam Targonski leads the team with 43. Debicka and Cara DiStefano each have 30.
• Lauren Bain has started all nine games and played all but 45 minutes in goal. She is allowing 11.73 goals with a .396 save percentage.Â