LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 17, 2024) - For the first time this season Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse won their fourth straight game. The Lions pulled away late in the second half of their 16-12 win over Bridgeport. The win puts Georgian Court at 9-5 overall and 5-1 in the CACC.

How it Happened
• Georgian Court won a whopping 27-of-32 draw controls, 84.3%.
• Those extra possessions gave GCU a 31-21 shot advantage. They also led 26-17 in shots on goal.
• Georgian Court turned the ball over 18 and force 13 from the Purple Knights. Getting across the timeline was an issue both ways with GCU converting 9-14 and Bridgeport 17-22.
• Bridgeport was called for seven cards and the Lions were hit for just two. GCU scored three extra-woman opportunities, and one shorthanded. Bridgeport connected once for a power play goal.
• Georgian Court scored on six of seven free-position shots while Bridgeport was just 1-5. 
First Period
• The first period was full of action with the teams combined for 10 goals.
• It started right away with Remi Reinhardt winning the opening draw, dishing to Isabel Raimondi who finished for a 1-0 GCU lead just 12 seconds into the game.
• After that though Bridgeport scored three straight to take a 3-1 lead. That would be their largest lead of the game.
• Raimondi scored her second and Bryleigh Tejchman tied the game with 8:35 left to play.
• Georgian Court scored five straight in the first to turn that 3-1 deficit into a 6-3 lead. Reinhardt scored one herself, then Riley O'Connor and Tejchman each scored on the power play.
• Bridgeport got back to within two, 6-4, with a goal with 2:08 left in the first.
Second Period
• After the 10-goal first period, there were just two in the second.
• Reinhardt scored less than three minutes in to get the lead back to three, 7-4.
• It stayed that way for more than eight minutes. The Purple Knights scored 3:25 left before the end of the half and it was 7-5 after 30 minutes.
• Tejchman had a good look at the net in the closing seconds, but her shot was blocked from behind and sailed high as the horn sounded.
Third Period
• Bridgeport stormed out in the second half, getting to within one goal 33 seconds in. They then tied it less than two minutes later.
• Gianna Nardini broke the tie with a free position goal to put the Lions back up 8-7 and they led the rest of the way.
• Reinhardt scored another 90 seconds later before the teams started trading goals.
• UB got back to within one, 10-9, at the 4:05 mark in the third before the Lions went on a five-goal spree in the third and fourth periods.
• Raimondi and Gabrielle Battle each scored for GCU in the final 2:16 to put the Lions up 12-9 heading into the fourth.
Fourth Quarter
• After a while, losing the draw control came around to haunt the Purple Knights. Kasha Elzinga scored on a free position to start the fourth.
• Caitlin Petrellese followed and Reinhardt scored her fourth, shorthanded, to give GCU their largest lead, 15-9, with 8:53 left.
• Bridgeport got one back with under six to play, but Riley O'Connor brought it back to a six goal lead, 16-10 with 4:46.
• The Purple Knights punched in two goals in the final 75 seconds but it wasn't enough and the Lions held on for their fourth straight win.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Isabel Raimondi totaled six points with three goals and three assists. She also grabbed three ground ball.
• Remi Reinhardt scored four goals, added an assist and won 16 draw controls while causing two turnovers and scooping four ground balls.
• Riley O'Connor chipped in three goals and an assist with six draw controls and four ground balls.
• Bryleigh Tejchman scored twice.
• Caitlin Petrellese scored while also winning three draws and picking up four grounders.
• Cadence Gentile improved to 4-0 making five saves.

For the Purple Knights
• Jacklyn Mellia stopped 10 shots in net.
• Emily Stuart totaled four points with two goals and two assists as well as four ground balls.
• Max McDermott picked up a hat trick with three goals.
• Megan Kreitler scored three times as well.

News and Notes
• This was the first time Bridgeport has played in Lakewood, GCU now leads the all-time series 2-1.
• Caitlin Petrellese reached 50 ground balls.
• Alyssa Hawley won her 25th draw control.
• Kelsey Naclerio played in her 70th career game.
• Georgian Court's 27 draw controls match a program record. 
• Remi Reinhardt's 16 draw controls is the third-highest in Lions history. She set a new record last year with 19 against Chestnut Hill.

Up Next
• Set those alarm clocks because you don't want to miss the top two teams in the CACC square off Saturday morning here in Lakewood with a special start time 10 a.m. as the Lions host Dominican.