LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 23, 2024) - The regular season comes to a close for Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse tomorrow afternoon.
Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons (4-9, 1-6 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Wednesday, April 24 - 3 p.m.
How to Watch
• Wednesday's game will be broadcast live via a free-to-view stream on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network. Fans can also follow along live stats at the link provided above.
Previously vs. Felician
• Georgian Court has never lost to Felician in any of their five matchups.
• The Lions are outscoring the Golden Falcons 100-31 and have only allowed 10 goals once.
• Three times GCU has hit the 20 goal mark including last season in a 21-7 win.
• The Lions raced out to a 17-3 lead at halftime.
• No Lion scored more than three goals, led by
Brett Bridges and 14 different Lions scored a goal.
Last Time Out
• The Lions finished up their nonconference schedule playing on the road at Molloy.
• In the battle of Lions, Molloy got the best of them thanks to a 6-0 fourth quarter.
• The Lions led the game 8-7 heading into the fourth before Molloy rallied for the win.
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Doug Mackenzie and
Tallen Smith each had two goals.
CACC Leaders (Based on NCAA Statistics)
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Brett Bridges is fourth in the CACC scoring 2.8 goals per game. His eight man-up goals is second in the league and eighth nationally.
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Doug Mackenzie is also racking up the power play goals. He has six which is fourth in the league and 25th in the nation.
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Vincent Burkhart is third in the league making 12.2 saves per game. He's also fifth in save percentage, 53.0% and goals against average, 11.51.
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Garrett Kenny is fourth in the league winning 56.3% of his faceoffs. The Lions as a team are winning the exact same percentage, 53.6% which is third.
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Justin Iannarone is winning 65% and would be leading the conference if he had enough attempts to qualify.
• Offensively, GCU has the third best man-up offense converting 45.5% of their opportunities. That number is also sixth in the country.
• The Lions 13.80 goals per game is the second-most in the league this season and their 326 total points is also third.
• The Lions 75.1% opponent clearing percentage is fifth in D2.
• GCU has 37.93 ground balls per game, and 569 total ground balls. They lead the CACC in total ground balls and are second per game.
Who's Hot
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Vincent Burkhart has held six of eight opponents to 10 goals or fewer and has double-figure saves in four of his last five.
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Tallen Smith has 12 goals in his last four games.
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Doug Mackenzie has at least two goals in nine of his last 11 games and four straight.
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Matt Dorrian has goals in three straight games.
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Joe Murphy has 11 ground balls in his last five games.
Individual Milestones
• Bridges is three goals away from setting a new GCU single season record for goals scored.
• Bridges is closing in on
Joe Zerr's current school record of 14 man-up goals. Bridges has 13. His eight this season are also one behind Zerr's record of nine set last year.
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Michael Schone is one caused turnover away from 30.
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Garrett Kenny is three faceoff wins away from 200.
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Tyler Burns needs one point to reach 50.
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Vaughn Meehan is seven ground balls shy of 100.
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Garrett Kenny and
Kyle Harms are both nearing 50 ground balls this season, something only four other Lions have ever done. Kenny needs two and Harms is three away.
• One more win will be
Vincent Burkhart's 20th.
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Justin Iannarone's next game played will be his 60th.
Playoff Picture
• Georgian Court has just one more CACC game left on the docket.
• Georgian Court is currently in third place behind 6-0 Wilmington and 4-1 Chestnut Hill.
• The top five teams all make the CACC postseason with the top-three getting a bye into the semifinals.
• The No. 1 and 2 seeds will host a semifinal round game ahead of the championship game played at Dominican.
• The Lions controls their own playoff destiny when it comes to the No. 3 seed and a bye into the semifinals. A win will guarantee the Lions are the No. 3 seed and will travel to take on Chestnut Hill in the semifinal round.
About the Opponent
Felician Golden Falcons
• Felician is left playing out the season as their 1-6 mark has eliminated them from CACC postseason contention.
• Their only win in league play has been against conference newcomers Holy Family.
• Overall, Felician is 4-9 this year and 0-6 away from home.
• Felician has been challenged offensively scoring just 8.92 goals per game this season and their 167 total points ranks 70th among 79 ranked teams in Division II.
• The Golden Falcons have won nearly 50% of all faceoffs at 49.3%.
• They're also getting across the timeline 79.1% of the time and their 36.15 ground balls rank third in the league.
• Nick Grebe has started all 13 games in goal. He's made 169 saves with a 13.34 goals against average and 53.8% save percentage.
• Finn Crocker leads the offense with 25 goals and 35 points.
• Jayden Rios is second on the team with 23 goals and 26 points. He's also their primary man on the draw. He's won 153-293 faceoffs or 52.2%. The rest of the team is a combined 13-44 or 29.5%.