LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 28, 2024) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse is back in the CACC Tournament and hosting the first round.

Opponent
No. 6 Seed Holy Family Tigers (5-12, 4-5 CACC) 

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex

When
Monday, April 29 - 4 p.m.

How to Watch
• Monday'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. 

Previously vs. Holy Family
• Georgian Court is currently on an nine-game winning streak against Holy Family dating back to 2016.
• Prior to that, Holy Family had won nine straight.
• And prior to Holy Family's winning streak, the Lions had won seven straight. 
• All totaled, Georgian Court holds a 16-9 all-time advantage against the Tigers.
• These teams met twice last season, once in the regular season and once in the CACC quarterfinals.
• That quarterfinal round game was played in Lakewood with Georgian Court coming out on top 15-10.
• Georgian Court led by one at the half before HFU tied things up.
• Knotted at seven, GCU scored seven of the next eight goals to pull ahead on their way to a CACC Tournament win.
• This year, the Lions had no trouble with the Tigers in a 20-8 win.
• GCU outscored Holy Family 11-2 in the second half. 

Last Time Out
• Unfortunately, Georgian Court didn't get to play in their scheduled regular season finale. Chestnut Hill was forced to forfeit the game.
• That means the Lions last played Monday, April 22 at Felician. 
• GCU dismantled the Golden Falcons with a 21-2 win.
• The Lions led 12-0 at the half.
• Riley O'Connor scored five goals and Isabel Raimondi four. GCU won 22-of-27 draw controls. 

CACC Leaders
• Isabel Raimondi sits fifth in the CACC with 90 points on the season. She's also third in assists at 48 and her 3.00 assists per game are eighth most in the NCAA.
• Riley O'Connor is fifth in goals with 58 and eighth in points with 78. Her 3.63 goals per game are fifth-best. 
• Remi Reinhardt leads the league with 8.38 draw controls per game which is fourth nationally. 
• Cadence Gentile would rank in the top-three in the CACC in both save percentage and goals against average if she'd played enough minutes to qualify.
• Georgian Court is winning 15.81 draw controls per game, third-most in the CACC. Their 53.6% draw control percentage is also the third-highest. 
• The Lions are scoring 15.50 goals per game, which is third in the league. They're also third in goals against average at 10.56.
• GCU is tops in the conference with a .875 clearance percentage.
• On the ground, GCU is grabbing 20.44 ground balls per game which is second in the CACC.
• Georgian Court is also second converting 52.2% of their free position shots. 

Who's Hot?
• Isabel Raimondi has scored at least five points in six straight games. 
• Riley O'Connor has 10 goals and 13 draw controls in the last three games. 
• Cadence Gentile didn't allow a goal in 30 minutes with four saves at Felician. 
• Remi Reinhardt has 10+ draw controls in three straight games. 
• Bryleigh Tejchman has multiple goals in six straight. 
• Gianna Nardini has scored two goals in back-to-back games. She's done that twice this season, but is still looking to do that in three straight. 
• Kelsey Naclerio grabbed a season-high four ground balls at Felician. She has at least one in 12 straight games. 
• Kasha Elzinga has scored in three straight games for the first time this season. 

Individual Milestones
• Remi Reinhardt needs five goals to get to 100 for her career and two draw controls for 300. 
• Riley O'Connor is one assist away from 50 and one draw control shy of 100. Six goals will move her to second all-time at GCU. 
• Three caused turnovers will get Caitlin Petrellese to 25.
• Kelsey Naclerio can move to sixth all-time with two ground balls.

CACC Postseason Picture
• The top six teams in the CACC all qualified for the conference tournament beginning April 29.
• The top two seeds, Dominican and Jefferson each receive a bye and host the semi final round with the No. 3 and 4 seeds hosting the quarterfinals.
• As the No. 3 seed, the Lions will host Holy Family in the quarterfinals with the winner playing at Jefferson, Thursday, May 2nd. 
• The other quarterfinal round game will feature No. 4 Wilmington hosting No. 5 Bridgeport. The winner of that game will play at Dominican. 
• The Championship game is played Sunday, May 5 at Dominican. 

About the Opponents
Holy Family Tigers
• Holy Family finished the year 5-12 overall and 4-5 in the CACC.
• Playing on the road, Holy Family is 3-5 this season. 
• The Tigers are near the bottom of the NCAA allowing 14.24 goals per game and scoring 9.47
• They're clearing the ball across the timeline just 67.1% which has led to 21.88 turnovers per game.
• Opponents are putting nearly 50% of all shots in the net at 46.6%.
• HFU is winning more than half of all draw controls.
• They put themselves shorthanded a lot as their 47 yellow cards are the most in the CACC and 11th most in the country. 
• Maura Kilkenny leads HFU scoring 48 points. She's also won 55 draw controls with 52 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers.
• Rianna Shields has a team-best 41 goals, after she scored 10 against Felician. 
• Payton Pugh is causing 2.35 turnovers per game which is second in the CACC. 
• Olivia Kueny has been under siege facing 488 shots this season. She's made 143 saves to lead the CACC and rank 14th in the country.