LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 8, 2024) - It's been a long time since Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse was on the field. That all changes tomorrow afternoon as the Lions get back to action after a two week break.
Opponent
Wilmington Wildcats (11-2, 5-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Tuesday, April 9 - 3:30 p.m.
How to Watch
• Tuesday'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. Wilmington
• It took 21 tries, but Wilmington finally defeated GCU for the first time ever last year in the regular season.
• The Wildcats won by one, 16-15, and withstood a furious GCU comeback.
• Wilmington was up six, 15-9 with 12 minutes left to play. Georgian Court outscored them 6-1 the rest of the way, but that one was the difference maker.
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Remi Reinhardt scored three times in a 30 second span to bring a four goal lead down to three with 51 seconds left.
• GCU won the draw control but turned the ball over to Wilmington who ran out the clock for the win.
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Isabel Raimondi led the Lions with six goals. Reinhardt added five more.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court used a big second half to run away with a 20-8 win over Holy Family.
• GCU led by just two, 8-6, with 3:56 left in the second.
Riley O'Connor scored before the half and the Lions started the third scoring six straight to pull ahead 15-6.
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Isabel Raimondi scored six times with four assists.
Bryleigh Tejchman added five goals.
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Natalie Moradian played the second half making eight saves.
CACC Leaders
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Isabel Raimondi sits sixth in the CACC with 59 points on the season but is fourth in points per game at 5.36. She's also third in assists at 30.
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Riley O'Connor is sixth in goals with 37.
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Remi Reinhardt leads the league with 8.27 draw controls per game.
• With 81 saves
Natalie Moradian is sixth in the league.
• Georgian Court is winning 15.18 draw controls per game, third-most in the CACC.
• The Lions are scoring 14.82 goals per game, which is third in the league. They're also third in scoring margin at +3.55.
• GCU is tops in the conference with a .886 clearance percentage, 12th in Division II.
Who's Hot?
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Remi Reinhardt has at least eight draw controls in three straight and six of her last seven.
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Isabel Raimondi has 10+ points in two of her last three games and 15 assists over that stretch.
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Riley O'Connor has 20 goals in her last five and 10 ground balls in the last three.
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Bryleigh Tejchman scored five goals vs. Holy Family and has assists in three straight.
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Alyssa Hawley has seven goals in her last three games with 10 draw controls.
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Natalie Moradian has eight saves in back-to-back games. Her .800 save percentage vs. Holy Family is a career high.
Individual Milestones
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Kate Clemente's next game will be her 20th and
Isabel Raimondi's next will be her 50th.
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Bryleigh Tejchman is three goals away from 30.
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Caitlin Petrellese needs five ground balls to reach 50.
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Kasha Elzinga is five points away from 50.
• Three caused turnovers will get
Kelsey Naclerio to 75, something only five Lions have ever done. She also needs three ground balls to get in the all-time top-10 at GCU.
About the Opponents
Wilmington Wildcats
• Wilmington is playing as well as it has in the 19 year history of the program.
• The Wildcats are 11-2 and sitting at 5-0 in the CACC.
• They've won six straight scoring 20+ in five of the six games.
• Their offense is on an historic pace. They lead the league scoring 19 goals per game, second in D2 and their 29.08 points per game leads the country.
• The offense is helped out by winning 18.15 draw controls per game and a 62.4% draw control percentage which is sixth in the nation.
• Ella Royer has scored 64 goals to lead the CACC and is fourth in Division II. Alea Javorowsky leads Division II with 55 assists.
• In goal Katie Vindigni has played every minute and her 51.3% save percentage and 7.16 goals against average lead the league.
• Wilmington is turning the ball over just 14.46 times per game, second-fewest in the CACC.
• They also rank first in free-position percentage at 54.9%.