Lakewood, NJ (Feb. 22, 2025) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse returns home for a matchup against #18 Bentley.
Opponent (2024 record)
Bentley Falcons (11-8, 8-3 NE10)
Where
Lakewood, NJ – GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Saturday , Feb. 22 – 12 PM
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.
Historic Match
• This is Georgian Court's first matchup all-time against Bentley
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court suffered a defeat in their last game against the Mavericks by a score of 15-3.
• Mercy outshot the Lion's 32-12 and grabbed 21 ground balls to GCU's 11
• The Lion's also struggled with turnovers giving it away 21 times to Mercy's 14
• Defensive Player of the Week Caitlin Petrellese opened the scoring for the Lion's with an assist from Player of the Week, Isabel Raimondi
• The Mavericks however took control of the game scoring five more goals over the final eight minutes going into the half with a 9-1 lead.
• Nena Menard scored twice for the Lions on two free-position shots.
• Isabel Raimondi picked up an assist.
• Brielle U'Selis totaled two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Cadence Gentile made 14 saves.
Individual Milestones
• Caitlin Petrellese is two goals away from 30 and her next caused turnover will be her 25th
• Isabel Raimondi is five goals from entering GCU's all-time top ten with 123, 4 assists away from 2nd all time in career assists, and 4 points short of 5th all time in points
• Cadence Gentile is two wins shy of ten wins in her career
Who's Hot?
• The Lions took over when it came to weekly awards
• Isabel Raimondi was named Player of the Week leading the Lions with two goals and five assists in their opener
• Caitlin Petrellese received Defensive Player of the Week helping the lions win seven draws and scoring a career-high four goals in a match, with the last being the game winner in overtime
• Cadence Gentile collected Goalkeeper of the Week making nine saves. Her key saves down the stretched kept GCU alive and her efforts pushed the Lions over the edge for their first win
• Freshmen, Nina Menard and Sophia Raimondi have had strong starts to their collegiate careers. Menard has scored four goals in the opening two games while Raimondi has contributed both a goal and assist.
About the Opponent
Bentley Falcons
• This will be Bentley's first game of the season.
• A year ago, Bentley finished 11-8, 8-3 in the NE10.
• The Falcon's were the 4th seed heading into the postseason and defeated Assumption in the first round
• Bentley however faced defeat in the semi-finals against #1 Pace who went on to win the NE10 Championship
• The team also reached the NCAA Tournament last season for the second time in program history.
• Maeve Johnson, Kat Slattery, Amber Kiricoples and Amanda Davis were the team captains chosen to lead the squad in the 2025 season
• Johnson was a 2024 first team All-American and returns as the team's top scorer. She set the program single season record for both goals (68) and points (97) in 2024
• Another returning key contributor to Bentley will be Caitlin Keenan who contributed 26 assists in 2024
• All- Conference Slattery will lead a defensive group that returns three starters along with Lily Spaulding and Hailey Bardorf.
• In net, the Falcons have one of the strongest goalkeeping duos in the region with Ashlee Wargo and Lauren Rochel. Wargo notched a player of the week in 2024 with Rochel being named to the All-Rookie squad.
