LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 14, 2025) - It's CACC season for Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse! They play their first conference game Saturday evening.
Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights (2-3, 0-0 CACC)
Where
Bridgeport, CT - Knights Field
When
Saturday, March 15 - 6 pm
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch on a pay-to-view broadcast on the Bridgeport portal of CACC Digital Network. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.
Previously vs. Bridgeport
• Bridgeport joined the CACC ahead of the 2023 season.
• Georgian Court has defeated the Purple Knights both years since they entered the league.
• Last year was a tight 11-10 victory in Lakewood.
• Bridgeport pulled ahead in the fourth, 10-9.
Harrison Jordan tied the game with 7:09 left and
James Sanford hit the game winner with 3:28 to play.
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Vincent Burkhart came up with a big save in the closing seconds to preserve the win.
Last Time Out
• It was a low scoring affair as the Lions traveled to Massachusetts to take on Assumption.
• GCU led 3-2 after the first quarter, but scored just three goals the rest of the way.
• The Greyhounds took the lead with a 3-0 second quarter and never trailed again on their way to an 8-6 win.
Individual Milestones
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Brett Bridges needs three goals to move to a tie for second all-time in career goals scored. Seven goals sets a new GCU record.
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Matt Dorrian is two goals away from 25 and four shots short of 100.
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Harrison Jordan needs four points to reach 50 and one more shot gets him to 100 as well.
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Max Dennington needs to cause two more turnover to reach 60, something just one other Lion has ever done. Four more will set a new all-time record.
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Millan Webster is two goals away from 25.
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James Sanford needs three points for 75. One assist will bring him into a tie for seventh all-time.
• One more shot will bring
Tyler Burns to 100.
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Brodie Seaborn is one point away from 25.
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Joe Zerr's next game played will be his 50th.
Who's Hot?
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Vincent Burkhart has made 37 saves in his last two games with a ave percentage above 50%.
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Joe Murphy has 11 ground balls in his last four games.
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Max Dennington has at least two caused turnovers in six straight games.
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Malik Alzubi has 14 ground balls in the last four games.
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Brodie Seaborn has scored three points in three of his last five games.
CACC Stat Leaders
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Doug Mackenzie is second in the CACC with 17 goals and
Brett Bridges tied for third with 14.
• Bridges is also third in points scored and Mackenzie fifth.
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Harrison Jordan is tied for second with nine assists while
Joe Zerr is fourth with eight.
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Max Dennington is the CACC leader in caused turnovers with 16.
Joe Murphy is tied for second with 13.
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Daniel Devitt and
Stephen Albanese are in the top three in faceoffs won.
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Vincent Burkhart has the most saves in the CACC with 95.
• The Lions offense is second in the CACC having scored 110 points.
• The defense leads the league with 82 caused turnovers and is second with 221 ground balls.
• GCU has some of the best special teams in the league. Their man-up offense is converting 39% which is second in the league and man-down defense is killing 75% of all penalties.
About the Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights
• Bridgeport snapped a three-game losing streak Wednesday with a win over American International to move to 2-3 on the season.
• Both Purple Knight wins have been by one goal. This win over AIC came in overtime after trailing by two with less than a minute to play.
• Down 12-10, UB rallied for goals with 35 and 10 seconds left on the clock to tie and eventually win in overtime.
• Bridgeport is averaging seven goals per game. In each of their three losses, two against ranked opponents, they haven't scored more than four goals.
• The Knights are winning 53% of all faceoffs. Sal D'Amico is 40-71 to lead the team.
• The offense is led by Ashton Lankowski and Hunter Lizza who both have nine points. Lankowski's have come on nine goals while Lizza has five goals and four assists.
• Casey Dmochowski has started all five games in goal and has a 46% save percentage.
