CALDWELL, NJ (March 22, 2025) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse got back in the win column in dramatic fashion Saturday afternoon. The Lions stepped into conference play and their offense came alive in a 25-7 win at Caldwell. This starts GCU off at 1-0 in CACC action.
How it Happened
• It all starts on the draw where Georgian Court won 24-of-32.
• They controlled possession all afternoon and took 45 shots to the Cougars 13. Of those 45, 32 were on net while Caldwell put eight on goal.
• GCU limited turnovers to just nine while forcing 16. The Lions were a perfect 7-7 on clear attempts. Caldwell was just 9-14.
• Free-position shots were not easy for either team. GCU was 0-3 and Caldwell 0-2.
• Georgian Court was called for six cards, four green and two yellow. The Lions killed off 4-6 penalties. GCU failed to score with the extra-woman in their three opportunities.
1st Quarter
• Georgian Court scored the first four goals of the game with
Isabel Raimondi scoring twice and
Nena Menard and
Gabrielle Battle getting a goal each.
• Caldwell responded with three of the next four and GCU led 5-3 with less than a minute to play.
• In the closing seconds,
Michaela Scirrotto found Battle who put one behind the keeper with just two seconds left to give the Lions a 6-3 lead after one.
2nd Quarter
• The teams continued to trade goals to start the second.
• It was still just a three goal game, 8-5, when the Lions took over.
• GCU scored five straight starting with Scirrotto.
• Five different Lions scored during the run as Raimondi, Menard, Battle and
Caitlin Petrellese all tallied a goal.
• Caldwell scored once in the final minute of the half, but GCU was on top 13-6 at the break.
3rd Quarter
• The second half was all GCU.
• It started in the third where the Lions outscored the Cougars 7-0.
• Petrellese scored twice in the opening minute of the half.
• After nearly eight scoreless minutes, the Lions scored five times in the final 6:23 of the third.
• Raimondi got it going and that kept the clock running with GCU up 16-6.
• She added two more and Petrellese scored another as they both totaled three goals in the third.
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Breanna Upton scored with 14 seconds left and put the Lions up 20-6 after three.
4th Quarter
• Upton finished the third quarter and started the fourth with goals for GCU.
• Neither team scored in the first five minutes of the fourth before Upton found the back of the net.
• Caldwell scored a woman-up goal with five minutes to play for the Cougars only goal of the second half.
• Three different Lions all scored in the final 2:17:
Sophia Raimondi and
Emily Smith got their firsts of the game and
Nena Menard her fourth.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Isabel Raimondi totaled 12 points with eight goals and four assists.
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Gabrielle Battle passed out five assists while scoring three times herself.
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Caitlin Petrellese scored five goals, won eight draws and caused two turnovers.
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Nena Menard added four goals and four draw controls.
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Jill Konschak grabbed two ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers.
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Natalie Moradian got the win in goal playing 23 minutes and making one save.
For the Cougars
• Meghan Korzevinski scored four goals with an assist.
• Tiana Cipot scored twice and passed out two assists.
• Janea Kelty won five draw controls.
• Marybeth Zimos caused three turnovers.
News and Notes
• The 25 goals scored is a single-season high and just one off the Lions all-time record.
• Isabella Raimondi's eight goals and 12 points are new career highs. She was one goal away from tying the single-game record.
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Caitlin Petrellese won her 100th career draw control and scored her 50th career point.
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Michaela Scirrotto played in her first game of the season.
• GCU got all three goaltenders into action with
Natalie Moradian,
Cadence Gentile and
Mary Costello all playing at least 15 minutes.
• Moradian and
Tierni Furlong each played in their 30th career games.
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Gabrielle Battle scored her 20th point.
Up Next
• Georgian Court returns home Wednesday, March 26 to host Chestnut Hill at 2 pm.
