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Men's Lacrosse

After Five Game Road Trip, Men's Lacrosse Comes Back Home

LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 25, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse is back from a month-long, five-game road trip. They welcome their third ranked opponent to Lakewood this week. 

Opponent 
#18 Molloy Lions (7-3, 0-0 ECC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex

When
Wednesday, March 26 - 4:30 pm

How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch on a pay-to-view broadcast on the Gerogian Court portal of CACC Digital Network. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.  

Previously vs. Molloy
• This battle of Lions has historically been a series of winning streaks.
• Molloy leads the all-time series 6-3, including winning two straight.
• Molloy started the series winning each of the first four games.
• Georgian Court then won three straight from 2020-2022 before Molloy won the last two.
• Each of the last two have been played on Long Island. This is the first meeting between the opponents in Lakewood since 2022.
• Last season, GCU broke a 7-7 tie with a Tallen Smith goal in the closing seconds of the third quarter to grab a one-goal lead.
• Molloy though outscored GCU 6-0 in the final frame and walked away with a 13-8 win.
• Doug Mackenzie scored twice for the Lions. Vincent Burkhart made 15 saves. 

Last Time Out
• The Lions finished off their five-game road trip with a 14-8 win at Felician.
• They ended the road trip at 3-2 and now play three straight at home.
• Felician scored the first two goals of the game, but GCU used a 5-1 second quarter to pull ahead and stay ahead in the 14-8 victory.
• Brett Bridges scored six goals with an assist. 

Individual Milestones
• Matt Dorrian and Vincent Burns are five points away from 50.
• Harrison Jordan is two goals shy of 30.
• Millan Webster and James Sanford's next game will be their 60th.
• Brodie Seaborn is one ground ball away from 20. 
• Max Dennington needs three more caused turnovers to set a new program record.
• James Sanford needs three points for 75. One assist will bring him into a tie for seventh all-time. 

Who's Hot?
• Vincent Burkhart has made 50 saves in his last three games with a save percentage above 50%. 
• Brodie Seaborn has scored three points in four of his last six games. 
• Doug Mackenzie has scored in all seven games he's played in this season, while Brett Bridges has scored in seven straight. 

CACC Stat Leaders
• Doug Mackenzie and Brett Bridges are tied for fifth in the CACC in goals scored. 
• Bridges is fifth in points and Mackenzie seventh. 
• Harrison Jordan is third in assists. 
• Max Dennington is second in the CACC in caused turnovers while Joe Murphy is fifth.
• Daniel Devitt is fifth in the league in ground balls 
• Vincent Burkhart has the most saves in the CACC with 114. 
• The Lions offense is second in the CACC having scored 165 points.  
• The defense is second with 102 caused turnovers. 
• GCU is leading the league in man-up offense scoring 43% of the time on the power play, which is also 10th in the NCAA. 

Georgian Court vs. Ranked Opponents
• Georgian Court has never defeated a USILA ranked opponent in their history. 
• They're 0-30 all-time dating back to 2016.
• The offense has been tough to come by for GCU against ranked opponents. They're yet to score 10 goals in any of those 30 games.
• The most they scored was nine last season against Mercy. 

About the Opponent
#18 Molloy Lions

• Molloy is off to a 7-3 start on the season.
• They've dropped two straight though playing last week in Florida at Embry-Riddle and at No. 8 Flagler.
• The Lions have had their way with CACC opponents thus far. They're 6-0 against the CACC having defeated Dominican, Wilmington, Bridgeport, Caldwell, Chestnut Hill and Post.
• Molloy has been smothering teams defensively, allowing just 6.4 goals per game.
• Christian Michaels has been the man between the pipes for the Lions. He has a 6.55 goals against average and 66% save percentage.
• Molloy is terrific on faceoffs winning 66% on the season. Zachary Maligres has won 75% and Brandon Pazienza 67% and both have taken at least 75 draws.
• Six Lions have already scored in double-figures this season. Jake Taylor and Bryan Diliberto lead the team with 19 goals. Luke Kickam has 35 points.
• The Lions are forcing opponents into more than 20 turnovers per game and getting credit for more than 12. Thomas Kofod has a team-best 23 caused turnovers. 
• Thus far, Molloy has a shot on goal percentage nearing 60%. They're also scoring on two of every seven shots. 
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Players Mentioned

Tallen Smith

#33 Tallen Smith

M
5' 10"
Senior
Brett Bridges

#18 Brett Bridges

A
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Vincent Burkhart

#21 Vincent Burkhart

G
6' 5"
Junior
Vincent Burns

#10 Vincent Burns

A/M
5' 6"
Junior
Max Dennington

#11 Max Dennington

LSM
6' 1"
Senior
Daniel Devitt

#88 Daniel Devitt

FO
5' 6"
Junior
Matt Dorrian

#2 Matt Dorrian

A/M
6' 1"
Senior
Harrison Jordan

#7 Harrison Jordan

M
6' 3"
Junior
Doug Mackenzie

#13 Doug Mackenzie

A/M
6' 0"
Junior
Joe Murphy

#8 Joe Murphy

D
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Tallen Smith

#33 Tallen Smith

5' 10"
Senior
M
Brett Bridges

#18 Brett Bridges

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
A
Vincent Burkhart

#21 Vincent Burkhart

6' 5"
Junior
G
Vincent Burns

#10 Vincent Burns

5' 6"
Junior
A/M
Max Dennington

#11 Max Dennington

6' 1"
Senior
LSM
Daniel Devitt

#88 Daniel Devitt

5' 6"
Junior
FO
Matt Dorrian

#2 Matt Dorrian

6' 1"
Senior
A/M
Harrison Jordan

#7 Harrison Jordan

6' 3"
Junior
M
Doug Mackenzie

#13 Doug Mackenzie

6' 0"
Junior
A/M
Joe Murphy

#8 Joe Murphy

6' 2"
Senior
D