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.
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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.
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Brett Bridges scored six goals with an assist.
Individual Milestones
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Matt Dorrian and
Vincent Burns are five points away from 50.
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Harrison Jordan is two goals shy of 30.
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Millan Webster and
James Sanford's next game will be their 60th.
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Brodie Seaborn is one ground ball away from 20.
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Max Dennington needs three more caused turnovers to set a new program record.
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James Sanford needs three points for 75. One assist will bring him into a tie for seventh all-time.
Who's Hot?
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Vincent Burkhart has made 50 saves in his last three games with a save percentage above 50%.
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Brodie Seaborn has scored three points in four of his last six games.
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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
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Doug Mackenzie and
Brett Bridges are tied for fifth in the CACC in goals scored.
• Bridges is fifth in points and Mackenzie seventh.
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Harrison Jordan is third in assists.
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Max Dennington is second in the CACC in caused turnovers while
Joe Murphy is fifth.
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Daniel Devitt is fifth in the league in ground balls
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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.