LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 26, 2025) - For the fourth time this season, Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse took on a ranked opponent. The challenging schedule hopes to pay off down the line in conference play, but the Lions fell to 0-4 against ranked opponents, and 5-5 on the season in their 12-4 loss to Molloy.
How it Happened
• Molloy's defense was the story. They clogged shooting lanes, made passing difficult, and goaltender Christian Michaels was an excellent last line of defense.
• Georgian Court got off just 24 shots compared to Molloy's 46.
• Molloy was shooting wildly with 25 going on net. GCU put 18-of-24 on target.
• Faceoff numbers were even at 10 apiece.
• Turnover numbers were also close. GCU lost the ball 21 times and Molloy 19. Molloy was 28-30 on clears while GCU was just 20-27.
• There were only three penalties called, two on Molloy, one on GCU and no man-up goals were scored.
1st Quarter
• Molloy didn't waste much time scoring just 67 seconds into the game.
• Molloy scored three times in the first 10 minutes before the goaltenders started matching saves.
• Christian Michaels made four saves in the quarter and
Vincent Burkhart three.
• It looked like the period would end 3-0, but with just two seconds left, Molloy tallied another and took a 4-0 lead through 15 minutes.
2nd Quarter
• There was only one goal scored in the second. Molloy made it 5-0 with 5:14 to play in the half.
• Burkhart did all he could to keep Georgian Court in the game making six saves.
• Michaels smothered everything too with another four stops in the second.
3rd Quarter
• Molloy slowly continued to add to their lead.
• While no two goals came in quick succession, Molloy did score four times in the period.
• GCU in danger of being blanked through three quarters finally broke through with 42 seconds left to play.
•
Harrison Jordan found
James Sanford on the doorstep and he buried GCU's first goal of the game.
• Just 32 seconds later, GCU scored again as
Brodie Seaborn found the back of the net and it was 9-2 heading to the fourth.
4th Quarter
• After five scoreless minutes,
Brett Bridges scored the Lions third goal in a row off a feed from
Matt Dorrian.
• Dorrian then scored himself later in the period.
• GCU was never able to get back to within six and Molloy scored twice more in the final four minutes for a 12-4 win.
Georgian Court Stat Leaders
•
Vincent Burkhart made 13 saves.
•
Matt Dorrian had two points with a goal and an assist.
•
Brett Bridges,
James Sanford and
Brodie Seaborn all scored.
•
Daniel Devitt was 10-19 on faceoffs with five ground balls.
•
Malik Alzubi caused three turnovers.
For Molloy
• Christian Michaels made 14 saves and allowed just four goals.
• Luke Hickam scored four times and added an assist.
• Brian Green had a goal and two assists.
• Brandon Pazienza won seven faceoffs and five ground balls.
• Liam Taylor caused three turnovers.
News and Notes
•
James Sanford and
Millan Webster each played in their 60th career game.
• GCU falls to 3-7 all-time against Molloy.
• This was the Lions first home game in a month after a five-game road trip, the longest in program history.
• This was the Lions final nonconference game of the season. They finish the year at 3-5 against teams outside the CACC.
Up Next
• Georgian Court has another home game coming up Saturday, March 29 as they head back into conference play against Post starting at 12 pm.
