LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 31, 2025) - Georgian Court Lacrosse gets back on the field for the first of two home games this week.
Opponent
Jefferson Rams (5-6, 3-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Tuesday, April 1 – 3 pm
How to Watch
• Tuesday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available at gculions.com.
Previously vs. Jefferson
• Georgian Court has had a good history with the Rams, owning a 23-5 all-time mark.
• They met twice last season. The Rams got the better of GCU during the regular season, a 16-12 win in Philadelphia.
• The Lions returned the favor in the CACC Touranment though, winning 15-12 to advance to the Championship game.
• In that playoff win, the game was tied after the second and third quarters, but GCU took over in the fourth.
• The Rams actually took a brief 12-11 lead in the fourth, but the Lions scored four straight to end the game.
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Remi Reinhardt scored three of those final four goals.
Riley O'Connor totaled six on the day.
Last Time Out
• It was a game to forget for the Lions last Saturday at Dominican.
• GCU got down early and couldn't recover in a 21-5 loss to the Chargers.
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Nena Menard led GCU scoring three goals.
Individual Milestones
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Nena Menard needs one ground ball for 25, one draw control for 30 and one more goal for 20 in her freshman season.
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Michaela Scirrotto is chasing similar numbers, two points short of 20, two ground balls from 25 and four draw controls from 30.
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Caitlin Petrellese needs two goals for 50 in what will be her 50th game played.
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Jill Konschak's is one draw control away from 30.
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Isabel Raimondi needs two assists for 150. One more goal will move her to sixth all-time at GCU.
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Addison Rivera is a ground ball away from 25.
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Gabrielle Battle needs four goals for 20 and five points for 40.
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Madison Battle is two caused turnovers away from 40. One more game will be her 60th game played.
Who's Hot?
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Caitlin Petrellese, the resident jack-of-all-trades has eight goals, 12 ground balls, 16 draw controls and eight caused turnovers her last three games.
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Gabrielle Battle has 17 points in CACC play.
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Nena Menard has scored 11 goals in her last three games.
CACC Leaders
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Isabel Raimondi is in the top three in the league in goals, assists and points.
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Caitlin Petrellese is third in draw controls and
Jill Konschak is tied for seventh.
• Petrellese is also fifth in goals scored and second in ground balls.
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Gabrielle Battle is fifth in total assists.
• Of goaltenders with more than 20 saves,
Natalie Moradian is third in the league in save percentage.
• GCU's offense is fourth in goals scored and third in shot percentage.
• The Lions are also second in draw controls and ground balls.
About the Opponent
Jefferson Rams
• Jefferson is off to a great start in conference play winning each of their first three games.
• They're just 5-6 overall, but two of those losses are to ranked opponents and three others were by two goals or fewer.
• Watch out for the Rams on free-position shots. They're converting at 50% for the season.
• Jefferson also has the second-best save percentage in the league. Kalyn Ammerlaan has started all 11 games with a .474 save percentage and 10.64 goals against average.
• The Rams are turnover prone though. They've given it away more than 21 times per game.
• Emily Ryder is the primary goal scorer with 22 on the season. Lilly Lutz has 17 and 14 assists while Reagan Rogers has 16 and 14.
• Jefferson is second in the league winning 55% of their draw controls. Iris Gluck has a team-leading 60.