LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 5, 2025) - Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse dropped their fifth straight Wednesday afternoon, 19-7 against Southern Connecticut. The Owls scored the first seven goals and never trailed, cruising to a 12-goal win.

How it Happened
• Southern Connecticut hardly missed. They scored 19 goals on just 28 shots with 24 shots on target.
• GCU finished with 23 shots, 20 on goal and seven behind the keeper.
• The Lions struggled on free position shots hitting just 2-8 while SCSU was 2-5.
• Georgian Court turned the ball over 17 times and the Owls 15. GCU was 16-19 on clear attempts and SCSU 23-27. 
1st Quarter
• It was a nightmare start for the Lions, who have often found themselves down early.
• Southern Connecticut was on an early power play as Brielle U'Selis was called for a yellow card.
• GCU killed off that penalty, but took another yellow card shortly after. The Owls scored on the ensuing free-position shot and it was 1-0 four minutes into the game.
• SCSU quickly scored two more just 47 seconds apart.
• The Owls added another with a little over three minutes to play in the first and GCU needed a timeout.
• The break was only temporary. SCSU added a fifth on a free-position goal and led 5-0 after the first.
• Georgian Court had just two shots in the quarter, both on free-position attempts and both saved. 
• Turnovers were a big problem in the first 15 minutes, as GCU turned it over nine times.
2nd Quarter
• Southern Connecticut added two more to start the second and were up by a touchdown.
• Georgian Court finally got on the board at the 10:55 mark in the second quarter. Isabel Raimondi would not be denied, driving to the net, spinning and scoring.
• GCU made it 7-2 two minutes later as Raimondi found Petrellese who scored.
• Each team scored once again and it remained a five-goal Owl lead.
• SCSU answered a Lion goal with one of their own just 32 seconds later. They added another with 39 seconds to play in the quarter and led 10-3 at the half.
3rd Quarter
• The Owls scored the first two in the third. They finished the first half on the power play and cashed in to start the second.
• Georgian Court got two straight free-position goals, one from Petrellese and another from Sophia Raimondi 56 seconds apart, cutting the lead to 12-5.
• Petrellese and Isabel Raimondi each scored another in the period, but the Owls offense didn't stop.
• SCSU scored exactly five goals in each of the first three periods and took a 15-7 lead into the fourth.
4th Quarter
• Georgian Court took seven shots in the fourth, but couldn't beat Caelan Connors.
• The Owls scored three quick which started a running clock.
• SCSU added one more for good measure to bring the total to 19-7.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Isabella Raimondi totaled five points with three goals and two assists.
• Caitlin Petrellese scored three times with four draw controls, six ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Sophia Raimondi tacked on a goal and two ground balls.
• Addison Rivera collected an assist and caused two turnovers.
• Nena Menard chipped in three draw controls, five ground balls and two caused turnovers. 

For the Owls
• Caelan Connors made 13 saves to earn the win in goal.
• Macy Vail scored five goals and two assist along with two caused turnovers and two draw controls.
• Anna Meserve, Allie Welder and Jordan Fisher all scored three goals. Meserve caused three turnovers and scooped four ground balls while Welder won five draws.

News and Notes
• Caitlin Petrellese scored her 40th career point.
• Isabel Raimondi took her 250th career shot and also moved to sole possession of second all-time at GCU in assists.
• Georgian Court falls to 1-2 all-time against SCSU with losses each of the last two seasons.
• Mary Costello saw her first in-game action at goalkeeper.
• Through six games, Georgian Court is being outscored 29-7 in the first period. The 29 is the most they've allowed in any period and the seven scored is their fewest. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court will head south to play a couple of games in Florida. First up is Palm Beach Atlantic Saturday, March 8 at 12 pm.