LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 1, 2025) - There's three unbeaten teams left in the CACC and two of them meet Wednesday in Lakewood.
Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffins (4-3, 3-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Wednesday, April 2 - 12 pm
How to Watch
• Wednesday's game is available to watch on a pay-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of CACC Digital Network. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.
Previously vs. Chestnut Hill
• This has developed into a terrific CACC rivalry.
• Outside of the 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 affected seasons, they've met in the CACC postseason each of the last five seasons.
• Of late, the Griffins have gotten the better of the Lions winning three straight. CHC is 9-4 against GCU all-time.
• The Griffins are known for low-scoring games, and their affairs with the Lions have been no different. Just four times in 13 games have both teams scoring in double-figures.
• Chestnut Hill defeated the Lions twice last season in Philadelphia. The regular season season match up saw the Griffins jump out to a 4-0 lead. GCU clawed back to within one, 8-7, but Chestnut Hill put it away 9-7.
• In the post season, Chestnut Hill led 6-1 after the first quarter and clamped down defensively on their way to a 12-5 win and a berth in the CACC Championship game.
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Millan Webster scored three times in the postseason game.
Last Time Out
• The Lions got back in the win column with a 14-10 win over CACC foe Post.
• Tied at seven in the third, GCU scored five straight to pull away for good.
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Doug Mackenzie and
Brett Bridges each scored four goals.
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Vincent Burkhart made 15 saves.
Individual Milestones
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Vincent Burns needs four points for 50.
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Daniel Devitt needs to ground balls for 50 and
Malik Alzubi is two away from 30.
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Matt Dorrian needs one goal to reach 30.
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Harrison Jordan's next game will be his 30th.
Joe Murphy and
Michael Schone will each play their 60th and
Brett Bridges his 50th.
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Max Dennington needs one more caused turnovers to set a new program record.
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James Sanford needs two points for 75. One assist will bring him into a tie for seventh all-time.
• With four points
Doug Mackenzie will crack the Lions all-time top-10 for points scored.
Who's Hot?
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Vincent Burkhart has made 28 saves in his last two games with a save percentage above .500.
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Matt Dorrian has at least a goal and an assist in four straight games.
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Brett Bridges has 11 goals in his last three games.
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Malik Alzubi has eight ground balls and six caused turnovers in his last three games.
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Stephen Albanese won a season-high 14 faceoffs against Post.
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Harrison Jordan has points in nine straight games and nine points in his last three.
CACC Stat Leaders
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Brett Bridges is fifth in the league in goals scored with
Doug Mackenzie one behind in sixth.
• Those two also rank fifth and sixth in points.
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Harrison Jordan is fourth in assists.
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Max Dennington is second in the league in caused turnovers with
Joe Murphy fifth.
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Daniel Devitt is sixth in the league in ground balls
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Vincent Burkhart has the most saves in the CACC with 142.
• The Lions offense is third in the CACC in points and goals and second in assists.
• The defense is second with 119 caused turnovers and third in opponent clear percentage.
• GCU is leading the league in man-up offense scoring 41.7% of the time on the power play. They're also fourth on the penalty kill.
About the Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffins
• Like Georgian Court, Chestnut Hill is also 3-0 in the CACC. They too are battle tested with two ranked opponents and a trip to Molloy early in the season who wasn't yet ranked.
• The Griffins have been playing well of late, winning their last three games.
• Chestnut Hill is a -1 in goal differential allowing 70 in seven games and having scored 69.
• Always a defense first team, CHC is getting strong goalkeeper play from Adam Daley who has a 55.7% save percentage allowing 10 goals per game.
• CHC has really struggled on the draw winning just 33% of all faceoffs this season.
• They are forcing teams into almost 18 turnovers per game.
• Mick Kilgallon is the team's leading scorer with 14 goals and 11 assists.
• Sam Slater has scored 14 times as well on just 29 shots.