LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 24, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse already know their postseason fate, but have to finish up the regular season first.
Opponent
Holy Family (9-6, 3-4 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Friday, April 25 - 3 pm
How to Watch
• Friday's game is available to watch on a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of CACC Digital Network. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.
Previously vs. Holy Family
• Holy Family started their men's lacrosse program just last season.
• The Lions were on the road and defeated HFU 26-2.
• There were 16 different Lions that scored led by
Brett Bridges with five goals.
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Vincent Burkhart made seven saves in 37 minutes of action.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court got a test from Dominican, but prevailed for their sixth CACC win, 12-6.
• The Lions blanked the Chargers 3-0 after the first quarter, only for Dominican to return the favor with a 3-0 second quarter.
• GCU opened the second half with six straight goals to go up 9-3 and never trailed again in the win.
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Brett Bridges scored four times and
Brodie Seaborn added three goals.
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Vincent Burkhart made 15 saves to earn the win.
Individual Milestones
• With three points
Doug Mackenzie can move into seventh all-time in career points scored.
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Joe Murphy is two caused turnovers away from becoming the third Lion to ever reach 60 in a career.
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Matt Dorrian's next game played will be his 30th. One more point brings him to 60 and one ground ball gets him 30.
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Thomas Fleming is one game aay from 40.
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Vincent Burkhart's next win will be his 30th.
Who's Hot?
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Vincent Burkhart has made at least 13 saves in five of his last six games.
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Joe Murphy has 12 ground balls in his last four games.
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Max Dennington has caused at least two turnovers in five straight games.
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Brodie Seaborn has scored in six straight with 12 goals in that span.
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Vincent Burns has points in three straight games.
• Stephen Albanses has won more than 50% of his faceoffs in four of his last five games.
CACC Stat Leaders
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Brett Bridges sits fifth in the CACC in goals and sixth in points.
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Doug Mackenzie is also in the top-10 in goals and assists.
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Harrison Jordan is seventh in assists.
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Max Dennington is third in the league in caused turnovers with
Joe Murphy seventh.
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Vincent Burkhart has the second most saves in the CACC with 182.
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Stephen Albanese is in the top-10 in ground balls.
• The Lions offense is in the top-four in the CACC in points, goals and assists.
• The defense is third in caused turnovers.
• GCU is leading the league in man-up offense scoring 40.5% of the time on the power play. They're also fourth on the penalty kill.
Playoff Picture
• Georgian Court is locked in to the No. 2 seed in the upcoming CACC Tournament.
• That mean's they'll receive a bye into the semifinals.
• It also means they'll host Wednesday, April 30.
• They also know who their opponent will be. After defeating Post Wednesday night, GCU welcomes Chestnut Hill to town for the semis.
• The Championship game takes place at Dominican Saturday, May 3.
About the Opponent
Holy Family Tigers
• In just their second season, Holy Family has won nine games and are 9-6 overall, 3-4 in the CACC.
• The Tigers are still fighting for the No. 6 spot in the CACC postseason.
• They've done a nice job with their offense as they lead the league with 210 goals this season.
• Xander Kelly has scored 40 goals while Jake Feeney has 71 points.
• James Demakopoulos has started every game in goal with a 54.7% save percentage and 12.14 goals against average.
• The Tigers have struggled on faceoffs winning just 42.5% of all draws.
• They've forced teams into a lot of turnovers, nearly 400 this season, while committing 369 themselves.
