DOBBS FERRY, NY - Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse went on the road to start their 2026 season taking on No. 17 ranked Mercy. It was a defensive struggle at the outset, but the Mavericks offense eventually picked up and held down Georgian Court in a 16-6 Mercy win.

How it Happened
• Mercy was on the attack for much of the afternoon. They got off 42 shots, 30 on goal. Georgian Court put 18 of their 26 shots on cage.
• Turnovers were a big problem for Georgian Court. They lost the ball 21 times, 13 coming in the opening half. Six of those turnover came on failed clear attempts.
• The Lions weren't doing themselves any favors in the faceoff circle. They won just 9-of-23.
• Mercy cashed in big time with the extra-man. They scored on three of the four Lion penalties, including scoring three goals during one non-releaseable penalty. 
• The Mavericks also killed off all four of their penalties. 

1st Quarter
• There were lots of turnovers, but not much scoring early on. Each team turned the ball over twice in the first five minutes. Vincent Burkhart also made a couple of early saves for the Lions.
• Georgian Court failed to convert on a couple of 30-second extra-man opportunities and the game remained scoreless.
• Mercy broke the scoreless tie, turning a GCU turnover into the game's first goal 6:28 into the quarter.
• The Mavericks were rattling off shots, but Burkhart turned four aside in the first 10 minutes.
• GCU tied the game at one as Harrison Jordan found Tyler Burns for the equalizer. 
• Mercy reclaimed the lead late in the period, besting Burkhart on the man-advantage. 
• The quarter ended 2-1 in favor of the Mavericks. They fired 11 total shots with Burkhart making six saves. GCU also turned the ball over seven times. 

2nd Quarter
• The defensive battle continued into the second quarter. Once again, more than five minutes went by at the start before a goal was scored.
• Vincent Burkhart picked up another save, and this time Mavericks goalkeeper was tested, coming up with three quick stops. 
• Mercy took their first multi-goal lead of the game, scoring again off of a GCU turnover. The goal came with 5:50 left to play in the half. 
• With just over two minutes left to play in the half, Mercy added another goal for a 4-1 lead. 
• They scored another in the final minute and Burkhart made one more save at the buzzer, giving him 10 for the half. But the Lions trailed 5-1 through two quarters.

3rd Quarter
• After the first two quarters saw defensive battles to start, Mercy added a quick one to start the second half, putting one in the net just 64 seconds in for a 6-1 lead.
• Georgian Court got one back with the Burns-to-Burns connection. Tyler Burns fed Vincent Burns who scored for the Lions.
• Mercy tacked on three quick goals and pushed their lead out to 9-2. 
• The teams traded goals in the final two minutes. Tyler Burns added his second and Drew Barocas got on the board.
• Mercy led by six after three, 10-4.

4th Quarter
• To start the fourth, the Lions cut the Mavericks lead in half, 10-5, as Harrison Jordan picked up his first of the season. 
• After a Mercy man-up goal, Jordan tacked on another goal with Barocas tallying his third assist. 
• With a little over eight minutes remaining, the Lions took a non-releaseable two minute penalty. Mercy scored three man-up goals during that penalty to take a 14-6 lead.
• The Mavericks scored twice more while GCU was scoreless over the final nine minutes in a 16-6 Mercy win. 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Harrison Jordan scored a pair and added an assist for GCU.
• Tyler Burns also scored twice with an assist.
• Vincent Burkhart made 14 saves in goal.
• Drew Barocas dished out three assists and scored a goal.
• Jeremiah Slaven caused two turnovers and grabbed three groundballs.
• Daniel Devitt was 8-20 on faceoffs. 

For the Mavericks
• Cameron Dorfman got the win in goal making 10 saves.
• Cole Hunsberger collected six points with four goals and two assists.
• Matthew Magyar scored a game-high five goals.
• Michael Mitrano was 5-9 on faceoffs and Zack Ouassil was 5-7.
• Liam Neimeth and Trey Weinstein each picked up five groundballs.

News and Notes
• Harrison Jordan put his 100th shot on goal and took his 150th career shot. 
• Aidan Miranda played in his 50th career game and Hunter Rindos his 40th. 
• Twice last season GCU played in games with a combined six goals or fewer. The Lions and Dominican were tied at three at the half. Georgian Court and Molloy scored just five first half goals in their game last March. 
• Georgian Court remains winless against Mercy. They fall to 0-11 all-time. GCU also scored six goals against the Mavericks last year and let up 21. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court plays their first home game of the season this weekend. They host Assumption Saturday, Feb. 22 at 11 am as game one of a doubleheader with women's lacrosse.