LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 13, 2026) - Georgian Court Men's Lacrosse comes home to Lakewood still in search of their first win of the season.
Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights (2-3, 1-1 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Track and Field Complex
When
Saturday, March 14 - 12 pm
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch on a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of CACC Digital Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are available on the Lions schedule page.
Previously vs. Bridgeport
• Bridgeport joined the CACC ahead of the 2023 season and the Lions are 3-0 all-time against the Purple Knights.
• The last two have been close with an 11-10 win in 2024 and 13-9 last season.
• While the final score may have indicated a closer game, GCU led by six with under three minutes to play.
• Bridgeport scored three late goals, including one in the final seconds, to make the score look closer than perhaps it was.
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Brodie Seaborn scored three times.
• GCU won the game despite Bridgeport controlling 20-24 faceoffs.
Last Time Out
• In a rematch of the 2025 CACC Tournament Championship game, Georgian Court came up short to Wilmington this time around.
• The Lions scored the first two goals of the game, but Wilmington stormed back, including scoring nine in the second quarter of an 18-4 win.
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Brodie Seaborn and
Sebastien Castillo each scored two goals.
Individual Milestones
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Thomas Fleming needs two ground balls to get to 30.
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Harrison Jordan is seven goals away from 50.
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Tyler Burns is two assists from 40.
• Six ground balls will get
Daniel Devitt to 100.
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Vincent Burkhart's next game played will be his 60th.
Whos Hot?
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Vincent Burkhart has at least 13 saves in all five games played this season.
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Christian Smith has at least five ground balls in his last two games.
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Darren Burleson has at least two ground balls in four games and at least one in all five.
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Drew Barocas is the only Lion with at least one point in each game this season.
CACC Stat Leaders
• The Lions are leading the CACC with 83 saves and their 16.60 saves per game rank second in Division II.
• On the ground, GCU is third in total ground balls.
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Harrison Jordan is just outside the top-10 in goals scored.
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Vincent Burkhart is leading the conference with 80 saves in net and his 16 saves per game are the most in the country.
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Drew Barocas is tied for fifth in the league with eight assists.
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Daniel Devitt is fifth in faceoff winning percentage.
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Christian Smith is in the top-10 in both ground balls and caused turnovers.
About the Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights
• Bridgeport is 2-3 this season, 1-1 in the CACC after their 12-8 win over Post on Wednesday.
• The Purple Knights rallied from down four, scoring the final seven goals of the game for their first ever win over Post.
• The man who hurt the Lions last season in the faceoff circle, Connor Cullen, is back again and leading the CACC with a 72.2% faceoff winning percentage.
• Cullen also has a team-best 26 ground balls.
• The offense has been going through midfielders Stephen Trama and James Napoli who each have scored 13 points this season. Napoli has a team-high 10 goals scored.
• Freshman Matthew Hughes has taken over as the starting goalkeeper. He has a 56.1% save percentage and is allowing 9.56 goals against.
• The Purple Knights have turned the ball over a bunch, 129 times in five games.
• They've also taken the second-most penalties in the CACC with 27.
