SPARKILL, NY (March 25, 2026) - It took a little while, but Georgian Court's offense was clicking Wednesday afternoon. The Lions scored a season-high 20 goals in their 20-10 win over St. Thomas Aquinas, picking up their second straight win and third in their last four games.

How it Happened
• The Spartans may have won the faceoff battle, 19-15, but it was Georgian Court who spent more time on offense.
• The Lions totaled 56 shots, putting 32 on target while the Spartans mustered 30 shots and 17 on goal.
• Georgian Court took advantage of five STAC penalties, scoring four man-up goals. The Lions also stayed out of the box, killing off their lone penalty.
• GCU's defense forced 23 Spartan turnovers. That includes STAC failing to clear the timeline on 6-of-17 attempts.

1st Quarter
• Things started well for the Lions as Tyler Burns scored less than two minutes into the game.
• The lead didn't last though and St. Thomas Aquinas rattled off three straight goals.
• GCU got a man-up goal from Zach Myers, but the Spartans again went up by two.
• There were three goals scored in the final minute of play. After STAC took a 4-2 lead, Drew Barocas scored with 28 seconds to play.
• The Spartans won the ensuing faceoff and marched down the field, scoring with just four seconds left in the period to lead 5-3 after one.

2nd Quarter
• The game turned in the second quarter.
• GCU outscored the Spartans 6-1 to take a lead they'd never give up.
• Less than a minute into the period, Tyler Burns scored his second of the game to get to within one.
• Harrison Jordan tied the game at the 12:49 mark, but the game was only tied for 35 seconds before STAC put up their lone tally of the second.
• Trailing once again, Jordan tied the game at six apiece.
• The Lions finished the half on a 4-0 run. Brodie Seaborn gave GCU their first lead since 1-0.
• Vincent Burns and another goal from Jordan put the Lions up 9-6 at the half.

3rd Quarter
• The Spartans still hung around early in the third.
• Jordan scored again for a four-goal lead, 10-6.
• STAC went on a mini-run following that Jordan goal. They used a 4-2 run to get back to within two, 12-10, with just over five minutes left in the third.
• That was the last time they scored in the game though.
• Jordan and Seaborn closed out the quarter with a goal each and GCU led 14-10.

4th Quarter
• Georgian Court's offense never stopped. That included playing down a man.
• Not only did GCU kill off their only penalty, Seaborn scored a man-down goal after Vincent Burkhart made a save to regain possession.
• He scored another special teams goal, this time man-up and Jordan followed with another power play goal.
• Myers and Sebastien Castillo finished the game with a goal each to get the Lions to 20 on the night.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Harrison Jordan totaled eight points with seven goals and an assist. He also picked up five ground balls.
• Brodie Seaborn found the back of the net four times.
• Vincent Burns filled the stat sheet with two goals, five ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Tyler Burns and Zach Myers each scored twice.
• Jakhari Christian was 10-22 on faceoffs while Daniel Devitt won 5-11.
• Drew Barocas picked up a team-best six ground balls and passed out three assists. 
• Vincent Burkhart got the win making seven saves.

For the Spartans
• Cam Wallace scored twice and picked up three ground balls.
• Vinny Rosario was 16-24 on faceoffs with eight ground balls.
• Five Spartans scored two points. Wilson Ingalls and Lou Takacs also netted two goals.

News and Notes
• The Lions 20 goals are a season-high.
• GCU has set a season-best in goals in each of their last two games and scored 27 over that span.
• Georgian Court also picked up season-bests with 56 shots and 53 ground balls.
• Harrison Jordan's seven goals are a new single-game high for the senior.
• Tyler Burns scored his 40th career goal.
• Christian Smith caused his 25th career turnover.
• Georgian Court remains undefeated all-time against St. Thomas Aquinas, moving to 12-0 with the win. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court is on the road once again this weekend. They play at Holy Family Saturday, March 28 at 12 pm.