Lakewood, NJ (April 28, 2026) - No. 4 Georgian Court cruised past No. 5 Bridgeport, 17-6, in the Opening Round of the CACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament.

How it Happened
• GCU had 39 shots compared to Bridgeport's 24. 
• Bridgeport committed 17 turnovers to GCU's 13 
• Groundballs favored the Lions, 15-11. 
• The Lions were in complete control of the draw, winning 18 of 25 
1st Quarter
• The Lions opened up the first quarter strong. 
• Not even one minute into the game, Jill Konshak had the first goal to immediately give the Lions an early lead. 
• Michalea Scirrotto gave the Lions their second goal at the 7:05 mark. 
• Scirrotto then found Gabrielle Battle to put the Lions up three. 
2nd Quarter
• GCU scoring continued this time, Emily Smith opened up the quarter with a goal. 
• In a man-up situation, Nena Menard was able to capitalize for GCU's fifth. 
• Dani Strong got the Purple Knights on the board at 8:03. 
• Two more Lions goals were scored in a man-up situation.
• Bridgeport got its second goal of the day at the 3:26 mark. 
• Caitlin Petrellese kept the Lions lead to six with her first goal of the day. 
• With 26 seconds left in the half, Dani Strong gave Bridgeport their third goal. 
3rd Quarter
• Scoring continued for both teams in the third. 
• Erynn Richey had a goal for the Lions to start the quarter. 
• Dani Strong from Bridgeport had another goal. 
• The Lions then had a three-goal unanswered run
• Two more Bridgeport goals, including their final goal of the game, came in the third quarter. 
• GCU continued to push their lead with two more goals from Nena Menard and one goal from Caitlin Petrellese. 
4th Quarter
• Lions put two more goals up on the scoreboard in the fourth. 
• Erynn Richey found the net for her third of the day. 
• Emily Smith also found the net for her third. 
Lion Stat Leaders
• Nena Menard had four goals and seven draw controls. 
• Erynn Richey and Emily Smith each had a hat-trick. 
• Gabrielle Battle had six points with four assists and two goals. 
• Natalie Moradian made 11 saves in the net. 

For the Purple Knights
• Dani Strong had three goals. 
• Elizabeth Pitts had two goals. 

News and Notes
• Emily Smith had a career-high three goals. 
• Caitlin Petrellese started her 75th career game. 
• Gabrielle Battle scored her 60th career goal. 

Up Next
• The Lions will take on No. 1 Dominican on Thursday, April 30th at 3:30 pm in the Conference Semifinals.