ORANGEBURG, NY (April 30, 2026) -Georgian Court Women's Lacrosse returned to the CACC Tournament semifinals, where the fourth-seeded Lions faced top-seeded Dominican in a battle for a spot in the championship game. The Lions fell behind early and were unable to recover, ultimately dropping the contest 11–7 and bringing their season to a close.
How it Happened
• Dominican took a big advantage on shots 37-18.
• Draw controls were at 10 a piece.
• Georgian Court turned the ball over 19 times compared to Dominican's just eight.
1st Quarter
• Dominican started the game with five goals while the Lions were left scoreless after the first quarter.
• Addison Sullivan began scoring for DUNY and got the Chargers up 1-0 early.
• Madison Mielti then assisted on the next three Charger goals to give Rylie McGhan, Addison Sullivan, and Leila Paz a goal.
• Mileti then had the final goal for Dominican at 1:38 to give them a 5-0 lead going into the second.
2nd Quarter
• The second quarter started in favor of GCU, which had two goals to open up the scoring.
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Gabrielle Battle had the first goal of the second quarter at 10:47.
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Two minutes later,
Caitlin Petrellese had the Lions second.
• Dominican responded with a three-goal run to close out the quarter, as Kate Frae, Madison Mileti, and Madelyn Grella each found the back of the net.
3rd Quarter
• C
aitlin Petrellese had two goals for the Lions to cut the lead down to four goals.
• Madison Mileti scored the only goal in the third for the Chargers at 8:13.
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Caitlin Petrellese found
Gabrielle Battle to bring the score to 9-5 going into the final 15 minutes.
4th Quarter
• It was
Caitlin Petrellese again who had her fourth goal to cut the lead to three.
• The Chargers answered back immediately with another Mileti goal.
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Erynn Richey, one minute later, brought the lead to just three again.
• Madison Mileti had her final goal at 10:10, which was also the final goal of the game.
• Despite a late push, the Lions were unable to generate any additional shots in the final 10 minutes and ultimately fell 11–7.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Caitlin Petrellese had four goals, one assist, and two draw controls.
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Gabrielle Battle had two goals.
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Nena Menard had seven draw controls.
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Natalie Moradian had 12 saves.
For the Chargers
• Madison Mileti had five goals and four assists.
• Addison Sullivan had two goals.
• Jenna Rigo had six ground balls and six caused turnovers.
• Daneila Parisi had six saves.
News and Notes
• Georgian Court has made the CACC semifinals each year as a member of the CACC.
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Caitlin Petrellese finished her career playing in 76, matching the most all-time. She has started in every single game of her career.
• DUNY has outscored GCU 43-14 in first quarters in the last eight games.
