LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 7th, 2026) - The Lions used a massive nine-goal surge in the second quarter to take control and secure another conference victory, moving to 3–1 in the CACC.
How it Happened
• Georgian Court had 29 shots and Holy Family just 12.
• Holy Family turned the ball over 20 times, and the Lions close behind with 17.
• Ground balls were in favor of GCU, 17-15.
• GCU was in control of the draw controls; they had 15, and Holy Family had three.
First Period
• Holy Family struck first three minutes into the game, Julia Leibig had the first goal of the game.
• Five minutes later,
Michaela Scirrotto got the Lions on the board.
• With two minutes remaining in the half,
Jill Konschak found
Adrianna Mosca to put the Lions up one.
Second Period
• The Lions had a powerful nine-goal second quarter to put some space between them and Holy Family.
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Nena Menard's first goal of the game opened up scoring for both teams in the second.
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Adrianna Mosca found her groove and got two in the net for the Lions.
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Nena Menard was able to score two more for GCU in the quarter.
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Caitlin Petrellese netted her first goal of the day with five minutes remaining in the quarter and added two more before the period ended, all assisted by
Gabrielle Battle.
• Another GCU goal, and this time from
Emily Smith, put the Lions up 11-1 going into the half.
Third Period
• A slow start for both teams, the first and only goal was not scored until five minutes remaining.
• It was Holy Family who broke the drought. Morgan Wise got the Tigers second goal on the board.
Fourth Quarter
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Caitlin Petrellese's fourth goal came forty seconds into the half, assisted by
Jill Konschak.
• GCU also saw contributions from
Nena Menard and
Erynn Richey, who each scored in the fourth
• C
aitlin Petrellese capped the game with a free-position goal in the final 23 seconds, giving the Lions a 15–2 victory.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Caitlin Petrellese had five goals and eight draw controls.
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Nena Menard had four goals, four caused turnovers, and five draw controls.
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Adrianna Mosca had three goals.
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Gabrielle Battle had three assists, and
Jill Konschak added two.
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Addison Rivera had five ground balls.
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Natalie Moradian had seven saves in net.
For the Tigers
• Julia Leibig had one goal.
• Morgan Wise had one goal.
• Lexi Ryan had four ground balls.
News and Notes
• This is the Lions 13th straight win against Holy Family.
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Caitlin Petrellese had a season high of five goals.
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Jill Konschak got her 75th draw control.
Up Next
• Next up, the Lions visit Felician University on Saturday, April 11, with kickoff scheduled for 2:00 p.m
