Box Score
VERONA, N.J. – The Caldwell College women's lacrosse team played its first home game in its inaugural season today, losing to Georgian Court University, 17-3 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game at Centennial Field in Verona, N.J. The Cougars are now 0-2 overall and in the conference, while the Lions improve to 6-2, 4-0 CACC.

Georgian Court scored 10 unanswered goals in the first half, including four by Callie Brown. Caldwell struck first in the second half, with freshman Kirsten Whitt (Lawrenceville, GA/Mountain View) scoring off an assist from freshman Christina Gonzalez (Fairfax, VA/Chantilly) less than a minute into the half. Freshman Victoria Grzelak (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) tallied her first collegiate goal with 25:29 to play, and freshman Courtney Donlon (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) found the net  with 17:14 remaining for the Cougars' final goal. Brown and Melissa Williams each finished with five goals in the game for Georgian Court.

Caldwell College has arranged with the Township of Verona to play its home lacrosse games at Centennial Field, which is less than a mile from campus. Centennial Field is located at 880 Bloomfield Avenue in Verona.

Freshman goalie Melissa Garris (Matawan, NJ/Old Bridge) recorded four saves and freshman Adria Ostafi (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) made three saves for the Cougars. Lions' goalie Stephanie Lehner tallied six saves, as Georgian Court held a 28-11 advantage in shots.

Next up for the Cougars is a home CACC game with Post University on Thursday, Mar. 27, beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Centennial Field.