Georgian Court Wins CACC; Latteri Named MVP
from press release
LAKEWOOD, N.J. - The Georgian Court University lacrosse
squad, in its fourth year of existence, secured its first
conference title Sunday afternoon with a 19-4 defeat of #2 Holy
Family University in the CACC Championship Game, a contest played
on the GCU campus.
Lions' goalie, Christine Latteri, earned MVP honors after tallying
seven saves in just over 48 minutes (48:19) for her 16th victory of
the year. For the tournament, Latteri denyed 20 opponent shots over
the the two games. The senior ends her collegiate career with a
25-1 record (including postseason) vs. conference opponents.
The Tigers (10-7) jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Jennifer James
(Jr.-Philadelphia, PA) found the back of the net at 28:50 and 21:09
of the first half.
The game took an unfortunate turn for Holy Famiy at 17:22 of the
first . Holding a 2-1 advantage, the Tigers lost goalkeeper Melissa
Jenkins (So.-Glenolden, PA) for the remainder of the contest with a
knee injury. Stephanie McNesby (Fr.-Philadelphia, PA), the 2010
CACC Rookie of the Year as a middie, replaced Jenkins between the
pipes.
This marked the beginning of the end for Holy Family as Georgian
Court University barraged the Tigers with 13 unanswered goals for a
14-2 lead.
James would net two more goals for Holy Family in the second half,
giving her four total on the afternoon.
Juniors Daryl Carr and Ryan McGrath led GCU (17-2) with four goals
each. Seniors Christine Flaherty (three goals) and Natalie Bermudez
(two goals, two assists) compiled multi-point efforts in the final
collegiate game for each.
Bermudez, Laura Housel and McGrath joined Latteri on the CACC
All-Tournament Team.
