- "I made VWC my top choice because of the location near the beach and the opportunity to play lacrosse for Coach Stewart."
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Lake Erie College, St. Vincent College, and Wheeling Jesuit University
Career Highs
Goals: 3 – (Guilford - 3/12/16)
Assists: 2 – (3x, most recent, Delaware Valley - 3/8/17)
Points: 3 – (3x, most recent, Drew - 4/1/17)
Ground Balls: 5 – (Roanoke - 4/16/16)
Caused Turnovers: 4 – (at Methodist - 3/4/17)
Face-Off Wins: NA
2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
2017 Ray Rostan Sportsmanship Team
2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
Senior (2017): Appeared in 16 games, drawing the start in the final seven contests of the season… Finished fourth on the squad with 11 assists and 21 points… Tied a career high with two assists as part of a three-point effort against Methodist on March 4… Posted three points on two goals and an assist against Drew on April 1… Scooped three ground balls while causing a career-best four turnovers at Methodist.
Junior (2016): Started all 17 games for the Marlins as a junior… Fourth on the team with 14 goals on the year… Netted his first career hat trick with three goals against Guilford on March 12… Scored two goals on a pair of occasions, at Greensboro and at Randolph-Macon… Scooped 20 ground balls on the season.
Sophomore (2015): Appeared in 15 games… Scored two goals at Christopher Newport University on March 11.
Freshman (2014): Played in 15 games as a first-year… Scored a goal at Lynchburg College in the ODAC Tournament… Posted an assist at Washington and Lee University on April 19.
Before VWC: Scored 30 goals and 30+ assists as a senior… 2011 and 2012 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) first team honoree… Helped Butler to the 2010 WPIAL Division 2 championships… Also competed in basketball and football… Honor Society member.
Personal: Son of Alisa Geitgey and Jon Hilliard… Parents attended Butler Community College… Has two sisters, Amanda and Bailey.
Get to Know Cory
- Enjoys spending time at the beach and enjoying time with family and friends
- A fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Penguins
- Favorites include TV series "Walking Dead"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "athletic, intelligent, competitive"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being able to improve my skills as an athlete every day"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my stick skills"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to help our team win an ODAC championship"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Will Ferrell because he's hilarious"
- People might be surprised to know: "I'm a neat freak, everything needs to be organized"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm living in Florida with my family"
- The most important advice I've received is: "keep working hard" -- Mom
