WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University field hockey team (5-7, 1-2 BIG EAST) will return to action this weekend with a pair of games beginning on Friday. The Hoyas will battle Temple (4-5, 0-3 BIG EAST) at 1 p.m on Friday, Oct. 11 at Cooper Field before closing the weekend out against Towson (1-10) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 at TU's Field Hockey Complex. Live stats and a live stream will be available for both contests at GUHoyas.com. 

About The Hoyas 

• The Hoyas saw their record slip last weekend, falling to conference foe Old Dominion 3-0 before a 7-2 nonconference loss at William & Mary. 

• Georgetown is currently fifth in the BIG EAST standings. 

• Junior forward Cami Osborne and freshman forward Ellie Maransky each picked up a goal at William & Mary and the pair is now tied along with senior forward Lindsay Getz with nine points to lead the Hoyas. Senior forward Michaela Bruno has been steady for GU with eight points on the season. 

• The Georgetown goalkeepers have combined for 83 saves after 12 games. Freshman Megan Maynes had 18 saves against William & Mary in her second career start. Sophomore Ciara Weets continues to hold the BIG EAST best with 60 stops. 

Scouting Temple

• The Owls are 0-3 In BIG EAST play, looking to put an end to a three-game losing streak after starting the season 4-2. 

• Temple was outmatched in its last appearance against No. 3 UConn. The Huskies scored twice within the span of two minutes in the second quarter before closing out the half with a 4-0 lead. UConn would go on to defeat the Owls 5-0. 

• Temple is led by junior Dani Batze (3 goals) , sophomore Claire Thomas (2 goals, 2 assists) and freshman Kerrie Lorenz (2 goals, 2 assists). 

• The Owls are being outshot this season 123-92. 

• Temple holds a slight advantage over their opponents in shots on goal percentage 55-92 (.598) to 58-123 (.472). 

Scouting Towson

• The Towson Tigers are in search for their second win this season and will attempt to put an end to a six-game slide. 

• Last Thursday night, Towson was a part of history, facing Miami Ohio in the first ever NCAA field hockey game played in the state of Texas. The Tiger fell to the RedHawks 5-2. 

• TU hosted Davidson last Sunday, but the Tigers could not put together a late comeback in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats outlasted the Tigers 3-2. 

• Freshman Samantha Aljets leads Towson with 12 points followed by freshman Georgia Beachley with nine points and sophomore Kathryn Parkinson with eight points from four goals. 

• Towson will open up conference play against Northeastern on Friday, Oct. 11 before hosting Georgetown at the TU Field Hockey Complex.

Up Next 

Georgetown will travel to Loretto, Pennsylvania for a midweek match against Saint Francis (PA.) on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. GU will then send its seniors out one last time at Cooper Field on Friday, Oct. 18 when the Hoyas go head-to-head against No. 15 Liberty for Senior Day.