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Feb. 23, 2006
Washington, D.C. - The No. 7 ranked Georgetown men's lacrosse team opens its 2006 campaign at home against the No. 3 ranked Maryland Terrapins on Saturday, February 25 at the Multi-Sport Field. Face-off is set for 2 p.m.
Saturday's game will be a rematch of one of the most exciting lacrosse games of 2005. That game saw the Terps squeak out a 9-8 overtime victory over the Hoyas in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
The matchup between Georgetown and Maryland marks the third consecutive year that the Hoyas and Terps will line up to begin a new season. Head Coach Dave Urick and the Hoyas are 13-3 all-time in season openers, with two of the three losses coming against the Terps. The last time Maryland paid a visit to Washington was in 2004 and GU lost 14-5.
On the Internet ... Saturday's game can be seen and heard live on www.guhoyas.com, with Chuck Timanus calling the action.
The Series with the Terps ... Georgetown and Maryland have faced each other five times, three regular season matchups and twice in the playoffs. Maryland has won all five prior contests.
Some Tidbits on the Hoyas ... The Hoyas return eight starters from a team that went 10-5 last season ... Georgetown was ranked seventh in Inside Lacrosse's Preseason Media Poll and was eighth in Lacrosse Magazine's annual preseason rankings ... Senior midfielder Pete Cannon (Haverford, Pa./The Haverford School) and senior defenseman Reyn Garnett (Mt. Kisco, N.Y./Deerfield Academy) are 2006 team captains ... Georgetown was picked to capture the ECAC title for the seventh consecutive year by the league's coaches ... Cannon and Garnett, along with sophomore Brendan Cannon (Haverford, Pa./The Haverford School) were all selected to the preseason All-ECAC squad ... Garnett is one of 53 players on the Tewaaraton Watch List ... Head coach Dave Urick is ranked third among active Division I men's lacrosse coaches in win percentage ... Urick has won 160 of 224 Division I men's lacrosse games for a 71.4% win percentage ... The Hoyas have been defeated only nine times in Washington, D.C. in the last six years ... The Hoyas battle seven teams in the Inside Lacrosse Preseason top 25, including four of the top six (No. 1 Duke, No. 3 Maryland, No. 5 Syracuse, No. 6 Navy, No. 10 UMass, No. 13 Penn State and No. 16 Delaware).
