Oct. 27, 2010

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's lacrosse squad will close out its fall season by hosting the Georgetown University Fall Ball Tournament at Multi-Sport Field on Saturday. Georgetown has had a productive fall season playing a number of local rivals. The Blue & Gray will host five squads for a full day of lacrosse. WINNERS Lacrosse will also be on hand to promote its program.

WINNERS Lacrosse is an organization which promotes the game of lacrosse to inner-city youth in Washington, D.C. The program combines the discipline and teamwork of lacrosse with mentoring to create academic opportunities for players that may never have been introduced to the sport.

On Saturday, admission is $5 with all proceeds going directly to WINNERS Lacrosse. The organization will also be running a concession stand and selling t-shirts as a fundraiser.

Georgetown will be one of six teams playing with games beginning at 9 a.m. The schedule is as follows

9 a.m.- Maryland vs. Florida
9:50 a.m.- Maryland vs. James Madison
10:40 a.m.- Florida vs. Delaware
11:30 a.m.- Duke vs. Maryland
12:20 p.m.-Georgetown vs. Florida
1:10 p.m.- Delaware vs. Duke
2 p.m.- Georgetown vs. James Madison
2:50 p.m.- Georgetown vs. Delaware
3:40 p.m.- Duke vs. James Madison

All games will have two 20-minute halves with a five-minute halftime.