WASHINGTON - Georgetown University senior defender Jared Rist (Durham, N.C./Riverside) was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, while senior goalkeeper Tomas Gomez (Webster Groves, Mo./Webster Groves) received a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll the No. 13 men's soccer team went 2-0 last week.

Rist played a key role on defense in Georgetown's two victories this past week. He saw action in the 1-0 overtime win against No. 9 Xavier on Wednesday with one shot to his credit. In the 1-0 victory over St. John's on Saturday, Rist assisted on the game winner with a brilliant pass into the box to give the Blue & Gray the victory as well as the shutout.

This is Rist's second-career weekly honor, with the first coming earlier this season, and the Hoyas' sixth Defensive Player of the Week award this year. It is also the fifth time in the last six weeks that a Georgetown player has earned this honor.

Gomez added two more shutouts on the season to total 10 for 2014. He played all 186 minutes for the Hoyas in a pair of wins for the Blue & Gray. In the Xavier win, Gomez managed three saves, including some big ones down the stretch. In the victory over St. John's he posted two saves on the afternoon.

This is Gomez's 10th-career nod to the weekly honor roll and his third of the 2014 season.

The Hoyas will close out regular season play on Saturday at Villanova University. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. Live stats and a webcast will be available through the Wildcats' athletic website.

Georgetown has already secured a berth in the BIG EAST Tournament and home-field advantage if the squad ends up with a quarterfinal game on Nov. 11.