WASHINGTON – The No. 7 Georgetown women's soccer team (9-0-2, 2-0 BIG EAST) will travel to Seton Hall (2-5-4, 0-2 BIG EAST) on Sunday for a BIG EAST Conference matchup. Kickoff at Owen T. Carroll Field is scheduled for 1 p.m. Live stats and video can be found at www.GUHoyas.com.
The Blue & Gray is on an eight-game winning-streak, its longest streak since the 2005 season. The squad shut out DePaul, 3-0, on Thursday in a BIG EAST matchup at Cooper Field. Junior
Meaghan Nally (Herndon, Va. / South Lakes) scored the first goal of the game at 2:13 off of a corner kick by junior
Grace Nguyen (Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview). Senior goalkeeper
Arielle Schechtman (Del Mar, Calif. / La Jolla Country Day / UCLA) tallied her second career assist, seeking out graduate student
Kyra Carusa (San Diego, Calif. / Del Norte / Stanford) as she was running towards DePaul's goalkeeper to give the Hoyas a 2-0 lead in the 67th minute. Senior
Caitlin Farrell (Wallingford, Conn. / Choate Rosemary Hall) scored her eighth goal of the season in the 84th minute, tying with her career-high of eight goals from the 2017 campaign, with an assist from senior
Amanda Carolan (Bayville, N.J. / Central Regional).
On Monday, Schechtman was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week and Farrell was named to the Weekly Honor Roll for their efforts during the 3-0 victory against St. John's last Sunday in the BIG EAST opener. This is Georgetown's sixth-straight week being recognized by the league.
Farrell leads the squad with 17 points from eight goals and an assist. The forward is followed by Carusa with 15 points off of six goals and three assists. Carusa has tallied a point in seven of the last eight contests. Schechtman currently leads the NCAA Division I active career list in shutouts with 39, ranks second in save percentage (0.957) and GAA (0.211) and sixth in shutouts with seven this season. As a team, the Blue & Gray sits fifth in the NCAA in save percentage (0.929) and sixth in GAA (.349).
The Blue & Gray currently leads the BIG EAST Conference, winning both of its league matches. The Hoyas rank first in the conference in several categories, including goals (22), goals allowed (4), goals per game (2.0), GAA (.35), shutouts (7) and corners (7.18). Farrell is tied for first in four conference categories, including points (17), points per game (1.55), goals (8) and goals per game (.73). Additionally, Schechtman ranks first the BIG EAST in the same categories that she leads nationally.
Seton Hall is 0-2 in the conference and 2-5-4 overall. The Pirates lost to DePaul in their BIG EAST opener, 3-0, and to Butler on Thursday, 3-0. SHU finished in a draw in three of its last five contests. Junior Siobhan McGovern leads the squad with four points from two goals. Senior goalkeeper Anna MacLean registers a .821 save percentage and a 1.01 GAA.
The game on Sunday will be the 25th meeting between the schools, with Georgetown leading the head-to-head series, 14-8-2. The Hoyas defeated the Pirates, 4-0, at Shaw Field last season. Sophomore
Jenna Menta (Lincolndale, N.Y. / Somers) scored two goals in the victory. GU is 11-3 at home against the Pirates and Georgetown Head Coach
Dave Nolan has an 11-2-1 record against his alma mater.
Following Sunday's contest, the Blue & Gray will stay on the road, visiting Creighton on Thursday, Oct. 4 in Omaha, Nebraska. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and live stats and video will be available at www.GUHoyas.com.
