WASHINGTON – Two Georgetown University men's soccer players earned weekly honors on Monday following a 2-0 week.  Senior defender Dylan Nealis earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while sophomore Giannis Nikopolidis was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.  The No.13 Hoyas are currently 11-1-1 on the season and 4-0-1 in BIG EAST Conference play.
 
Dylan Nealis

• The senior helped the 13th-ranked Hoyas to a two-win, two-shutout week with 1-0 victories over then-No. 25 Maryland and Xavier. 
• Nealis helped protect the Georgetown net from opponent offensive efforts as he anchored a back line that held Maryland to two shots on goal and Xavier to four.
• Overall, Georgetown opponents only got off 12 total shots.
• Nealis played all but three minutes in the 2-0 week.
• This is Nealis' second player of the week award this season and the third of his career.
• The Hoyas have had three BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week awards this year.

 
Giannis Nikopolidis

• Nikopolidis saved four Xavier shots en route to a 1-0 shutout victory in league play on Saturday.
• It marked his third shutout of the season, and the seventh for the Hoyas in 2019.
• He is currently 6-1 on the season with a goals-against average of 0.42.
• This is his first nod to the honor roll this season and the fourth for the Blue & Gray.

 
The Hoyas will be back in action on Wednesday as the squad travels to New York to battle the No. 7 St. John's University Red Storm in a BIG EAST showdown at Belson Stadium.  The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.  It will be aired live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) with a pregame show beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
 
The BIG EAST has a dedicated channel on Caffeine, www.Caffeine.tv/BEDN, where fans can find all BEDN content. In addition to appearing on Caffeine, all BEDN events will be co-streamed on YouTube via the conference's main channel, www.youtube.com/BIGEASTConference, and Twitter on the main BIG EAST handle, @BIGEAST.