WASHINGTON – The No. 7 Georgetown University men's soccer team will host the Marquette University Golden Eagles on Saturday in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at Shaw Field at 1 p.m. The Hoyas are currently 12-1-1 on the season and 5-0-1 in league play, while the Golden Eagles sit at 7-6-1 for the year with a mark of 3-3 in the BIG EAST.
 
Follow the Action

• The game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network with alums Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser calling the action.  Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.  Fans can follow the in-game scoring on Twitter at @GUHoyasMSoccer.
• 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.

 
About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is coming off of a 3-0 victory at No. 4 St. John's on Wednesday.  At the time of the game, the teams were sitting in the top two spots of the RPI.
• Jacob Montes, Dylan Nealis and Derek Dodson all scored as Tomas Romero notched his fifth shutout on the season.
• Wednesday was Georgetown's sixth-straight shutout and the ninth of the season.
• With the win, the Hoyas clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Championship.
• Two players earned weekly honors on Monday following the 2-0 week with wins over Xavier and then-No. 25 Maryland.  Nealis earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while Nikopolidis was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. 
• Georgetown ranks first in the nation in the most recent RPI and was seventh when the United Soccer Coaches poll came out on Tuesday.
• Dodson leads the team in scoring with 16 points on five goals and six assists.  He is followed by Montes with a team-high seven goals for 14 points.
• Paul Rothrock is third with a goal and a squad-high seven assists for nine points, while sophomore Zach Riviere also sits at third on the team with four goals and one assist.
• Georgetown will celebrate senior day on Saturday honoring its nine seniors in a pregame ceremony.  The group has been a part of three NCAA Tournament berths, three BIG EAST Tournament Championships and one regular season championship.

 
About the Golden Eagles

• Marquette has won two straight after a 3-2 victory over Butler on Wednesday in Milwaukee.
• Defender Josh Hancock headed in a cross in the 41st minute for the game winner.
• The previous Saturday, the Golden Eagles downed Villanova 1-0 in Pennsylvania on a game winner from Connor Alba.
• Josh Coan leads the squad with 14 points on five goals and four assists.

 
Series with Marquette

• Georgetown is 13-1-3 all-time against the Golden Eagles and 8-0-1 at home.
• Last year, the Blue & Gray managed a 2-0 victory at Shaw Field in the BIG EAST Championship.  Brendan McDonough and Achara scored to secure back-to-back BIG EAST titles for the Hoyas.
• The last regular season meeting was a 0-0 double overtime tie in Milwaukee on September 29, 2018.
• The last regular season meeting at Shaw was a 2-1 decision in 2017 as all three goals came within the first 16 minutes of action and Montes assisted on both Hoya scores.