WASHINGTON – The No. 3 Georgetown University men's soccer team will travel to Villanova University on Saturday for a BIG EAST Conference matchup at the Higgins Soccer Complex at 1 p.m. The Hoyas are currently 13-1-1 on the season and 6-0-1 in league play, while the Wildcats sit at 8-7-1 for the year with a mark of 1-5-1 in the BIG EAST.
 
Follow the Action

• The game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network with D.J. Sixsmith 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 over Marquette on Saturday.  The first goal was a Golden Eagle own goal followed by a converted penalty kick from Achara.  Finally, Derek Dodson scored on assists from Achara and Jacob Montes.
• Wednesday was Georgetown's seventh-straight shutout and the 10th of the season.
• With the win, the Hoyas clinched one of the top two seeds in the BIG EAST Championship.
• Two players earned weekly honors on Monday following the 2-0 week with wins over Marquette and then-No. 4 St. John's.  Dylan Nealis earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while Dodson was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week.
• Georgetown ranks first in the nation in the most recent RPI and was third when the United Soccer Coaches poll came out on Tuesday.
• Dodson leads the team in scoring with 18 points on six goals and six assists.  He is followed by Montes with a team-high seven goals and one assist for 15 points.
• Achara is third with four goals and three assists for 11 points, while Paul Rothrock rounds out the top four with a goal and a squad-high seven assists for nine points to tie Zach Riviere who has four goals and one assist.
• Saturday is Georgetown's final road contest of the regular season.

 
About the Wildcats

• Villanova is 8-7-1 this season and 1-5-1 in BIG EAST play.
• The Wildcats' last victory was a 2-1 win over La Salle on October 15.
• The squad's lone conference victory was a 1-0 triumph over Xavier.
• Lyam MacKinnon leads the team with two goals and four assists for eight points on the year.

 
Series with Villanova

• Georgetown is 27-11-5 all-time against the Wildcats and 9-6-3 on the road.
• Last year, the Blue & Gray picked up the 2-1 win in double overtime at home as Riley Strassner scored the game winner in the 106th minute of action on assists from Kyle Zajec and Brendan McDonough.
• The last meeting on Villanova's campus was a 2-1 Georgetown victory during the 2015 campaign. 
• The last time the squads met in Pennsylvania was a 2-0 GU win in 2017 which was played at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa.