WASHINGTON – The No. 3 Georgetown University men's soccer team avenged its only loss of the season with a 5-1 victory over the University of Louisville Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament Third Round Sunday afternoon at Shaw Field.  The Hoyas were dominant on offense to get the victory and advance to the quarterfinals.  The Hoyas are now 17-1-3 while the Cards finish the season with a mark of 10-8-2.
 
Sounds of the Game

• "This game was huge, this team (Louisville) out of all of the teams has kind of been our kryptonite over the past two years and historically we've lost to teams like this, physical, counter-attacking types.  This game especially felt like a big win for us since we finally got over that hurdle which was huge." – Paul Rothrock
• "The thing that's been good about us is that we're not missing a lot of chances.  Montes gets the chance and has a great finish.  We feel like we're able to score right now, we're good on both ends but there is still a lot to sort out." – Head Coach Brian Wiese
• "Before the tournament started, I told the guys the one thing I want for them is to play an Elite 8 game at home.  This group hasn't done it, and I say this every time, there is no better venue than an Elite 8 game at home.  You get the crowd , you're always playing a great team.  The quality of the game tends to be very high and the atmosphere is great." - Wiese

 
How it Happened

• Georgetown opened the scoring in just the second minute as junior Jacob Montes dispossessed a Cardinal and took it into the box hitting a curler to the far post to make it 1-0.
• The Blue & Gray added another in the 26th minute as high pressure from freshman Dante Polvara gave GU the ball to Montes.  He passed to junior Jack Beer on the far side who fired to make it 2-0.
• Louisville would not go away quietly as Pedro Fonseca got in front of the Georgetown defense, his first shot was off of the post but be buried the rebound to make it a one-goal game in the 29th minute of action.
• Another early goal gave the Hoyas some breathing room in the second half as Montes and sophomore Sean Zawadzki had an impressive build up to junior Paul Rothrock on the far side.  His first shot was saved by UofL keeper Jake Gelnovatch but the rebound came back and he found the back of the net to make it 3-1 in the 50th minute.
• With 20 minutes left in the game, the Cards began to push forward forcing GU sophomore keeper Giannis Nikopolidis and the Hoya defense to come up with some big stops.
• Georgetown wasn't done with the scoring as a foul just outside the box gave Montes a solid look at the goal.  He bent it in in the 82nd minute to make it 4-1.
• Just 21 seconds later, GU struck again as the Hoyas gained possession at midfield and Montes sent it to junior Derek Dodson.  He found a streaking Rothrock coming down the left side who buried it for his second goal of the game and giving the Hoyas their second-consecutive game with five goals.

 
Of Note

• Georgetown outshot Louisville 18-11 (10-4 SOG) and both teams had five corners apiece in the contest.
• Nikopolidis had a good game with two saves as the defense also tallied one for a total of three.
• Gelnovatch took the loss with five saves in the contest.
• The 5-1 win marks Georgetown's largest goal tally ever in an NCAA Tournament contest, tying the record set a week ago against Pitt.
• Next week will be GU's third trip to the quarterfinals in program history.  Georgetown is 1-0-1 in the quarterfinals with both previous matches occurring at Shaw Field.

 
Georgetown moves on and will host the winner of Marshall and No. 6 Washington on Saturday at noon at Shaw Field.  A live broadcast featuring Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser will be available on the BIG EAST Digital Network and live stats can be found in the schedule at GUHoyas.com. Tickets can be purchased here.