WASHINGTON –  The No. 13 Georgetown University men's soccer team will open up the 2019 season on Friday, Aug. 29 against the Syracuse University Orange at Shaw Field.  The Hoyas will follow that up with a home Labor Day matchup against the Temple University Owls on Monday.  Kickoff against Cuse is scheduled for 4 p.m., while the contest against the Owls is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
 
Follow the Action

• A live stream ($) featuring Georgetown alums Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser will be available at GUHoyas.com for both contests.

 
About the Hoyas

• Georgetown was picked to finish first in the BIG EAST Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, GU was awarded 81 points and all nine first place votes
• The Hoyas are the reigning league champions winning the tournament title in both 2017 and 2018
• Senior Dylan Nealis was named the BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, he was also named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
• Nealis was the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year a season ago
• Junior Derek Dodson was selected as the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
• Senior forward Achara earned a spot on the Preseason All-BIG EAST squad along with Nealis and Dodson
• The Hoyas were ranked No. 13 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll
• Nealis, Dodson and Achara were named the three captains for the 2019 season

 
About the Orange

• Syracuse was picked to finish third in the ACC's Atlantic Division in the Preseason Coaches Poll
• Sophomore Ryan Raposo was featured on the league's 2019 Preseason Watch List
• Cuse was receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll

 
Series with Syracuse

• The Hoyas are 11-5-2 all-time against the Orange and 6-2-2 at home
• The last home meeting was a 2-1 overtime victory in the Round of 16 in the 2014 NCAA Tournament
• The last regular season meeting was a 2-0 GU victory in New York  

 
About the Owls

• Temple was picked to finished fifth in the 2019 American Athletic Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league coaches
• Senior captain Lukas Fernandes was unanimously selected to the AAC Preseason All-Conference team for the first time in his career
• Fernandes was an All-AAC selection a season ago as well as two players earning All-Rookie honors

 
Series with Temple

• This will be the first meeting between the squads