WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's lacrosse team continues its road trek to start the 2020 campaign as it travels to face UMBC in Catonsville, Maryland Saturday afternoon. The 15th-ranked Hoyas are coming off a 17-3 season-opening victory at Lafayette while the Retrievers open their season against the Blue & Gray on Saturday.
About Georgetown
• Georgetown won its third-straight season opener with the 17-3 win against the Leopards.
• Nine different Hoyas scored goals in the game, including six from
Dylan Watson and four from
Jake Carraway.
• Watson had an assist as well, leading the Blue & Gray with seven points, and was named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week.
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Alex Mazzone had five ground balls, a caused turnover and scored the game-winning goal to earn BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll accolades.
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Robert Clark tallied a goal and added five assists for six points, while Carraway also had an assist for five points.
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James Reilly won 10-of-16 (.625) faceoffs and joined Mazzone with the team lead with five ground balls.
• As a team, the Hoyas were credited with 13 caused turnovers including three from
James Donaldson.
• Georgetown's defense held Lafayette scoreless for the first 25:24 of the game and did not allow more than a single goal each frame the rest of the way.
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Owen McElroy picked up the win between the pipes, collecting three saves and allowing just two goals in 49:19 of action.
• Georgetown's defense held Lafayette to just 22 shots on the day and outhustled the Leopards 42-20 in ground balls.
About UMBC
• UMBC is the defending America East Conference champion and defeated Marist in the 2019 NCAA Tournament before falling to top-ranked Penn State.
• The Retrievers return their top-three scorers from a year ago in Ryan Frawley (54 points – 46G, 8A), Trevor Patschorke (53 points – 33G, 20A) and Brett McIntyre (30 points – 24G, 6A).
• Patschorke was named the MVP of the America East Tournament with 10 points (6G, 4A) while Frawley added four goals in the title game to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
• Tommy Lingner is back in goal for UMBC after starting 11 games in 2019 and going 4-8 overall with 98 saves, a .407 save percentage and a 12.75 goals-against average.
Series History
• Georgetown and UMBC have faced each other 15 times before with the Retrievers owning a 6-9 all-time mark.
• The Hoyas have won each of the last six meetings, dating back to a showdown in the 1998 NCAA Tournament for its first-ever postseason victory.
• Georgetown is 2-4 all-time against the Retrievers in Catonsville.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game will be streamed live on the America East Network.
• Links to the video and live stats are available on www.GUHoyas.com.
Next for the Hoyas
• Georgetown returns to the friendly confines of Cooper Field on Saturday, Feb. 22 against Fairfield in the 2020 home opener.
