WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's lacrosse team hosts Fairfield on the Hilltop for the 2020 home opener on Saturday. The 14th-ranked Hoyas are undefeated at 2-0 on the season while the Stags come to the Nation's Capital 2-0 overall as well.
About Georgetown
• Saturday's home opener kicks off a three-game homestand for the Blue & Gray.
• Following last weekend's 14-8 victory over UMBC,
Jake Carraway was named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week.
• Carraway led the Hoyas with four goals and three assists for seven points. He moved to third all-time on Georgetown's career scoring list with 192 points (129G, 63A), passing Andy Flick ('00), Paul Murphy ('85) and Chris Remington ('95) on the day.
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James Reilly was named to the USILA Team of the Week and the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after a dominating performance at the faceoff 'X'.
• Reilly won 19-of-24 faceoffs and collected 12 ground balls to tie a career high.
• Carraway leads the Hoyas with 12 points (8G, 4A) on the year followed by
Dylan Watson (8G, 1A) and
Robert Clark (4G, 5A) with nine points each.
• Defensively,
Owen McElroy has posted both wins between the pipes. He has collected 12 saves on the year and owns a .545 save percentage to go with a 5.49 goals-against average to rank second in the NCAA.
• The Hoyas have been credited with 19 caused turnovers in two games with
James Donaldson leading the way with four.
• Long-stick midfielder
Alex Mazzone has 11 ground balls, a pair of caused turnovers and a goal so far this season.
• At the 'X', Reilly ranks fourth in the NCAA with a .725 faceoff win percentage. He is also top-20 in the nation with 8.50 ground balls per game.
About Fairfield
• Fairfield is coming off of a 14-11 victory over Merrimack on Tuesday. Dylan Beckwith and Travis Ford both had four goals for the Stags while Brian Reda tallied six assists.
• Frankie Labetti won 15-of-27 faceoffs and hauled in nine ground balls.
• Jason Corasaniti had eight saves between the pipes for the win.
• Beckwith leads Fairfield with 14 points (9G, 5A) on the year with Reda right behind him with 12 points (2G, 10A).
• Labetti has won half his faceoffs (31-for-62) and paced the Stags with 19 ground balls.
• Defensively, Jake Tymon has five caused turnovers on the year.
• In goal, Corasaniti is the only Stag to see any action yet, collecting 19 saves with a .413 save percentage and a 13.50 GAA.
Series History
• Georgetown and Fairfield have faced each other six times in program history with the Hoyas owning a 5-1 all-time record against the Stags.
• The Blue & Gray won the meeting between the two teams in Connecticut last season as Carraway led the Hoyas with four goals and five assists for a career-high nine points.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game will be streamed live on HoyaVision with Jeremy Huber calling the action and Earl Brewer providing color commentary.
• Links to the video and live stats are available on
www.GUHoyas.com.
Next for the Hoyas
• Georgetown remains at the friendly confines of Cooper Field on Tuesday, Feb. 25 against Mount St. Mary's.
