EASTON, Pa. – Georgetown University's men's lacrosse team won its third-straight season opener with an emphatic 17-3 victory on the road at Lafayette on Saturday afternoon. The No. 17/16 Hoyas improve to 7-3 all-time against the Leopards.

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
•    Georgetown won its third-straight season opener.
•    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.
•    Robert Clark tallied a goal and added five assists for six points, while Carraway also had an assist for five points.
•    Declan McDermott and Neko Gekas both had a goal and an assist.
•    Cade MacLeod, Peter Thompson, Colin Munro and Alex Mazzone all scored lone goals while Sean O'Keefe and Connor Humiston added an assist each.
•    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.
•    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.

LAFAYETTE NOTES
•    Lafayette (0-2) had three different goals scorers with none of them assisted.
•    Two Leopards had a team-high three ground balls and two players had a pair of caused turnovers.

NEXT FOR THE HOYAS
•    Georgetown continues its road trek to open the season with a showdown against UMBC on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Catonsville, Maryland. Opening faceoff is set for 3:30 p.m.