WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's lacrosse team had three players selected to the final 2020 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, as announced by the foundation on Tuesday afternoon. Senior
Jake Carraway, along with juniors
Owen McElroy and
Gibson Smith, were both included on the final list of the top men's and women's players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse.
In light of the cancelation of NCAA lacrosse season, the Tewaaraton Award annual ceremony that was scheduled for May 28 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., will not be held, and no college awards will be presented in 2020. The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States.
"There is disappointment throughout college lacrosse and, in particular, those who are seniors who will not return," said Jeffrey Harvey, chairman of the Tewaaraton Foundation. "This was to be our 20th Tewaaraton Award Ceremony and while we share in the disappointment, we also hope our achievement of 20 years following our first 2001 event serves as a reminder of how we will look ahead. We take this opportunity to acknowledge and honor all the 2020 graduates for their dedication and passion for the sport of lacrosse."
Jake Carraway, Sr., A, Annapolis, Md.
• 2020 Inside Lacrosse Preseason Honorable Mention Media All-American.
• 2020 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team selection.
• Led the Hoyas with 34 points (23G, 11A).
• Became just the third player in program history with at least 200 career points.
• Named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week three-straight weeks.
• Led the BIG EAST in points per game (5.67) and goals per game (3.83).
• Ranked top-10 in NCAA in GPG and PPG.
• Third place all-time at Georgetown in career points (214).
• Tied for second all-time on the Hilltop in career goals (144).
Gibson Smith, Jr., D, Pelham, N.Y.
• 2020 USILA Preseason Second Team All-American.
• 2020 Inside Lacrosse Preseason Second Team Media All-American.
• 2020 BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year; Preseason All-BIG EAST Team selection.
• Led Georgetown's defense to post an NCAA-best scoring defense at 6.33 goals per game.
• Hoyas ranked fourth nationally in ground ball per game (41.17).
• Man-down defense was ranked 11th at .786.
• Averaged 4.8 ground balls per game and posted seven caused turnovers in five games.
• Ranked ninth all-time at Georgetown in career ground balls with 189.
Owen McElroy, Jr., G, Ridgewood, N.J.
• NCAA leader in goals-against average (6.21).
• NCAA leader in save percentage (.689).
• Posted a 6-0 record between the pipes.
• Averaged 9.67 saves per game.
• Named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week once in 2020.
• Collected 14 saves twice, and nine saves in three games.
• Allowed four goals or fewer in three of six games on the year.
Georgetown posted a undefeated 6-0 record in the truncated 2020 season, tying its best start since the 2003 campaign. The Hoyas led the NCAA in scoring defense (6.33), scoring margin (10.17) and was one of just five teams without a loss when the season was canceled. In all, the Blue & Gray ranked in the top-five overall in clearing (2nd - .934), man-up offense (2nd - .692), faceoffs (4th - .673), and ground balls per game (4th - 41.17).
