WASHINGTON – The No. 2/2 Georgetown University men's soccer team had three players honored on Monday when the BIG EAST Conference announced its weekly awards. Junior Giannis Nikopolidis was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week, while senior Rio Hope-Gund and sophomore Aidan Rocha were both tabbed for the Weekly Honor Roll. The Hoyas (5-0-2, 5-0-2 BIG EAST) used a big second-half push to defeat the Providence College Friars on Saturday.

Giannis Nikopolidis
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Jr.
Athens, Greece / Nea Genia Zirdi 

• Nikopolidis made eight saves for the Hoyas to preserve a 3-0 win over Providence with five of his saves coming in the first half while the score was still knotted at 0.
• The junior has only allowed two goals in five games for a 0.42 seasonal goals-against average and made 20 saves.
• The Providence win was his third shutout of the season.
• His 16 career shutouts rank him fifth on Georgetown's all-time list.
• This is Nikopolidis' first award of the season after being named to the honor roll on March 15, and it is the fourth of his career.
• Georgetown has earned four weekly awards so far this season.

Rio Hope-Gund
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Sr. | D
New York, N.Y. / Friends Seminary              

• Hope-Gund helped the Hoyas to their fourth shutout of the season as the defense limited the Friars to 11 total shots with eight on goal.
• He has started all seven games on the backline this season.
• This marks his second nod to the honor roll this season and for his career.

Aidan Rocha
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
So. | M
Brookeville, Md. / St. John's College High School  

• Rocha scored the eventual game winner against Providence hitting a goal in the 77th minute.
• It marked his first of the season and of his career.
• This is his first-career BIG EAST weekly honor.
• Combining with Hope-Gund's award, it marks the fifth and six nods to the honor roll for the Blue & Gray so far this campaign.

Up Next

• The Hoyas will continue their homestand hosting UConn on Saturday for a 1 p.m. matchup at Shaw Field in GU's final regular season home match of the year. The game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network with Georgetown alums Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser calling the action. Live stats will also be available at GUHoyas.com.

Fan Information

• All Georgetown men's soccer home games are currently scheduled to be played at Shaw Field. In accordance with Washington, D.C. regulations which limit the size of in-person gatherings, fans are regrettably not permitted to attend home games at this time.