WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team will host the Marquette University Golden Eagles in a two-game home series this weekend at Cooper Field. BIG EAST Conference play consists of two-game home series for each opponent to limit travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening draw on Friday is slated for 3 p.m., while the Hoyas and Golden Eagles will meet again on Sunday at Cooper Field for a noon matchup.

Follow the Action

• The games will be streamed live on HoyaVision ($) and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown dropped a 15-10 decision to the No. 3/3 Syracuse University Orange on Tuesday afternoon at Cooper Field in GU's final nonconference game of the year.
• Currently, Georgetown sits at 3-6 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST.
• Trailing 13-2 at the break, the Hoyas put together a big second half but could not get past the Orange.
• Freshman Kylie Hazen cut the lead to 11 at 25:28 in the second half, before the Orange hit their final of the contest at 18:29.
• Senior Mary Pagano's goal out of a scramble would spark a 7-0 run to close out the game as she scored the hat trick in the series.
• Four of the goals in the run were free position goals resulting in the 15-10 final.
• Hazen is currently leading the team in scoring with 15 goals and 10 assists for 25 points on the year.
• Graduate student Michaela Bruno is second with 19 goals and five assists, while graduate student Natalia Lynch rounds out the top three with 15 goals and five assists for 20 points.
• Georgetown is in the midst of a five-game homestand over the next two weeks.

About the Golden Eagles

• The Golden Eagles are 4-6 overall and 1-3 in BIG EAST play.
• The squad broke a four-game losing streak, defeating Villanova 8-7 on Sunday, March 28 to get on the board in conference action.
• MU had dropped Friday's game, 19-15, and two games against UConn in its four BIG EAST games in 2021.
• With six conference games to play, MU is tied for fourth place with Villanova.
• Marquette is led by seniors Caroline Steller with 35 points, and Megan Menzuber who has tallied 32 points on the season.

Series Info

• Georgetown is 7-1 all-time against the Golden Eagles and 3-0 at home. 
• The last meeting was a 17-10 Hoya victory in Milwaukee in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals in 2019. The Hoyas went on the win the championship that season.
• The last game at Cooper Field was a 9-8 GU win during the 2018 campaign.
• In eight meetings with the Golden Eagles, four have been decided by two or fewer goals.

Fan Information

• All Georgetown women's lacrosse home games are currently scheduled to be played at Cooper 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.