WASHINGTON – Nine Hoyas earned 2021 All-BIG EAST men's lacrosse honors while a trio of Hoyas collected major conference accolades by a unanimous vote, as announced by the league office on Wednesday. Jake Carraway was named the Attack Player of the Year, Owen McElroy was tabbed the Goalkeeper of the Year and TJ Haley was picked as the Freshman of the Year. In addition, Georgetown's coaches were selected as the Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Blue & Gray to a share of their first regular season BIG EAST title in program history.
 
Georgetown's nine total selections are the most for the Hoyas in BIG EAST play. The total matches the Blue & Gray's nine All-ECAC selections in 2004.
 
First Team All-BIG EAST honorees included Carraway, McElroy, Graham Bundy Jr., Alex Mazzone and James Reilly. Bundy, Carraway, Mazzone and McElroy were all unanimous selections. Georgetown's five players on the first team are a school record since BIG EAST play began in 2010.
 
Picking up spots on the Second Team All-BIG EAST squad were Haley, Zachary Geddes, Dylan Hess and Gibson Smith. Haley and Hess are the only freshmen to earn All-BIG EAST honors while Smith has been named all-conference every season during his time on the Hilltop.
 
Georgetown's coaching staff, led by Kevin Warne in his ninth season on the Hilltop, earned staff of the year for the third time after also being recognized in 2015 and 2018. With Associate Head Coach Michael Phipps, Assistant Coach David Shriver and Volunteer Assistant Jack Rowlett, the Hoyas won 10 regular season games for the 13th time in program history and earned their first BIG EAST regular season crown. As a team, Georgetown led the nation in scoring defense (7.50) and clearing percentage (.914), was second in scoring margin (+6.25) and assists per game (10.50) while also posting top-10 statistics in man-down defense (third - .788), points per game (fifth – 24.25) and caused turnovers per game (ninth – 9.17).
 
Jake Carraway, Gr., A, Annapolis, Md.

• 2021 BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year (unanimous selection)
• 2021 First Team All-BIG EAST (unanimous selection)
• 2021 Tewaaraton Award Nominee
• 2021 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
• Selected 10th overall in the Premier Lacrosse League Collegiate Draft.
• Scored 43 goals and added 14 assists for 57 points during the regular season.
• Broke Georgetown's program records for career points (271) and goals (187).
• Named the US Lacrosse National Player of the Week once this season and was selected to the USILA National Team of the Week twice.
• Ranks second in the NCAA and leads the BIG EAST in goals per game (3.91) and is eighth nationally and tops in the conference in points per game (5.18).
• Joins Daniel Bucaro as Georgetown's only other BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year (2019). Brenan Cannon (2007), Walid Hajj (2004), Steve Dusseau (2001, 2002) and Andy Flick (2000) had previously been named ECAC Offensive Player of the Year.
• Was also a first team performer in 2019.

 
Owen McElroy, Sr., G, Ridgewood, N.J.

• 2021 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year (unanimous selection)
• 2021 First Team All-BIG EAST (unanimous selection)
• 2021 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week four times this season.
• Selected to the USILA National Team of the Week three times this season.
• Owns a .749 goals-against average to go with 123 saves and a .606 save percentage.
• Leads the NCAA in GAA and ranks third in save percentage.
• Collected double digit saves in seven games during the regular season, including 24 against Providence – the second most in a game in Georgetown history.
• Georgetown leads the NCAA in scoring defense (7.50) and is third nationally in man-down defense (.788).
• Joins Nick Marrocco as Georgetown's only other BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year (2018).

 
TJ Haley, Fr., A, Shady Side, Md.

• 2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year (unanimous selection)
• 2021 Second Team All-BIG EAST
• Named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week six times.
• Dished out 41 assists to go with four goals for 45 points during his rookie campaign.
• Leads the NCAA in assists per game with 3.73.
• As a team, the Hoyas lead all Division I programs with 10.50 assists per game.
• Is one assist shy of tying the Georgetown program record for assists in a season.
• Had six assists in three different games during the season, the only Hoya to do so in an entire career on the Hilltop.
• Joins Bucaro as Georgetown's only other BIG EAST Freshman of the Year (2016). Trevor Casey (2004) and Kyle Sweeney (2000) had previously been named ECAC Rookie of the Year.

 
Graham Bundy Jr., So., M, St. Louis, Mo.

• 2021 First Team All-BIG EAST (unanimous selection)
• Scored 32 goals to go with eight assists for 40 points during the regular season.
• Tied for the most goals by a midfielder this season.
• Named to the USILA National Team of the Week once this season.
• Has scored a goal in every game of his career and multiple goals in 11 of 12 games this season.

 
Alex Mazzone, Jr., LSM, Stony Brook, N.Y.

• 2021 First Team All-BIG EAST (unanimous selection)
• Collected 27 ground balls and was credited with 13 caused turnovers.
• The Hoyas lead the nation in scoring defense (7.50).
• Georgetown ranks ninth in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game (9.17).
• Key part of wing play to help the Hoyas rank 11th nationally in faceoff winning percentage (.605).

 
James Reilly, Jr., FO, Berwyn, Pa.

• 2021 First Team All-BIG EAST
• Named the US Lacrosse National Player of the Week and to the USILA National Team of the Week once this season.
• Won 139-of-225 (.618) faceoffs on the year to rank 15th in the nation.
• Added 86 ground balls to rank 12th nationally in ground balls per game (7.17).
• Won 26 faceoffs against Marquette to set a Georgetown single game record. Added 16 ground balls against the Golden Eagles, second most ever in a game for the Hoyas.
• Also scored three goals and had two assists on the year.

 
Zachary Geddes, Jr., SSDM, Winchester, Mass.

• 2021 Second Team All-BIG EAST
• Collected 15 ground balls and was credited with eight caused turnovers.
• Added four goals and an assist.
• The Hoyas lead the nation in scoring defense (7.50).
• Led Georgetown's transition defense to lead the nation in clearing percentage (.914).

 
Dylan Hess, Fr., M, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

• 2021 Second Team All-BIG EAST
• Scored 10 goals and added seven assists for 17 points on the season.
• Played both ways at midfield, adding 20 ground balls and four caused turnovers on the defensive end.

 
Gibson Smith, Sr., D, Pelham, N.Y.

• 2021 Second Team All-BIG EAST
• 2021 Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
• Named to the USILA National Team of the Week once.
• Collected 11 ground balls and added six caused turnovers in just five games for the Hoyas.
• Added a goal and an assist.
• The Hoyas lead the nation in scoring defense (7.50).
• Was a first team honoree in 2019 and earned second team accolades in 2018.

 
Georgetown looks to defend its back-to-back league tournament titles as it travels to play in the BIG EAST Championship, Presented by JEEP next week in Providence, Rhode Island. The Hoyas are the second seed in the draw and will play third-seeded Villanova on Thursday, May 6 at 8:30 p.m. with the game broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.