WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team opened the 2022 season with a 20-8 victory over American University on Saturday afternoon at the Jacobs Recreational Complex. With the victory, the Hoyas sit at 1-0 on the season, while AU drops to 0-1 on the young year.

Head Coach Ricky Fried

• "AU came out strong but we responded really well. We got production from a number of player in both ends and competed for a solid team win today."

How it Happened

• American started out the game with two quick goals, but Georgetown answered on unassisted scores from freshman Emma Gebhardt and junior Lily Tardif.
• The squads would trade goals as AU would find the back of the cage but the Blue & Gray always found the equalizer behind the play of Tardif and sophomore Tatum Geist.
• Late in the first quarter, sophomore Tessa Brooks and Gebardt would net back-to-back tallies to give GU the 6-5 advantage.
• The second period belonged to the Hoyas as a goal from graduate student Mary Pagano sparked a 4-0 run.
• American came back with two of its own, but Gebhardt, graduate student Erin Bakes and senior Ali Diamond all scored as Georgetown led 13-7 at the end of the first half.
• The Eagles would not mount a comeback as the Hoya defense locked down and the offense went to work in the third quarter.
• Georgetown outscored American 4-1 in the third as the Blue & Gray took control with the 17-8 advantage.
• The fourth quarter was much of the same as Geist scored her fourth of the contest followed by goals from Bakes and sophomore Neely Holt on the assist from Geist making the final 20-8.

Of Note

• Geist led the way with four goals and one assist for five points in the game. Bakes and Gebhardt were right behind with three goals and one assist each for four points apiece.
• On the defensive end of the field, Geist and sophomore Melissa Massimino both had two caused turnovers. Freshman LizaBanks Campagna and junior Jordyn Sabourin both had eight draw controls in the game.
• Georgetown outshot American 39-20 and held the 18-14 advantage on draw controls. The Hoya defense forced an impressive 17 turnovers.
• In the cage, junior Emily Gaven tallied nine saves in the win.

Up Next

• Georgetown will open at home on Saturday as the squad hosts Rutgers at 3 p.m. at Cooper Field. Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com. New this season, all home games will be streamed on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
• The BIG EAST Conference has announced an agreement with leading sports streaming service FloSports to become the home of the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi for the 2021-22 academic year. BEDN will feature all non-televised Georgetown women's basketball games on the network. Click here to sign up with special BIG EAST pricing for 12.50/month or 95.88/year.