WASHINGTON – Eight Georgetown University men's lacrosse players were named All-Americans by USA Lacrosse Magazine, as announced by the publication on Tuesday. The Hoyas had three players on the first team and third team each and a pair named honorable mention.
 
Will Bowen, Graham Bundy Jr. and Owen McElroy each earned first team recognition while Zachary Geddes, James Reilly and Gibson Smith IV were all selected to the third team. Alex Mazzone and Dylan Watson rounded out the Blue & Gray's selection with honorable mention nods.
 
Owen McElroy
Graduate Student | Goalie
Ridgewood, N.J.

• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
• 2022 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• 2022 BIG EAST Goalie of the Year (unanimous)
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• Started 13 games for the Hoyas, posting an 8.16 goals-against average to go with a .625 save percentage and 158 saves
• Leads the NCAA in GAA and is second in save percentage
• Recorded 10 double digit save performances, including tying a career high with 24 in a win at No. 4 Notre Dame
• Eclipsed the 500 career saves
• 2022 Tewaaraton Award Nominee
• 2022 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
• Named the 2021 Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie
• 2021 First Team USILA All-American; Inside Lacrosse First Team Media All-American; USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
• 2021, 2020 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• 2021 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• 2021 BIG EAST Goalie of the Year (unanimous); First Team All-BIG EAST (unanimous)
• 2020 Inside Lacrosse First Team Media All-American

Graham Bundy Jr.
Junior | Midfield
St. Louis, Mo.

• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
• 2022 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• 2022 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• 2022 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year (unanimous)
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• Started all 16 games for the Hoyas, scoring 67 points off of 42 goals and 25 assists
• His 67 points are the second-most by a midfielder in program history
• Became the 28th player in program history to reach 100 career points
• 2021 USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American, Inside Lacrosse First Team Media All-American, USILA Second Team All-American
• 2021 First Team All-BIG EAST (unanimous)
• Member of U.S. U21 National Team

Will Bowen
Graduate Student | Defense
Hingham, Mass.

• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
• 2022 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• 2022 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year (unanimous)
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• Anchors a Hoya defense that leads the NCAA in scoring defense (8.06), is second in ground balls per game (38.12) and is seventh in caused turnovers per game (10.06)
• Leads the Hoyas with 34 caused turnovers on the season to lead the BIG EAST and rank sixth nationally
• 2022 Tewaaraton Award nominee
• 2021 USILA First Team All-American, Inside Lacrosse First Team Media All-American, USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American
• 2021 First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference at North Carolina
• 2021 Tewaaraton Award nominee

Zachary Geddes
Senior | SSDM
Winchester, Mass.

• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• Played in all 16 games on the top rope unit
• Credited with six caused turnovers and 24 ground balls
• Added five goals and five assists for 10 points on the offensive end in transition
• 2021 USILA Honorable Mention All-American, Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention Media All-American
• 2021 Second Team All-BIG EAST

James Reilly
Senior | Faceoff Specialist
Berwyn, Pa.

• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team
• Led the BIG EAST in faceoff winning percentage 220-364 (.604) and second in ground balls per game (8.38)
• Ranks eighth nationally in both faceoff percentage and ground balls
• Set Georgetown program records for career faceoff wins (679) and ground balls (388)
• Just the second player in program history with at least 100 ground balls in a season twice (134)
• Named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week three times
• 2021 All-BIG EAST First Team

Gibson Smith IV
Graduate Student | Defense
Pelham, N.Y.

• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American
• 2022 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• Credited with 21 caused turnovers to go with 52 ground balls
• Broke Georgetown's program record for career caused turnovers (89)
• Became just the second non-faceoff specialist with over 250 career ground balls at Georgetown (263)
• 2022 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
• 2022, 2021, 2020 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• 2021 USILA Second Team All-American, Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention Media All-American, US Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
• 2021 USILA Scholar All-American
• 2021 All-BIG EAST Second Team
• 2020 Inside Lacrosse First Team Media All-American
• 2019 USILA Honorable Mention All-American, 2019 Inside Lacrosse Third Team Media All-American
• 2019 All-BIG EAST First Team
• 2018 All-BIG EAST Second Team

Dylan Watson
Senior | Attack
Guelph, Ontario

• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
• 2022 BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year (unanimous)
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• Started all 16 games for the Hoyas, scoring 64 points off of 58 goals and 6 assists
• Leads the NCAA in goals per game (3.62)
• His 58 goals are second most in a season and three off the program record while his 64 points are tied for 9th most in a season
• Became the 27th player in program history to reach 100 career points
• Named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week three times

Alex Mazzone
Senior | LSM
Stony Brook, N.Y.

• 2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
• 2022 All-BIG EAST First Team
• Played in all 16 games at LSM
• Credited with 19 caused turnovers and 32 ground balls
• Ranks third all-time at Georgetown in career caused turnovers with 51
• Added four goals and four assists for eight points on the offensive end in transition
• 2021 USILA Honorable Mention All-American
• 2021 First Team All-BIG EAST (unanimous)

Georgetown returns to action on Sunday, May 15 as it hosts the winner of Robert Morris and Delaware in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.