ROCKVILLE, Md. - Senior Nolan Matsko punched Georgetown's ticket to the BIG EAST Tournament with a walk-off double, knocking off No. 16 UConn 14-13 in 10 innings on Senior Day at Shirley Povich Field on Friday. The Hoyas jumped to 31-22 overall with a 10-10 BIG EAST record while the Huskies dropped to 43-12 overall and 16-4 in conference action.

"Hard to describe what that game meant to our program, our fans, our alumni. That was a program win. Winning a series against the No. 16 team in the country and to come down to three seniors on Senior Day, I am beyond proud of our guys. Andrew DeRoche came on to get the win, Tony Barreca with his hit, then Nolan Matsko to come off the bench and walked them off. We found a way to win and I could not be more proud of our guys to get that win on Senior Day."  - Head Coach Edwin Thompson on tonight's game

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Matsko came on as a pinch hitter and smacked a game-winning double to right center and downed UConn.
• Ethan Stern registered his second multi-homer game in as many days, going 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs on the day. The Hoya second baseman also extended his reached base streak to 30 games.
• Jake Hyde smashed a game-tying home run for his 18th of the season.
• Andrew Ciufo added a 4-for-4 performance at the plate, scoring three runs and driving in one.
• Michael Eze went 1-for-3 with two walks, a pair of tallies and two RBI.
• Christian Ficca hit his second homer in as many games, hitting his sixth of the season.
• Owen Carapellotti smacked a pair hits on Friday, logging a double and a run scored.
• Kyle Salley tossed a perfect 1.1 innings with three strikeouts to pick up his fourth win of the season.
• DeRoche picked up his first win of the season after toppling the UConn lineup in the 10th.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless first, UConn broke through with a one-run second (1-0).
• The Hoyas retaliated with three tallies in the home half of the second behind an RBI single by Ciufo and a two-run double from Eze (3-1).
• The Huskies took the lead in the top of the third with a three-run frame of their own (4-3).
• After a blank fourth, UConn scored one in the fifth to take a 5-3 edge.
• Stern cut the GU deficit in half with a solo shot to center in the bottom of the fifth (5-4).
• In the bottom of the sixth, Georgetown loaded the bases on walks to Ciufo, Eze and Meyer. Two pitches later, Stern belted a grand slam to center and putting the Hoyas ahead 8-5.
• UConn scored one run in the seventh, pulling within two (8-6).
• The Hoyas responded quickly in the seventh after a two-out triple by Ciufo that banked off the top of the right field wall. Following a walk to Eze, Hyde smacked a single to center to bring both runners around to score (10-6).
• In the top of the eighth, UConn scored two in the inning before Sapienza struck out the final batter of the frame to keep GU ahead by two (10-8).
• Georgetown reclaimed its four-run lead with solo homers from Ficca and Lopez in the eighth (12-8).
• UConn stunned the Hoyas in the top of the ninth, scoring five runs to take a 13-12 lead.
• Hyde smashed the first pitch he saw in the ninth deep to left and knotted the game at 13.
• In the bottom of the 10th after a single by Barreca, Matsko sent the fans home on a game-winning RBI double to right center, bringing the Hoya designated hitter around to score and knocking off the Huskies 14-13.

 
OF NOTE

• Georgetown punched its ticket to the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2018.
• Matsko's walk-off double marks the fourth game-ending hit of the season for the Hoyas.
• GU hit its seventh grand slam this season after Stern's homer in the sixth.
• All 10 Hoyas that came to bat recorded a hit in the contest.

UP NEXT
Georgetown will return to Shirley Povich Field for its regular-season finale against No. 16 UConn with first pitch slated for noon.