WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's second-ranked men's lacrosse team will play for its fourth consecutive league championship as it hosts Villanova in the finals of the BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Championship, Presented by JEEP on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The top-seeded Hoyas defeated fourth seed Marquette 15-5 in the semifinals on Thursday while the third-seeded Wildcats held off second seed No. 18 Denver 15-14 to advance.
 
About Georgetown

• The Hoyas are 14-1 overall, won the BIG EAST regular season title and set the program record for wins in a season.
• Georgetown unanimously swept all four BIG EAST Positional Player of the Year honors, earned Coaching Staff of the Year and had 10 players named All-BIG EAST.
• Owen McElroy was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year for the second-straight season, Dylan Watson was named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year, Graham Bundy Jr. was selected as the BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and Will Bowen was tabbed the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year.
• Head Coach Kevin Warne and the staff of Michael Phipps, David Shriver and Jack Rowlett were also a repeat selection for the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Warne's staffs had also previously won in 2015, 2018 and 2021.
• The Hoyas had a league record eight players named All-BIG EAST First Team to go with a pair of Second Team honorees. Joining Bowen, Bundy, McElroy and Watson on the first team were defenseman Gibson Smith IV, long stick midfielder Alex Mazzone, short stick defensive midfielder Zachary Geddes and faceoff specialist James Reilly. Second team honorees for the Hoyas included attackman TJ Haley and midfielder Alex Trippi.
• On the season, Bundy (39G, 24A) and Watson (57G, 6A) pace the Hoyas with 63 points each. Trippi adds 47 points (22G, 25A) while Haley (7G, 29A), Connor Morin (27G, 8A) and Declan McDermott (26G, 7A) chip in 36, 35 and 33 points, respectively. Dylan Hess (13G, 5A) has 18 points and Colin Munro (6G, 5A) adds 11 to round out the Hoyas in double digits.
• Reilly has won 206 of 334 (.617) faceoffs on the year and leads the Hoyas with 126 ground balls. He is only the second player in program history to eclipse 100 ground balls in a season twice.
• Bowen has been credited with 32 caused turnovers so far this season, fourth most in a single campaign on the Hilltop, while Mazzone and Smith both have 18.
• In goal, McElroy has been a brick wall, posting a 7.80 goals-against average to go with 141 saves and a .629 save percentage. His GAA and save percentage rank first and second-best in the nation, respectively.

Scouting Villanova

• The Wildcats are 9-5 overall and are making their first appearance in the BIG EAST title game since 2014.
• Matt Campbell leads Villanova with 62 points (42G, 20A) while Luke Keating adds 59 (28G, 31A).
• Justin Coppola is Villanova's top faceoff man, winning .592 (218-368) on the season to go with 124 ground balls.
• Defensively, Chet Comizio has been credited with 23 caused turnovers and adds 45 ground balls.
• In goal, Will Vitton has started all 14 games between the pipes and has an 11.61 GAA to go with 162 saves and a .506 save percentage.

Series History

• Georgetown and Villanova have played 39 times since 1971.
• The Wildcats lead the rivalry with a 20-19 record.
• Georgetown won the regular season meeting 13-7 just a week ago on the Main Line.
• Both teams have met in the BIG EAST Championship three times before: a 15-12 Villanova victory in 2013, a 13-10 Georgetown win in 2018 and a 14-12 Hoya victory last season.

How to Watch

• Friday's game will be streamed live on CBS Sports Network with Brent Stover and Steve Panerelli calling the action.
• A link to live stats will also be available at GUHoyas.com. 

Up Next
Following Saturday's game, the winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.