WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's lacrosse lost its first home opener since 2017 with a 9-7 setback against No. 11/10 Penn on Saturday afternoon. The No. 8/12 Hoyas fall to 0-2 on the season while the Quakers improve to 1-0.
 
Hoya Highlights

• Tucker Dordevic led the Hoyas with three goals while Brian Minicus added a goal and three assists.
• Graham Bundy Jr. a goal and an assist while Nicky Solomon and Patrick Crogan both added lone goals.
• Solomon's goal was his first as a Hoya while Crogan's was the first of his collegiate career.
• Defensively, Will Bowen had three caused turnovers while Wallace Halpert added a pair.
• Will Tominovich led all Hoyas with four ground balls.
• James Reilly won 9-of-19 on the day.
• In goal, Danny Hincks recorded 13 saves in the loss.

How it Happened

• Penn scored on the opening possession before a defensive battle ensued for nearly 10 minutes until the Quakers added another goal at 5:29. Georgetown got on the board first with a Dordevic man-up goal at 2:25, but Penn responded 23 seconds later to make it 3-1 after the first quarter.
• In the second, the Hoyas evened things up at 3-3 with goals from Minicus and Dordevic, but Penn closed out the half on a 3-0 run to take a 6-3 lead going into the break.
• The third quarter proved to be a low scoring affair with both teams matching a single goal, including Crogan's at the 6:16 mark to end a nearly 20-minute scoring drought for the Blue & Gray.
• All three of Minicus' assists came in the final frame as the Hoyas made a valiant comeback attempt, pulling within a goal down 8-7 with 50 seconds remaining. Penn would then take advantage of a late GU penalty to put the game away with a man-up goal with 23 ticks left of the clock.

Penn Notes

• Cam Rubin led the Quakers with four goals while no other Penn player scored more than one.
• Dylan Gergar had a goal and two assists while Sam Handley added a goal and an assist.
• Defensively, Ethan Till was credited with three caused turnovers.
• In goal, Emmett Carroll earned win behind an 18-save performance.

Hoya Notes

• Bundy moves into sole possession of 14th place all-time in career scoring at Georgetown, passing Neal Goldman ('04) and Hoya Hall of Famer Dan Martin ('97) with 137 points.

Up Next
The Hoyas remain in the District to host No. 2/3 Notre Dame on Saturday, February 25 at Cooper Field.