WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's lacrosse team solidified its second-straight undefeated BIG EAST season with a 12-8 victory over visiting No. 10/11 Villanova on Friday night. With the win, the No. 7/8 Hoyas win their third-straight BIG EAST Regular Season Championship – second outright – and earn the top seed in the upcoming BIG EAST Championship, presented by JEEP next week in Milwaukee.
 
Hoya Highlights

• Tucker Dordevic led Georgetown (10-3, 5-0 BIG EAST) with four goals and an assist while Graham Bundy Jr. chipped in three goals on the night.
• Brian Minicus had two goals and an assist, Nicky Solomon scored twice and Aidan Carroll added a lone goal.
• TJ Haley and Declan McDermott each had an assist as well.
• Georgetown used the two-headed monster of James Reilly and Carson Milburn to win 13-of-24 (.541) faceoffs and combined for 12 ground balls. Milburn went 8 for 13 (.615) with eight ground balls while Reilly was 5 for 11 and had four ground balls.
• Defensively, the Hoyas were credited with 12 caused turnovers. Will Bowen led the way with three and both Wallace Halpert and James Donaldson recorded a pair as the Hoyas held Villanova to just 34 shots and 15 shots on goal. The Wildcats' eight goals were more than five goals fewer than their season average.
• In goal, Danny Hincks (4-3) collected seven saves including three in the opening quarter.

How it Happened

• A closely contested first quarter saw goals traded back-and-forth early before Dordevic completed a first period hat trick to give the Blue & Gray a 3-1 lead. Villanova would score two man-up goals in the frame, including the second at the 4:16 mark to salvage a 3-2 GU lead after the first 15 minutes of action.
• The scoreboard was silent for the first five minutes of the second quarter until Bundy's man-up goal at the 9:51 mark pushed the Hoya lead to 4-2. Villanova responded to pull within one, but another Bundy goal with 2:49 remaining in the half gave Georgetown a 5-3 lead going into halftime.
• Coming out of the break, both squads pushed the pace and combined for seven goals in the frame. Villanova seemed to have an answer every time the Hoyas scored, but Bundy completed his hat trick with 11 seconds remaining in the frame to give the Blue & Gray a three-goal cushion at 9-6. Hincks kept the momentum going with a stellar doorstop save after the ensuing faceoff to lift the Hoyas into the final 15 minutes of action.
• In the fourth, the Hoyas posted three goals from Solomon, Carroll and Dordevic to lead 12-6 and clamped down defensively on their guests. Villanova didn't score for nearly 12 minutes in the stanza before a pair of desperation goals in the final three minutes closed out the 12-8 win for Georgetown.

Villanova Notes

• Patrick Daly led the Wildcats (10-4, 3-2 BIG EAST) with three goals and an assist while Matt Campbell had a goal and two assists.
• Justin Coppola won 11 of 24 faceoffs and collected 12 ground balls.
• Defensively, three different Villanova players were credited with two caused turnovers.
• In goal, Will Vitton had 12 saves in the loss.

Hoya Notes

• Georgetown has now won 10-straight following an 0-3 start to the season.
• The Hoyas have won 16-straight BIG EAST regular season games dating back to 2021.
• This is Georgetown's ninth regular season crown after winning the last three BIG EAST titles and six ECAC championships from 2000-07.
• Dordevic's four points give him 55 for the season, tying Dan Bucaro ('19) in 2018 for 19th most in a single season on the Hilltop.
• Halpert moves into seventh place all-time in career caused turnovers at Georgetown with 43, passing John Urbank ('14), Bobby Boyle ('12) and Michael Mayer ('17).

Up Next
The Hoyas head back to Milwaukee next week as the top seed at the BIG EAST Championship, presented by JEEP. Georgetown faces the fourth seed, still to be determined, on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET with the game shown live on CBS Sports Network.