MILWAUKEE – Georgetown University's top-seeded men's lacrosse team won its fifth consecutive BIG EAST Championship with a 14-5 victory over second seed Denver on Saturday afternoon. The eighth-ranked Hoyas set a league record for goals and points in a BIG EAST tournament with 56 in two games over the weekend.
 
Hoya Highlights

• Nicky Solomon led the Hoyas (12-3) with six goals and an assist while Tucker Dordevic added four goals and an assist.
• Brian Minicus had two goals and an assist, Jacob Kelly chipped in a goal and three assists, and Declan McDermott had a goal and an assist.
• TJ Haley dished out two assists while Graham Bundy Jr. added another.

• Defensively, Will Bowen was credited with two caused turnovers and collected two ground balls. Wallace Halpert had four ground balls while Will Tominovich added three.
• Georgetown's defense held Denver to just 17 shots on goal and didn't allow a Pioneer goal for the first 26:32 of the game.
• In goal, Danny Hincks (6-3) collected 12 saves in the win.

How it Happened

• Georgetown blanked Denver (10-5) in the opening quarter and used a Solomon hat trick to lead 3-0 after 15 minutes of play.
• The Hoyas kept the ball rolling in the second, scoring four-straight goals before the Pioneers finally got on the scoreboard with 3:38 to play in the half to make it 7-1. Goals from Dordevic and Kelly in the final 80 seconds of the stanza gave GU a 9-1 lead going into halftime.
• Coming out of the break, Denver scored on a man-up goal to make it 9-2 but three Georgetown goals in a two-minute span lifted the Hoyas back up by 10 at 12-2 before DU added one more to make it 12-3 after three quarters.
• In the fourth, two Dordevic goals put the icing on the cake to lead 14-3 before Denver managed another two for a 14-5 final.

Denver Notes

• JJ Sillstrop led the Pios with two goals. He was the only Denver player with more than one point.
• Alec Stathakis won 14 of 21 (.667) faceoffs and collected a game-high nine ground balls.
• In goal, Malcolm Kleban and Jack Thompson combined for eight saves in the loss.

Hoya Notes

• Dordevic was named the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player, while Bowen, Hincks and Solomon each earned All-Tournament Team honors.
• McDermott moves into a tie for 18th place all-time at Georgetown in career scoring, matching Mike Hammer ('03) and Joe Callahan ('94) with 130 points.
• Dordevic moves into a tie with Bundy in 2022 and Greg McCavera ('99) in 1998 for the fifth-most points in a single season with 70.
• Georgetown has now won 12-straight following an 0-3 start to the season, setting a school record for consecutive victories.

Up Next
The Hoyas earn the BIG EAST's automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Georgetown will find out its first round opponent on Sunday night on the NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 9:30 p.m. on ESPNU.