Box Score WASHINGTON – The No. 17/20 Hoyas downed St. John's 3-1 to open BIG EAST play on Thursday evening in Queens, New York. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 5-1-3 on the season and 1-0 in BIG EAST play while St. John's slides to 5-2-3 on the season and 0-1 in conference action.
 
Head Coach Dave Nolan
"Tonight was a very strong performance from the girls. Playing here is always a real challenge and Ian is always able to get everything out of his group. We spoke about starting fast and setting the tone of the game and managed to do that with a fabulous early goal from Allie Winstanley. I thought we managed the rest of the first half well and we stressed again the importance of starting the second half well, which we did yet again. Natalie Means scored a scrappy goal to double our lead. At that point, we could rest some people and give some players meaningful minutes. When Grace Sherman scored a world class third goal, I felt like we could just see out the game but give St. John's credit, they battled hard and scored one late to make it interesting. Anytime you can take three points on the road in the Big East it's a good night and we head on to Creighton now hoping for another positive result Sunday."
 
About the Match

• Seven minutes into the match, Allie Winstanley received a ball well outside of the box and beat three St. John's defenders before blistering a low shot to the left side of the goal, beating the SJU goalie to give Georgetown a 1-0 lead.
• GU continued to press the Red Storm, outshooting them 4-3 in the first half along with winning the corner kick battle 4-2.
• Georgetown would hold on through the first 45 going into the break leading 1-0.
• In the 55th minute the Hoyas struck once again as Natalie Means hammered home a ball bouncing around inside the box for her third goal of the season.
• In the 69th minute, Grace Sherman corralled a bouncing ball outside the box from Emma Davis and ripped a shot from 30-yards out over the SJU goalkeeper's head for the Hoyas third tally of the contest.
• In the 79th minute, St. John's found the back of the net for the first time in the contest off a goal from Jessica Graziano.
• GU was able to fend off the Red Storm over the final 11 minutes to secure its fifth win of the season and first in conference play.

Of Note

• Winstanley scored her second goal of the season. 
• Means continues to dominate scoring in back-to-back games for GU with her third goal of the season tonight.
• Sherman scored her first goal as a Hoya in dramatic fashion.
• Davis recorded her first assist of the season.

What Lies Ahead
The Hoyas will be back in action on Sunday, September 24 against Creighton. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. EST in Omaha, Nebraska. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.