WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's field hockey travels to Connecticut for a pair of games this weekend. The Hoyas return to BIG EAST play at Quinnipiac on Friday before facing Sacred Heart in New Haven on Sunday.
 
Links to video and live stats for both games can be found at www.GUHoyas.com.
 
About the Hoyas

• Georgetown (2-6) is coming off a setback to UConn in BIG EAST action in its lone game last week.
• On the year, Sophie Towne leads the Hoyas with three goals and two assists for eight points while Sydney Yodh has two goals and two assists for six points.
• Colleen Maloney has two goals and an assist for five points while Elena Leahy adds a goal and two assists for four points.
• In goal, Bailey Tietz has started the last two games and holds a 3.76 goals-against average with 17 saves and a .680 save percentage. Ella Fahey had started the first six games of the year and has a 3.06 GAA with 53 saves and a .746 save percentage.

Scouting Quinnipiac

• Friday's game is slated for 2 p.m. in Hamden, Connecticut.
• The Bobcats are 2-8 on the season and 0-2 in the BIG EAST with wins over Stonehill and Merrimack.
• Francisca Eschoyez leads QU with nine goals and an assist for 19 points.
• Cristina Torres has played every minute for the Bobcats this year and has posted a 2.56 GAA to go with 76 saves and a .745 save percentage.
• Georgetown and Quinnipiac's showdown last year proved to be a 3-2 Bobcats win.
• The Hoyas last defeated Quinnipiac in 2021 thanks to a pair of Emma van der Veen goals in a 2-1 double overtime victory in the Nation's Capital.

Scouting Sacred Heart

• Sunday's game is set for 1 p.m. and will be played at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
• The Pioneers are 3-6 on the year with wins over Mercyhurst, Bryant and Merrimack.
• Celia Benson leads Sacred Heart with two goals and an assist for five points while Aine Keaney and Amelia Pellegrini both have two goals each for four points.
• In goal, Samantha Maresca has played every minute this season with a 1.87 GAA, 57 saves and a .760 save percentage.
• Georgetown and SHU last played in 2022 with the Hoyas winning 3-2 on a penalty stroke in overtime. Towne and van der Veen both scored in the game for the Blue & Gray.

Up Next
The Hoyas return home to continue BIG EAST play against Old Dominion at home on Thursday, October 10. All home Georgetown games will be played at the University of Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex in College Park, Maryland.