WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's lacrosse team hosts No. 13 Johns Hopkins in the 2024 home opener on Saturday afternoon. Opening faceoff is set for noon at Cooper Field.
On the Air
- Saturday's game will be shown on the BIG EAST Digital Network with Jeremy Huber and Earl Brewer calling the action.
- A link to live stats will also be available at GUHoyas.com.
About Georgetown
- The Hoyas are looking for their first win of the season after dropping their opener 18-10 at Loyola last weekend.
- Jordan Wray led the Blue & Gray with a career-high five goals against the Greyhounds to earn a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
- Patrick Crogan had two goals, TJ Haley scored a goal and dished out a pair of assists and both Aidan Carroll and Alexander Vardaro added a goal and an assist.
- James Ball won 16 of 22 (.727) faceoffs and added five ground balls.
- In goal, Anderson Moore (0-1) had eight saves in cage for his collegiate debut.
Scouting Johns Hopkins
- The Blue Jays (1-1) are coming off a 13-5 midweek victory over Towson after dropping their season opener 13-12 to Denver in overtime last Saturday.
- Jacob Angelus leads JHU with 10 points (6G, 4A) while Hunter Chauvette (6G), Garrett Degnon (4G, 2A) and Russell Melendez (3G, 3A) each have six points on the year.
- Logan Callahan has taken all but four faceoffs for Hopkins, winning 25 of 44 (.568) to go with 13 ground balls.
- Defensively, Degnon and Scott V. Smith both have a pair of caused turnovers with Smith collecting nine GBs as well.
- Chayse Ierlan (1-1) has started both games for the Blue Jays and has a 9.19 goals-against average to go with 19 saves and a .514 save percentage.
Series History
- Despite being less than 40 miles apart, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins have only played five times in program history.
- The Blue Jays hold a 4-1 series advantage, including a come-from-behind 13-12 win in Baltimore last season.
- Georgetown's victory in the series came courtesy of a 16-8 win on the Hilltop in 2022.
- Two of the other prior meetings came in the NCAA Tournament in 2018 and 2007 after the first match up in 1993.
Up Next
Following Saturday's game, the Hoyas hit the road once again to face No. 19 Penn in Philadelphia on Saturday, February 17.
