WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Men's Soccer Head Coach
Brian Wiese announced the 2024 schedule presented by MedStar Health on Tuesday. The slate consists of three exhibitions and 17 regular season contests including nine contests on the Hilltop which will begin in late August.
Georgetown will face six teams that appeared in the 2023 NCAA Championship including two that finished the season ranked among the top 25. The Blue & Gray competed in the NCAA second round a season ago and finished the season ranked No. 16 in the nation.
The Hoyas will host American for an exhibition match on August 9 before playing at UNC Wilmington and Duke August 13 and 16 to close out the preseason.
Georgetown's first regular season contest will be on the road as GU travels to Pitt on Thursday, August 22 which will be followed up by an early season derby against Maryland on Sunday, August 25 at 8 p.m. in College Park.
A matchup against UNC Greensboro marks the Blue & Gray's home opener on Friday, August 30 with a contest against Florida International closing out the long weekend at home on Labor Day. The Hoyas will then stay at home for a Friday afternoon matchup against Cornell on September 6.
The Blue & Gray will take on James Madison in an NCAA rematch in Harrisonburg on September 9 before a home matchup against LIU on September 14. The Princeton Tigers come to town on September 24, and GU will close out nonconference play at UMBC on October 8 in another local matchup.
The BIG EAST schedule begins on September 20 at Creighton in a rematch of the BIG EAST EAST Championship Game. The home conference slate will start on September 28 when the Hoyas host league newcomer Akron at Shaw Field. This will be the first matchup between the squads in league play.
The Blue & Gray will host three additional BIG EAST contests including matches against Providence (October 4), Seton Hall (October 19) and DePaul on October 26 for Senior Day. Road BIG EAST contests will include UConn on October 12, Villanova on October 26 and the season finale at St. John's on November 2.
The BIG EAST has two regional divisions, and each team is scheduled to play eight conference games, including each of the five teams in their respective divisions, and three teams from the out-of-region division.
Eight teams will make the BIG EAST Tournament in 2024. The team with the highest overall conference points will secure the No. 1 seed. The team in the opposite division with the highest conference point total will secure the No. 2 seed. The remaining six seeds, regardless of division, will be determined by conference point total. The top four seeds will host first round games on November 9.
The semifinal and final will be played at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland. The two semifinal games are scheduled for Thursday, November 14, while the championship game will be Sunday, November 17.