WASHINGTON – Four Georgetown University's men's lacrosse standouts were selected as USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-Americans, as announced by the publication on Wednesday. Sophomore defenseman
Ty Banks was named to the second team, graduate student faceoff specialist
James Ball was tabbed third team and both graduate student attackman
Aidan Carroll and sophomore goalie
Anderson Moore garnered honorable mention accolades.
Ty Banks
Sophomore | Defense
Coquitlam, B.C.
Banks was both a USA Lacrosse Magazine and USILA Honorable Mention All-American in 2024 after a stellar rookie season with the Hoyas. He led the Hoyas with 24 caused turnovers on the year and hauled in 33 ground balls as Georgetown's top cover defenseman. Banks helped the Blue & Gray to hold its opponents to 10 goals or fewer in 13 games and post a top-10 scoring defense at just 9.65 goals allowed per game. He was also named All-BIG EAST First Team during his inaugural season on the Hilltop.
James Ball
Graduate Student | Faceoff Specialist
Garden City, N.Y.
Ball was a USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American last year in his first season with the Hoyas. He won 186-of-314 (.592) faceoffs on the year to go with 96 ground balls and four points (2G, 2A). Ball was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team as the Hoyas won their sixth-straight league tournament championship, tying an NCAA Division I record.
Aidan Carroll
Graduate Student | Attack
Milton, Mass.
Carroll had a breakout senior season with the Hoyas in 2024, earning both USA Lacrosse Magazine and USILA and Honorable Mention All-America honors. He was a First Team All-BIG EAST performer and was named the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player en route to Georgetown's sixth-straight league crown. Carroll posted 37 goals with 23 assists for 60 points, tying him for 15th most points in a single season on the Hilltop. He scored game-winning goals in overtime against both top-ranked Notre Dame in the regular season as well as Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals. Off the field, the captain was tabbed a USILA Scholar All-American and named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District.
Anderson Moore
Sophomore | Goalie
Birmingham, Ala.
Moore was a USILA Honorable Mention All-American in his first year between the pipes at Georgetown in 2024. The BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and an All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree, he posted a 13-4 overall record with a 9.52 goals-against average to go with 166 saves and a .512 save percentage. Moore was just the sixth Hoya netminder to ever earn All-America recognition and was the first freshman to do so in program history.
Georgetown opens the 2025 campaign at home against Loyola on Saturday, February 1.
