WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University men's soccer team earned the No. 7 overall seed in the NCAA Championship on Monday afternoon. This marks GU's 14th tournament berth in the past 16 seasons and 16th overall. Georgetown secured an NCAA berth on Sunday afternoon by winning the program's seventh BIG EAST Championship and earning the league's automatic qualifier.
 
About the Matchup

• With the seed, the Hoyas have secured a first-round bye.
• Georgetown will face the winner of UCF and Florida Atlantic on Sunday, November 23 in the second round at Shaw Field.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.

How They Got Here

• The Hoyas won the program's seventh BIG EAST Championship on Sunday afternoon defeating the third-seeded UConn Huskies, 3-1.
• GU defeated fourth-seeded Providence by a score of 2-0 in the semifinal match after winning the BIG EAST Regular Season earlier in the year.
• The Blue & Gray has been in the national rankings much of the year and is currently sitting at No. 11 in the country by the United Soccer Coaches Poll and No. 11 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll. The team is also ranked ninth in the RPI.

NCAA Tournament History

• Georgetown's NCAA Tournament berth is the 14th under Head Coach Brian Wiese.
• The Hoyas have been to the tournament on 15 previous occasions with nine trips to the Round of 16 (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 1997) and five to the quarterfinals (2021, 2020, 2019, 2014, 2012).
• The Hoyas won the national championship in 2019, downing Virginia in penalty kicks.
• GU's last trip to the College Cup was in 2021 when the squad fell to the University of Washington 2-1 in the national semifinal.
• In 2012, the squad was the national runner up, falling to Indiana 1-0 in the national championship game.
• Prior to that season, the program had never moved beyond the second round of the tournament.
• The Hoyas are 19-11-6 overall in the NCAA Tournament.
• This is the 12th time the Hoyas have earned a seeding in the tournament.
• It is the first time the team has been the No. 7 seed.

Follow the Action

• Sunday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Georgetown alums Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser calling the action.
• Live stats will also be available at GUHoyas.com.
• Follow the Hoyas for ticket and additional broadcast information in the coming days.