WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team (6-5, 1-1 BE) held off Villanova (8-3, 2-1 BE)  and earned a 13-9 victory on Cooper Field on Wednesday evening.

ON THE RECORD
"I'm incredibly proud of our team for this great win against a great conference opponent. We came out really strong from the opening whistle, showed our resilience, and competed hard the entire game." - Head Coach Caitlyn Phipps. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hoyas started off strong with a four-goal scoring run to open the first quarter. Sydney Pappas notched the Wildcats' lone goal of the quarter at the 4:09 mark. 
• After a scoreless opening eight minutes of the second quarter, Elena Torres landed a free-position goal to bring Villanova within two. Rileigh Meyer found the back of the net for GU with 58 seconds left in the quarter. Villanova responded 43 seconds later with a goal from Leslie Iorio. At halftime, Georgetown led 5-3.
• Maley Starr got the second half started with a free-position goal at the 14:05 mark of the third quarter. The Hoyas and the Wildcats went on to exchange two pairs of goals before the Hoyas notched the final goal of the third quarter at the 3:32 mark.
• The Wildcats scored four goals in the fourth, but the Hoyas would score four of their own to earn a 13-9 victory. 

OF NOTE

• Sophia Loschert led the Hoyas with four goals, followed by Emma Gebhardt and Meyer with three each.
• Hanna Bishop was the leading playmaker with three assists followed by Maley Starr with two.
• Gracie Driggs led the Hoyas at the circle with eight draw controls. 
•  Kendall Steer and Lily Athanas led the squad with four ground balls each. 
• The Hoyas outshot the Wildcats 30-23.

UP NEXT
The Hoyas will hit the road this weekend to take on Xavier on Saturday, April 5. Opening draw is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Corcoran Field.