WASHINGTON – Five Georgetown University men's lacrosse standouts earned USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America accolades, as announced by the publication office on Tuesday. Junior Ty Banks was named to the second team and junior Liam Connor was a third team selection while graduate student Rory Connor, junior Anderson Moore and sophomore Ross Prince were each honorable mention honorees.
 
Ty Banks
Junior | Defense
Coquitlam, B.C.
Banks is a USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team Preseason All-American after earning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors as a sophomore in 2025. He was also a USILA Second Team All-American, USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American and Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American last year. In his first two seasons on the Hilltop, Banks was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection as a freshman and a sophomore. In 2025, he started all 17 games for the Hoyas and collected 45 ground balls to go with 22 caused turnovers. Banks currently ranks eighth all-time at Georgetown in career caused turnovers with 46 just two seasons in the District.
 
Liam Connor
Junior | Midfield
Manhasset, N.Y.
Connor is in his first season with the Hoyas after playing at Colgate his first two years. He was named a USILA Honorable Mention All-American and a Nike Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American as a sophomore in 2025 and was tabbed Second Team All-Patriot League as well, helping the Raiders to the 2025 Patriot League Championship. Connor played in 33 games at Colgate, scoring 51 points to go with 54 assists for 115 points. He had 39 goals and 51 assists as a sophomore for 90 points
 
Rory Connor
Graduate Student | Attack
Manhasset, N.Y.
Connor joins the Hoyas for his final season of eligibility after graduating from Colgate in 2025.  In 2025, he was named a USILA Honorable Mention All-American, Nike Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American and USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American while earning First Team All-Patriot League honors as a senior. Connor led Colgate to the 2025 Patriot League Championship and scored 113 goals to go with 81 assists for 194 points in 47 career games with the Raiders
 
Anderson Moore
Junior | Goalie
Birmingham, Ala.
Moore is the reigning BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and one of six Preseason All-BIG EAST honorees. The junior netminder was a USILA Honorable Mention All-American and First Team All-BIG EAST player in 2025 while also being named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List. He was selected to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team as well. Last season, Moore logged 998:42 minutes in net and posted a 9.01 goals-against average to go with a .534 save percentage and 172 saves. He added 49 ground balls and was credited with a pair of caused turnovers. As a freshman in 2023, Moore was also a USILA Honorable Mention All-American, a Second Team All-BIG EAST performer and was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year.
 
Ross Prince
Sophomore | Faceoff Specialist
Penn Valley, Pa.
Prince earns preseason All-American recognition after a stellar rookie campaign. As a freshman in 2025, he was a USILA Honorable Mention All-American and was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and the BIG EAST Co-Specialist of the Year as well as a Second Team All-BIG EAST honoree. Prince also secured a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after the Hoyas won their unprecedented seventh-straight league championship. He played in 13 games for the Hoyas as a freshman and won 143-of-227 (.629) faceoffs with 58 ground balls.
 
Georgetown opens the 2026 campaign on the road at Loyola on Saturday, January 31.