WASHINGTON – The No. 3/5 Georgetown University men's soccer team (8-1-1, 2-0-0 BIG EAST) will face the Providence College Friars in a BIG EAST matchup at Shaw Field on Friday. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The matchup will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Georgetown alums Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser calling the action in their 22nd season in the booth.
 
Follow the Action

• Fans can tune in online on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
• Tickets can be purchased in advance at GUHoyas.com/tickets.

About the Hoyas

• The Hoyas are coming off a 3-1 win at then-No. 17/17 Akron last Friday night. The Blue & Gray scored a pair of early goals to hold a comfortable lead. Akron cut it to one early in the second half, but a Hoya goal in the 87th minute sealed the victory.
• Senior Mateo Ponce Ocampo scored a pair of goals in the contest, while freshman Terrance Reynolds managed two assists in the game.
• On Monday, senior Matthew Van Horn was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, while Mateo Ponce Ocampo received a nod to the weekly honor roll for the second week in a row.
• Van Horn scored in each of Georgetown's two victories, helping the Hoyas finish the week 2-0.
• He netted the game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Evansville before converting a penalty kick in Georgetown's 3-1 road win over No. 17 Akron.
• Ponce Ocampo scored twice in Georgetown's 3-1 road victory over No. 17 Akron, recording four points as the Hoyas handed the Zips their first loss of the season.
• Junior Mitchell Baker is leading the squad in scoring with seven goals and two assists for 16 points on the season. He is followed by Van Horn with four goals and five assists for 13 points.
• Ponce Ocampo is third with three goals and five assists.
• Both Ponce Ocampo and Van Horn have a pair of game winners on the season.
• In goal, junior Charlie DeMarco has played all 900 minutes with four shutouts and a 0.90 goals-against average. 
• The Hoyas are currently ranked No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, and No. 5 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

About the Friars

• The Friars enter Friday's match with a 5-3-1 overall record and a 0-1-0 mark in BIG EAST play.
• Providence most recently earned a 2-1 victory over crosstown rival Brown on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The Friars' scheduled match against Butler on Sept. 26 was postponed due to weather and will be made up at a later date.
• Brian Garrepy leads Providence with six goals, while Alvaro Maneiro has recorded five.
• Garrepy and Angelo Ventrella lead the team with 12 points each, while Maneiro has recorded 11 points.
• Ventrella has registered a team-high eight assists.

Series Info

• The Hoyas are 26-15-5 all-time against the Friars, and 15-8-1 at home.
• The last meeting was a 2-0 Hoya victory in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship a season ago.
• Baker scored both goals for the Blue & Gray in that contest.
• The teams tied, 2-2, at Providence during the 2025 regular season.
• The last meeting at Shaw Field was a 3-0 Hoya victory during the 2024 campaign.