WASHINGTON – The top-seeded Georgetown University men's soccer team will face the third-seeded University of Akron Zips in the  BIG EAST Championship Game Presented by JEEP on Sunday afternoon at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU with Tyler Terens and Paddy Foss calling the action.
 
Follow the Action

• Fans can tune in online on ESPNU and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
• Tickets can be purchased at GUHoyas.com through a link on the men's soccer schedule.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is coming off of a 2-0 victory over fourth-seeded Seton Hall in the semifinal match.
• The teams were scoreless through the first half, but goals from Matthew Van Horn and Eric Howard put the game away and sent Georgetown to the final for the 10th-consecutive year.
• Georgetown entered the tournament as the BIG EAST East Division Regular Season Championship as well as the number one seed in the BIG EAST Championship.
• It marked GU's second-straight regular season title and the 11th in program history. Ten of the 11 have come under Head Coach Brian Wiese.
• Three Hoyas earned major awards when the league announced its regular season honors on Wednesday.
• Junior Mitchell Baker was the unanimous Offensive Player of the Year, while Van Horn earned Midfielder of the Year honors as well as both being unanimous selections to the First Team. Terrance Reynolds was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year after his outstanding rookie campaign and also earned a spot on the Second Team. Other All-BIG EAST honorees included Howard and junior Tate Lampman on the First Team with junior Charlie DeMarco and senior Mateo Ponce Ocampo earning spots on the Second Team. Junior David Urrutia rounded out the BIG EAST honorees with a nod to the Third Team.
• For the second-consecutive season, the Hoya coaching staff was honored as the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year marking the 11th time in the program history and the ninth honor for Head Coach Brian Wiese and his staff.
• Van Horn is leading the team in scoring posting 13 goals and nine assists for 35 points.
• Baker is second with 11 goals and six assists for 28 points on the season in just 14 games played.
• Ponce Ocampo is third with five goals and a team-best nine assists for 19 points this season.
• In goal, DeMarco has played a majority of the minutes with eight shutouts and a 0.89 goals-against average.
• The Hoyas are currently leading the nation in assists per game (3.78), points per game (10.00) and scoring offense (3.11) among other statistics.
• Georgetown is ranked No. 2 by the United Soccer Coaches and No. 1 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Poll as well as first in the RPI.

About Akron

• Akron is 12-1-4 on the year and finished with a mark of 4-1-3 in BIG EAST play.
• The squad advanced to the championship game following an impressive 4-0 victory with three of the goals coming in the first 10 minutes of action.
• Five Akron men's soccer players were selected to the 2026 All-BIG EAST team.
• Matt Dreas and Thomas O'Rourke earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors, while Remi Agunbiade and Matthew Paiva received All-BIG EAST Second Team recognition. Jack Roman was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team.
• Akron is ranked No. 4 by the United Soccer Coaches and No. 2 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Poll as well as fifth in the RPI.

Tournament Information

• The Hoyas are 2-3-1 all-time against the Zips, and 1-0 in the BIG EAST Championship.
• The squads have never met in the championship game with the lone postseason matchup coming in the 2024 semifinal where Georgetown won 2-1 in overtime.
• Earlier this season, the Hoyas and Zips met in Ohio as Georgetown came away with the 3-1 victory. Mateo Ponce Ocampo scored two goals in the match.
• Georgetown is 30-21-7 in the BIG EAST tourney and 7-6-1 in championship matches.
• Georgetown has qualified for 10 of the past 11 BIG EAST Tournaments, advancing to and winning the championship in seven (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025).