WASHINGTON – The No. 1/1 Georgetown University men's soccer team (14-1-1, 7-0-0 BIG EAST) will travel to Storrs, Connecticut to take on the UConn Huskies in the BIG EAST regular season finale at Morrone Stadium on Friday evening. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The matchup will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Follow the Action
- Fans can tune in online on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
About the Hoyas
- Georgetown is coming off of a huge 5-3 victory over then-No. 9/3 Creighton at home on Friday evening.
- The teams combined for an impressive eight goals in the first 45 minutes of action as Creighton scored first, but the Hoyas rattled off four straight to take the three-goal lead.
- Creighton cut it to one on a pair of converted penalty kicks, but a late goal from senior Matthew Helfrich, a career first, made it 5-3 at the break which would also stand as the final.
- The Hoyas have already clinched the BIG EAST East Division Regular Season Championship as well as the number one seed in the BIG EAST Championship.
- It marks GU's second-straight regular season title and the 11th in program history. Ten of the 11 have come under Head Coach Brian Wiese.
- On Monday, Matthew Van Horn was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row, while classmate Mateo Ponce Ocampo earned a nod to the Honor Roll
- Van Horn scored twice as Georgetown earned a 5-3 victory over No. 9/3 Creighton on Friday night. The senior finished with four points on four shots, helping the Hoyas secure three BIG EAST points in their regular-season home finale. His two goals tied for the league lead during the week.
- Ponce Ocampo recorded a league-high three assists in Georgetown's 5-3 victory over Creighton. The senior directly set up three of the Hoyas' five goals as Georgetown collected three points in BIG EAST play.
- Van Horn is leading the team in scoring posting 11 goals and eight assists for 30 points.
- Junior Mitchell Baker is second with 11 goals and six assists for 28 points on the season in just 13 games played.
- Ponce Ocampo is third with five goals and a team-best nine assists for 19 points this season.
- In goal, junior Charlie DeMarco has played a majority of the minutes with seven shutouts and a 0.88 goals-against average.
- The Hoyas are currently leading the nation in assists per game (4.00), goal differential (38), points per game (10.50) and scoring offense (3.25) among other statistics.
About the Huskies
- UConn (8-7-2, 4-3-0 BIG EAST) is currently in second place in the East Division with 12 points. The top four teams will secure spots in the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament, consisting of the two division champions and the next two teams with the highest point totals.
- The Huskies have won three of their last four contests, all against BIG EAST opponents.
- During that stretch, UConn has recorded two clean sheets while scoring multiple goals in three of the four matches.
- Junior forward Alfonso Arredondo has led the Huskies in this stretch with three goals and one assist.
Series Info
- Georgetown is 19-14-4 all-time against the Huskies, but 3-10-3 on the road.
- The teams met twice last year with Georgetown winning 4-1 in the regular season at home as GU scored three goals in the final 15 minutes to get the victory.
- The second meeting was a 3-1 Georgetown win in the BIG EAST Championship with Ponce Ocampo tallying a pair of goals.
- The last meeting in Storrs was a 1-0 Hoya victory in 2024 as Van Horn scored the game winner in the 22nd minute.