WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's No. 8/10 men's lacrosse team defeated visiting St. John's 18-11 to clinch at least a share of the 2026 BIG EAST Regular Season Championship. The Hoyas improve to 7-4 overall and remain undefeated at 4-0 in league play while the Red Storm fall to 2-11 overall and 0-4 in the BIG EAST.
 
Hoya Highlights

• Jack Ransom led the Hoyas with four goals on the day while Jake Bickel and Liam Connor both tallied three goals and three assists for six points.
• Rory Connor chipped in with three goals and an assist while Natty Mason had a goal and an assist.
• James Carretta, Zach Chari, Hayden Cody and Kevin Miller each scored one goal while Patrick Crogan had two assists and Ross Prince added another.
• Defensively, Ty Banks tied a career high with four caused turnovers while Aidan Carrello added two. Six other Hoyas were credited with one caused turnover including George Acton and Evan MacFarland who both collected four ground balls.
• Hayden Cody and Ross Prince combined to go 17-for-32 (.531) eight ground balls. Prince went 8-for-12 (.667) in his first game back since March 17.
• In goal, Anderson Moore (7-4) posted a .526 save percentage after collecting 10 saves against nine goals allowed in 57:18 minutes of action.

How it Happened

• A tightly contested opening quarter saw St. John's take an early lead just 62 seconds into the game before the Hoyas rallied off three-straight goals to lead 3-1 at the 6:31 mark. The Red Storm added another with 3:09 to play but both squads traded two-goal spurts the rest of the frame to give Georgetown a 5-4 lead after 15 minutes of action.
• The Hoyas controlled the middle quarters, outscoring their guests 11-3 in the second and third combined.
• Georgetown put together a six-goal streak spanning the third and fourth and held the Johnnies scoreless for 16:55 in that span.
• A late St. John's comeback attempt with four-straight goals in the fourth quarter was too late and too short as the Hoyas sealed the 18-11 win with a Chari goal in the final minute of play.

St. John's Notes

• Adrian Nowak led the Red Storm with three goals while Owen Rogers added two goals and two assists.
• Max Scrio went 8-for-10 (.800) on faceoffs with eight ground balls while Ethan Wiegand went 7-for-21 (.333) with four ground balls and a goal scored.
• In goal, Matt Nelson (2-11) had 11 saves in the loss.

Georgetown Notes

• The win guarantees the Hoyas at least a share of the 2026 BIG EAST Regular Season Championship. Georgetown previously has won outright BIG EAST crowns in 2022 and 2023 with co-championships in 2021 and 2025.
• Liam Connor moves into third place on the Hilltop in single season assists with 41, passing TJ Haley (C'24) in 2024.
• Rory Connor is now tied for 12th-most goals in a campaign, tying Mark Murphy ('90) and Jake Carraway (B'20, MiM'21) with 44.

Up Next
The Hoyas hit the road to face Villanova on Friday, April 24 in the BIG EAST regular season finale. Friday's winner will determine the top seed in the upcoming BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Championship, Presented by JEEP.