Men’s Lacrosse Opens BIG EAST Tournament Against Denver

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Georgetown University's top-seeded men's lacrosse team begins the 2026 BIG EAST Championship, Presented by JEEP against fourth seed Denver on Thursday. Opening faceoff is set for 4:30 p.m. at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium on the campus of Providence College.

On the Air

Thursday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Jorge Bannister and Gabby Sartori calling the action.
A link to live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.

About Georgetown

The Hoyas are ranked 10th in the most recent United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches Poll and 12th in the Kane Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
Georgetown is coming off a 9-6 victory at Villanova in the regular season finale to win the 2026 BIG EAST Regular Season Championship and clinch the top seed at this weekend's tournament.
Rory Connor led the Hoyas with four goals and scored his 250th career point in the process.
Kevin Miller added a hat trick with three goals, Liam Connor had a goal with three assists and Jack Ransom had a goal and two assists. Jake Bickel had two assists as well.
Defensively, the Hoyas were credited with a season-high 16 caused turnovers. Robert Plath had three to go with three ground balls while Ty Banks had two with four ground balls.
In goal, Anderson Moore (8-4) posted a .625 save percentage after collecting 10 saves on the night.
On the year, Liam Connor leads the Hoyas with 62 points (18G, 44A) and leads the NCAA in assists per game. Rory Connor is right behind with 59 points (48G, 11A) and is second in the NCAA in goals per game. Ransom has 23 points (17G, 6A) and Bickel has 22 (14G, 8A).
Ty Banks has 16 caused turnovers this year whle Evan MacFarland has 15.
Ross Prince is 42-for-84 (.500) on faceoffs with 21 ground balls while Hayden Cody has gone 99-for-212 (.467) with 52 ground balls.
In goal, Moore has a 9.83 goals-against average to go with a .554 save percentage and 143 saves.

Scouting Denver

The Pioneers are 6-7 on the season and coming off a 10-9 win over Marquette to earn the final spot in this weekend's tournament.
Marek Tzagournis leads Denver with 38 points (19G, 19A) while Cody Malawsky adds 37 (29G, 8A).
Luke Smeader is Denver's top faceoffs specialist, winning 109-of-229 (.476) draws with 65 ground balls.
Defensively, Russell Overly anchors the Pioneer defense with 17 caused turnovers and 45 ground balls.
In goal, Grayson Manning (6-7) has played all but 33:17 between the pipes and boasts an 8.76 GAA to go with a .616 save percentage and 175 saves.

Series History

Georgetown and Denver have played 17 times since the Pioneers joined the BIG EAST in 2014, with the Pios owning a 9-8 overall record.
Denver won the first six meetings in the series, but Georgetown has won eight of the last 12 matchups.
The Hoyas won the regular season meeting this year 17-5 in Denver.

Up Next
Following Thursday's game, the winner takes on the advancing team between Providence and Villanova in the BIG EAST Championship Finals on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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