Men’s Lacrosse Takes on Providence in BIG EAST Championship Finals

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Georgetown University's top-seeded men's lacrosse team looks to claim its eighth-straight league tournament title at the 2026 BIG EAST Championship, Presented by JEEP against second seed Providence on Saturday. Opening faceoff is set for 2 p.m. at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.

On the Air

Saturday's game will be streamed live on ESPNU 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 an 11-8 victory over Denver in the semifinals on Thursday.
Jake Bickel and Jack Schubert led the Hoyas with three goals each while Liam Connor had two goals and two assists.
Joe Cesare and Lucas Dudemaine both had a goal and an assist, Rory Connor scored once and Evan MacFarland, Natty Mason and Kevin Miller each had lone assists.
Defensively, Robert Plath had two caused turnovers and four ground balls, MacFarland had four and both Ty Banks and Charlie McGurrin collected three.
Ross Prince went 13-for-19 (.684) on faceoffs with seven ground balls.
In goal, Anderson Moore (8-4) posted a .619 save percentage after collecting 13 saves on the night.
On the year, Liam Connor leads the Hoyas with 66 points (20G, 46A) and leads the NCAA in assists per game. Rory Connor is right behind with 60 points (49G, 11A) and is second in the NCAA in goals per game. Bickel has 25 points (17G, 8A), Jack Ransom has 23 points (17G, 6A), Schubert has 22 (15G, 7A) and Miller adds 20 (17G, 3A).
Banks and MacFarland both have 16 caused turnovers on the year while Plath has been credited with 12.
Ross Prince is 55-for-103 (.533) on faceoffs with 28 ground balls while Hayden Cody has gone 101-for-216 (.467) with 53 ground balls.
In goal, Moore has a 9.65 goals-against average to go with a .559 save percentage and 156 saves.

Scouting Providence

The Friars are 8-8 on the season and coming off a 14-7 win over Villanova in Thursday's semifinals.
Rhett Chambers leads the Friars with 70 points (35G, 35A) while Richie Joseph adds 48 (38G, 10A) and Matt Lazzaro has 42 (21G, 21A).
Chris Esposito is PC's top faceoff specialist, winning 130-of-246 (.528) draws with 63 ground balls.
Defensively, Ian Olenik anchors the Providence defense with 26 caused turnovers and 42 ground balls.
In goal, Cam Sterritt (8-8) has started all 16 games between the pipes and owns a 10.60 GAA to go with a .515 save percentage and 177 saves.

Series History

The Hoyas and Providence have played 23 times since 1971 with GU owning a 21-2 overall record.
Georgetown has won the last 12 contests with PC's last win coming in 2017.
The Blue & Gray is 9-1 all-time on the road at Providence.

Up Next
The winner of Saturday's game will earn the BIG EAST's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament.

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