Georgetown University Athletics

NEWARK, Del. – Georgetown University's men's lacrosse team fell 16-6 to Duke in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at Delaware Stadium. The Hoyas drop to 11-5 overall to close out the 2026 season after making their 14th appearance all-time in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
 
Hoya Highlights

• Jack Ransom led Georgetown with two goals while Joe Cesare added a goal and an assist.
• Rory Connor, Lucas Dudemaine and George Acton each scored as well with Patrick Crogan distributing two assists and Jake Bickel and Liam Connor adding one.
• Defensively, Ty Banks had a pair of caused turnovers.
• Ross Prince went 13-for-21 (.619) on faceoffs with five ground balls.
• In goal, Anderson Moore (11-5) collected 14 saves in the loss.

 How it Happened

• Georgetown jumped on the board quickly, scoring the first goal of the game just 34 seconds into the contest. Duke tied things up at the 9:29 mark and posted a pair of goals in the final 2:28 of the first quarter to lead 3-1.
• After a slow start to the second, Duke added a pair of goals four seconds apart at 9:19 and 9:15 to go ahead 5-1 and added a late goal to take a 6-1 advantage into halftime.
• Coming out of the break, the Hoyas struck first again before Duke rallied off four-straight goals to lead 10-2. Georgetown outscored the Blue Devils 2-1 in the final 2:07 of the period, including Acton's goal with one tick on the clock to make it 12-4 with 15 minutes to play.
• Duke kept momentum going in the fourth outscoring the Hoyas 5-2 in the frame to seal the 16-6 victory.

Duke Notes

• Max Sloat led the Blue Devils (11-4) with four goals and an assist while Benn Johnston added a hat trick.
• Kyle Colsey chipped in two goals and two assists.
• Cal Gerard went 10-for-19 (.526) on faceoffs with seven ground balls.
• Defensively, Anthony Drago had three caused turnovers and four ground balls.
• In goal, Buck Cunningham (3-1) had 10 saves in the win.