Georgetown University Athletics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Georgetown University's top-seeded men's lacrosse team defeated second seed Providence 14-6 on Saturday to win the 2026 BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Championship, presented by JEEP. The league title is the eighth in a row for the Hoyas – adding to their own NCAA Division I men's lacrosse record – as they improve to 10-4 on the year and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time in program history.
 
Hoya Highlights

• Liam Connor quarterbacked a Georgetown offense that had nine different goal scorers and led the way with a goal and five assists on the day. He was named the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player for his efforts over the weekend.
• Kevin Miller posted a hat trick with three goals, Joe Cesare had two goals with an assist and both Lucas Dudemaine and Jack Schubert scored twice.
• Rory Connor had a goal and two assists while Jack Ransom had a goal and an assist. Ty Banks and Natty Mason scored lone goals as well.
• Jake Bickel and Charlie McGurrin were both credited with one assist.
• Defensively, Ty Banks had two caused turnovers and two ground balls while scoring his first goal of the season in transition.
• McGurrin had a caused turnover while both George Acton and Evan MacFarland were credited with a caused turnover and two ground balls.
• Hayden Cody and Ross Prince combined to go 9-for-23 on faceoffs with four ground balls.
• In goal, Anderson Moore (10-4) posted a .600 save percentage after collecting nine saves in 58 minutes of action.

How it Happened

• A slow start saw Providence (8-9) score first at the 11:51 mark before the Hoyas responded four minutes later on a pole-to-pole transition goal from McGurrin to Banks to even things up at 1-1. Scoring ended there in the frame, hinting at a low-scoring defensive affair after 15 minutes of action.
• The Friars struck first, just 29 seconds into the second quarter, to lead 2-1 but it was all GU from there. Georgetown scored six of the next seven goals in the opening half to lead 7-3 at the break. Five different Hoyas scored in the stanza including the eventual game-winner by Cesare with 2:27 to go.
• Coming out of the break, Georgetown's offense continued to cruise, outscoring PC 4-2 in the third quarter courtesy of four different goal scorers. The Friars managed a last second goal with three seconds remaining in the period to salvage an 11-5 GU lead heading into the final quarter.
• Two early Georgetown goals put the game out of reach at 13-5 with 11:26 to go and the teams traded goals to seal the 14-6 victory. Liam Connor assisted on all three goals in the period for the Hoyas.

Providence Notes

• Sam Brazell and Chris Matia both led the Friars with a goal and an assist.
• Chris Esposito went 9-for-12 (.750) on faceoffs with five ground balls.
• Defensively, Owen Finetto had two caused turnovers and four ground balls.
• In goal, Cam Sterritt (8-9) had nine saves in the loss.

Georgetown Notes

• Ty Banks, Joe Cesare, Liam Connor, Evan MacFarland and Anderson Moore were all named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team for the Hoyas.
• Liam Connor set the Georgetown record for single season assists, passing TJ Haley (C'24) with 51 on the year.
• Rory Connor becomes just the eighth Hoya to score 50 goals in a single season, tying Aidan Carroll (SFS'24, MSB'25) with 50.
• Liam Connor moves into sixth-place all-time in single season points, passing Jake Carraway (B'20, MiM'21), Steve Dusseau (C'02), Greg McCavera (C'98), Graham Bundy Jr. (B'23, MiM'24) and Andy Flick (B'00) with 72.

Up Next
The Hoyas earn the BIG EAST's automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Tournament.