WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's 10th-ranked men's lacrosse team heads to the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time in program history with a first round game at No. 5/4 Virginia on Sunday night in Charlottesville, Virginia. Opening faceoff is set for 7:30 p.m. under the lights at Klockner Stadium.
 
On the Air

• Sunday's game will be shown live on ESPNU with Drew Carter and Paul Carcatera 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 Kane Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
• Georgetown is coming off a 14-6 victory over Providence in the BIG EAST Championship Finals, earning its eighth-straight league tournament crown and the BIG EAST's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
• 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.
• In goal, Anderson Moore (10-4) posted a .600 save percentage after collecting nine saves in 58 minutes of action.
• On the year, Liam Connor leads the Hoyas with 72 points (21G, 51A) and leads the NCAA in assists per game. Rory Connor is right behind with 63 points (50G, 13A) and is third in the NCAA in goals per game. Bickel has 26 points (17G, 9A), Jack Ransom has 25 points (18G, 7A), Schubert has 24 (17G, 7A) and Miller adds 23 (20G, 3A).
• Six different Hoyas have double-digit caused turnovers, led by Banks with 18 and MacFarland with 17.
• Ross Prince is 62-for-119 (.521) on faceoffs with 31 ground balls while Hayden Cody has gone 102-for-223 (.457) with 53 ground balls.
• In goal, Moore has a 9.44 goals-against average to go with a .561 save percentage and 165 saves.

Scouting Virginia

• The Cavaliers are 10-6 on the season and coming off a 16-6 win over North Carolina to win the ACC Tournament Championship.
• Brendan Millon (30G, 44A) and McCabe Millon (33G, 41A) both lead the Cavaliers with 74 points on the year while Truitt Sunderland has 67 (49G, 18A) and Ryan Colsey adds 44 (34G, 10A).
• Virginia utilizes a trio of faceoff specialists, combining to go 240-for-457 (.525). Griff Meyer leads the pack at 117-for-217 (.539) with 75 ground balls.
• Defensively, John Schroter anchors the Cavalier defense with 23 caused turnovers and 22 ground balls.
• In goal, Jake Marek (9-5) has started 13 games between the pipes and owns a 10.71 GAA to go with a .527 save percentage and 157 saves.

Series History

• The Hoyas and Virginia have played six times with UVA owning a 6-0 overall record.
• Four of the six games have come during the NCAA Tournament.
• The Blue & Gray is 0-4 all-time against Virginia under the helm of Head Coach Kevin Warne.

Up Next
The winner of Sunday's game will advance to the 2026 NCAA Tournament Semifinals in Newark, Delaware.