WASHINGTON – Georgetown University’s 14th-ranked men’s lacrosse begins the BIG EAST season on the road with a top-15 showdown at league rival No. 13 Denver on Saturday. Opening faceoff is set for 3 p.m. ET at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium in the Mile High City.
On the Air
- Saturday’s game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Kienan Dixon and Bill Tierney calling the action.
- A link to live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
About Georgetown
- The Hoyas are ranked 14th in both the most recent United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches Poll and Kane Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
- Georgetown is coming off an 18-12 setback at eighth-ranked Syracuse on Sunday.
- Liam Connor led Georgetown with two goals and five assists for seven points on the day to go with four ground balls.
- Rory Connor added two goals and two assists, Jack Ransom had two goals and an assist and Natty Mason scored twice as well. Jake Bickel, Joe Cesare, Hayden Cody and Jack Schubert each scored lone goals.
- Cody went 14-for-28 (.500) on faceoffs with six ground balls.
- Defensively, Joe Vranizan was credited with a caused turnover and three ground balls. George Acton, Ty Banks and James Carretta all added a caused turnover.
- In goal, Anderson Moore (3-4) tied a season high with 14 saves in the loss and had four ground balls.
- On the year, Rory Connor leads the Hoyas with 37 points (29G, 8A) and is second in the NCAA in goals per game (4.14). Liam Connor has 32 points (7G, 25A) and leads the NCAA in assists per game (3.57). Schubert has 14 (10G, 4A) and Ransom has 12 (8G, 4A).
- Evan MacFarland has been credited with 11 caused turnovers this year while Acton has seven and both Banks and Carretta have five.
- Cody has gone 56-for-117 (.479) on faceoffs with 32 ground balls while Ross Prince is .482 on the year at the faceoff dot, winning 27-of-56 to go with 15 ground balls.
- In goal, Moore has an 11.59 goals-against average to go with a .515 save percentage and 86 saves in five games.
Scouting Denver
- The Pioneers are 4-4 on the season and coming off an 8-7 loss at sixth-ranked Duke on Sunday. All four of Denver’s losses came against top-10 teams.
- Cody Malawsky (17G, 4A) and Marek Tzagournis (12G, 10A) both lead DU with 22 points while Chase Bruno adds 14 (10G, 4A).
- Luke Smeader is Denver’s top faceoffs specialist, winning 66-of-141 (.468) draws with 43 ground balls.
- Defensively, Russell Overly anchors the Pioneer defense with nine caused turnovers and 29 ground balls.
- In goal, Grayson Manning (4-4) has played all but 19:44 between the pipes and boasts a 7.60 GAA to go with a .640 save percentage and 103 saves.
Series History
- Georgetown and Denver have played 16 times since the Pioneers joined the BIG EAST in 2014, with the Pios owning a 9-7 overall record.
- Denver won the first six meetings in the series, but Georgetown has won seven of the last 11 matchups.
- The Hoyas are 2-5 all-time on the road at Denver.
Up Next
Following Saturday’s game, the Hoyas stay on the road and continue BIG EAST play at Providence on Saturday, April 4.
