Men’s Lacrosse [8-0 overall; No. 4 in Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Poll]
Already on their longest opening winning streak in history, the Georgtown men’s lacrosse team added another victory to the books and moved up to No. 4 in the rankings when they defeated Brown 16-6 on Saturday. Georgetown showed not only its all-around strength but also its depth this week, with 11 players scoring against the Bears.
“We got ‘em real early and took advantage of good play by our guys when the ball was on the ground,” Head Coach Dave Urick said.
Georgetown started the game strong, with a 2-0 run led by junior midfielder Trevor Walker, on an assist from junior defenseman Kyle Sweeney. This is the third straight game in which the Hoyas opened the game with a 2-0 run. Their tendency to dominate on offense by retaining possession also held through the first quarter when Georgetown had 19 shots on goal compared to Brown’s two.
Scoring was more even in the second quarter, however: Brown quickly closed Georgetown’s lead to one on a goal with 12:17 remaining in the half. Senior attack Steve Dusseau quickly answered with his first of three goals on the afternoon. After another quick response from Brown, making the score 3-2 with 7:50 left in the half, Georgetown’s defense held the Bears scoreless until the break, while the offense added two more goals from Dusseau and sophomore attack Neal Goldman.
The Hoyas’ defense continued to deprive the Bears of scoring opportnities, while Walker added his second goal of the day just under a minute into the third quarter. The scoring streak continued for Georgeotwn when junior midfielder Doug Mueller capitalized on a wide-open scoring opportunity, and senior midfielder Mike Kanach netted two in a row. His first came on an assist from junior attack Mike Hammer, and his second was unassisted.
“We certainly would like to be more balanced [than last week]. We had some younger guys able to score. Steve had three goals, but it was a fairly quiet three goals. Obviously teams are very aware of him and we have to take advantage of that,” Urick said.
In the fourth quarter the Hoyas rallied for six more goals, and first-year attack Dave Paolisso recorded his first career goal.
Senior goalie Scott Schroeder played the entire 60 minutes for the Hoyas and made 16 saves, allowing only six goals. He also earned his first career assist on a full-field pass late in the second quarter. Schroeder was named AllLacrosse America Player of the Week for the week ending April 8. Dusseau earned his second Warrior/Inside Lacrosse National Player of the Week honor this week, and Sweeney was named the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
The Hoyas’ next game is at Hobart College on Saturday.
“We’ve never played particularly well up there; we’ve always had to fight hard,” Urick said. Despite their eight-game winning streak, Urick also added, “We need to understand that we’re a long way from the finish line, but we’re doing well and things are falling our way.”
Women’s Lacrosse [8-1 overall; No. 2 in Brine/Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Poll]
The Georgetown women’s lacrosse team ended its season-long win streak with a 11-10 loss at home to the Tar Heels of North Carolina. The Hoyas held the Tar Heels to three goals in the first half and were up 6-3 going into the break. The game remained close until North Carolina took off on a five-goal run in the fourth quarter to put them up 10-9.
Sophomore midfield Gloria Lozano, who led all scorers with four goals and one assist, netted the last goal for Georgetown, tying the score with 1:25 remaining.
“We were pretty sure it would be a close game, North Carolina is a really talented team. We figured they’d be pretty fired up to play us, and they were,” Head Coach Kim Simons said.
Senior goalie Chandler Vicchio shared her thoughts on the last minute of the game, “We had the potential to put the game away, but when a team comes from behind and scores five goals in a row, the momentum is in their favor. I was trying to stay calm,” she said.
Carolina picked up the last draw and scored with 48.7 seconds left, sealing the win for the Tar Heels.
“There were two teams very dangerous with the ball. I still felt like they had the momentum and then they got the draw and went down and scored. Carolina played better than we did,” Simons said.
The Hoyas will travel to James Madison today. Coming off a loss for the first time since last year’s championship game, Simons said, “Losing makes you take a step back and assess where you are. It can turn into a positive or a negative thing for your team. We hope for us it will be positive as we take on what is going to be a difficult and fiesty James Madison team.”
