Men’s Soccer (2-4)?The Georgetown men’s soccer team lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Towson University on Tuesday, allowing the Tigers to score a late goal in double overtime. The lone Towson goal was scored by senior Randy Tolson, who netted the strike past Hoya junior goalkeeper Tim Hogan with only 2.44 seconds remaining in extra time. The goal, Tolson’s first of the season, came on a late four-on-three break that left the Hoyas off-guard and allowed Towson’s Machel Millwood to put a perfectly placed pass through two Hoya defenders and set up the shot past Hogan. Hogan had made nine previous saves in the game, was unable to stop the blast, which ended the 107-minute contest.
In other men’s soccer news, Hoya first-year Benjamin Jefferson-Dow was named the Big East Rookie of the Week for his outstanding play in the Hoyas 3-1 victory at Providence on Sept. 14. Jefferson-Dow scored two goals in that contest, with one coming off a bicycle kick in the 78th minute to give the Hoyas the lead for good. Jefferson-Dow currently leads the Hoyas in goals this season with three.
Georgetown will play its next game against Rutgers this Saturday on North Kehoe field at 1 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball (7-3)?The Georgetown University women’s volleyball team came up big this past Saturday at the 2002 Georgetown Classic, hosted by the Hoyas in McDonough Gymnasium. Georgetown, led by senior outside hitter Lauren Warner and sophomore middle blocker Sara Albert, beat Valparaiso University 3-2 in their first game and then defeated the University of Pennsylvania squad 3-0 to take the tournament championship. Warner, who registered a match and career high 25 kills against Valpo, was named tournament MVP. Albert, who had a match high seven blocks in the same game, was selected to the All-Tournament team alongside first-year Rachel Nelson who also fueled the Hoyas with 13 kills, 12 digs and an assist against the Crusaders.
The Hoyas hit .265 percent in their first match while holding Valparaiso to a .198 hitting percentage. Georgetown also had a 10-7 advantage in service aces. Against Penn, Georgetown hit .231 percent for the match against the Quakers’ .160 percent, and held a 14-7 advantage in aces.
The Hoyas will look to continue their winning streak when they travel to Chapel Hill in Durham North Carolina to take part in the Duke/North Carolina Tournament on Friday and Saturday.
Women’s Soccer (4-3)?The Georgetown women’s soccer team put together a three-game winning streak last week into Big East play against Seton Hall this Friday. Georgetown defeated James Madison University 3-0 last Wednesday and then went on to sweep the Kickoff Classic Tournament held at Furman University. There, the Hoyas handed Furman a 3-0 defeat and beat Wofford University 5-1. Georgetown junior Jessie Beers-Altman and senior Liza Yannuzi were named Big East Players of the Week for their performances during the stretch.
Beers-Altman, the team leader in points and goals, was also named Big East Co-offensive Player of the Week for her goal in the Hoyas’ game against James Madison and the hat trick that she pulled off in only 20 minutes of play against Wofford. Beers-Altman was also named to the All-Tournament team in the Kickoff Classic.
Yannuzzi was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Week for her role in anchoring the Hoyas’ backfield. Yannuzzi and the Hoyas allowed only one goal in three games, conceding the lone mark on a penalty kick in their final game of the week. Like Beers-Altman, Yannuzzi was also named to the All-Tournament team as well as being selected as the Defensive MVP of the Furman tournament.
“The team has really come into their own,” said Head Coach Diane Drake. “We are building confidence and composure but we have not yet seen all that our team can accomplish. We are hoping to springboard into another level in our first divisional game.”
