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There aren’t many things more exciting in the world of sports than sudden death overtime. This past Friday, the Georgetown men’s lacrosse team took part of overtime excitement in their game at Navy. (https://treehouselodge.com/) Fortunately, the Hoyas were able to secure a victory in the contest as junior midfielder Max Seligmann scored in the opening possession of the overtime period.
Although the win was definitely enjoyed, the Hoyas should have won the game in an easier fashion. With three minutes left in the game, Georgetown enjoyed a three-goal lead.
“We’ve been working on finishing strong in practice, working in new plays to ice the games out,” senior attacker Craig Dowd said.
Unfortunately, the Hoyas were unable to hold off Navy to secure the victory in regulation, as a pair of turnovers allowed Navy to score three unanswered goals in the final three minutes and tie the game at 12 apiece.
In overtime, junior Brian Tabb won the opening faceoff, giving Georgetown the possession that led to the game-winning goal.
“It’s good to win any overtime game,” Dowd said. “But in the end it’s another win. We’re trying to get on a run before the playoffs so that helps.”
The Hoyas continued their winning ways on Wednesday night at home against Mount St. Mary’s. After a slow first quarter in which Georgetown dominated possession but struggled to find the net, the Hoyas finally pulled away from the Mount, winning the game comfortably by a score of 11-6.
“It was a matter of shooting the ball,” senior attacker Rickey Mirabito said. “We were getting decent shots, not great shots while dominating possession so we just needed to put those shots away.”
A trend through both of Georgetown’s victories has been strong contributions from the freshman class. Freshman attacker Travis Comeau led the Hoyas with four goals against Navy, a performance that earned him a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll. He combined with four other freshman for a total of eight goals and four assists.
“It seems like every game a freshman is stepping up in some way,” Mirabito said. “Travis has God-knows-how-many-goals. They’re not freshman anymore, they’re playing like sophomores.”
Georgetown now looks ahead to Notre Dame this weekend for a crucial Big East matchup. Head coach Dave Urick pointed out that the Hoyas will need to shoot better against the Irish than they did on Wednesday night. With the newcomers stepping up and the seniors playing extremely well, it’s a safe bet the Hoyas will be ready when the Irish visit Multi-Sport Field this Sunday at noon.
