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The men’s team (18-4, 8-3 Big East), now ranked at No. 15 in the AP Poll, play Cincinnati (19-6, 7-5) away on Friday in a Big East matchup. The Hoyas are riding a six game wining streak in which three wins have come over ranked opponents.  Sophomore forward Otto Porter Jr. led the Blue and Gray with 21 points and seven rebounds in their most recent effort against Marquette. Cincinnati has won the last four meetings against Georgetown and will be lead by sophomore Sean Kilpatrick.

The women’s basketball team (13-11, 4-7) tries to bounce back after a nine-point loss to Syracuse when they face Villanova (17-7, 6-5) on Saturday. The Hoyas received a strong effort from freshman forward Dominique Vitalis, who led the team with 15 points with two other teammates in double figures. The Wildcats, meanwhile, will come off of a convincing 63-34 victory over Seton Hall. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. at McDonough Arena.

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Softball

The Georgetown softball team will kick of their season Friday in the FIU Tournament as they travel to Florida to face North Carolina State and Florida International on Friday, Kansas on Saturday, and an opponent to be determined on Sunday.  The team is led by senior captains Shikara Lowe and Jordan Hansen and will welcome six new freshmen.

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The men’s basketball team (16-4, 6-3 Big East) will travel to New Jersey to play Rutgers on Saturday.  The Hoyas look to extend their four-game winning streak against the Scarlett Knights (12-9, 3-7).  The Blue and Gray have won 10 out of the last 11 matchups against Rutgers.  With their win last week against St. John’s, Georgetown made its way back into the national rankings, coming in at No. 20 on the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA Today coaches’ poll.  The Hoyas are led by sophomore Otto Porter Jr, who is ranked 14^th in the Big East in scoring and fifth in rebounding.  Tipoff is scheduled for noon and will be broadcast on MASN and ESPN 980 AM.

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Soccer

For the first time in program history, the men’s soccer team advanced to the College Cup, the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, where they will face the University of Maryland today at 5 pm.  The Hoyas (19-3-2) will face a strong Terrapins team who is 20-1-2 and the second seed in the tournament.  In a meeting between the two teams last season, Maryland won 2-1.

On Sunday, the Blue and Gray will play in either the championship or third place game pending the outcome of their Friday match.  They will see either Indiana or Creighton, who face off in the other semifinal today.

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The men’s basketball team, which began the season unranked, have moved up to number 15 in the AP Top 25 Poll with their 6-1 overall record.  On Saturday they will face Towson (4-4) at the Verizon Center for a noon tip-off. The Hoyas will key on former teammate Jerelle Benimon, a spring 2011 transfer who now leads Towson in scoring and rebounding.  Georgetown is heavily favored in this matchup but must start and finish strong if they want to secure victory.

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Tonight, the No. 20 men’s basketball team will play Tennessee at the Verizon Center as part of the SEC/Big East Challenge. (Don’t forget the retro-themed party and free Hoya Hair for first 2,000 fans!) The Hoyas and Volunteers both boast records of 4-1 and are coming off easy victories. The Hoyas received a strong performance last week from sophomore forwards Otto Porter Jr. and Greg Whittington, each of whom recorded double-doubles. Game time is 6:30 p.m.

On Saturday, the women’s squad will square up with George Washington on the road at 4 p.m.  The Blue and Gray, 5-2, are led by senior Sugar Rogers, who was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll and the Naismith Award early season watch list on Monday. GW currently holds a 4-2 record. Although the Hoyas have an overall losing record to their crosstown rivals, they won last year’s game, and this year promises to be closely contested as well.

On Tuesday, the men will play Texas in the Jimmy V Classic, while the women take on Monmouth in New Jersey.

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The men’s soccer team is still fighting and still winning. The Blue and Gray will play San Diego on Saturday at 1 p.m. on North Kehoe Field in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

The third-seeded Hoyas will be coming off of the excitement of a harrowing win in penalty kicks last round, while the unseeded Toreros seek yet another underdog victory. GU is led by freshman striker Brandon Allen, who leads the nation with 10 game-winning goals.

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Since the college hoops season is over for both our men’s and women’s teams, tune in to the numerous other sporting events around campus instead of watching John Calipari babysit NBA players on their way to a national championship.

The baseball team (11-14, 0-3 Big East) looks to rebound from a 6-3 loss to Navy as it hosts Rutgers for three games in its conference home opener. The games are scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday before the two teams wrap up the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Hoyas will carry an unimpressive 1-4 record at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda, Md. into Friday’s game, have lost seven in a row and nine of their last ten. So you could say they need at least one of these games this weekend.

The women’s softball team (14-17) is riding a four-game win streak into its Big East opener against Rutgers. They will play a three-game series, starting with a Saturday double-header that starts at noon. Hopefully, the Lady Hoyas will bring three conference wins back to the Hilltop. Continue reading →