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Nine minutes into its conference opener, the No. 8 Georgetown’s women lacrosse team (6-2, 1-0 Big East) found itself behind 3-2 against Cincinnati (4-3, 0-1 Big East). The Hoyas had never lost to the Bearcats, but they seemed to be in for a tough contest early.

Well, any fears of an upset were assuaged quickly and defiantly as the Blue and Gray ended the game on a staggering 19-0 run to easily prevail 21-3 over Cincinnati. GU utilized an impressive combination of selfless offense and physically overwhelming defense to dominate the Bearcats over the game’s final 51 minutes.

Georgetown’s early season pattern of a balanced offensive attack continued Friday, as 13 different Hoyas put the ball in the back of the net. Junior midfielder Hannah Franklin led the way with a hat trick, while six other teammates also scored multiple goals. Freshman attack Corinne Etchison added one goal and three assists of her own on the day.

After GU fell behind, junior midfielder Kelyn Freedman tied the score up off a nifty assist from Etchison. Etchison then found midfielder Erin Lovett less than a minute later to give the Hoyas a one-goal advantage.

Georgetown never looked back from that point on, particularly in a dominant finish to the first half; over the final five minutes before intermission, the Blue and Gray netted four goals to enter the break with a commanding 14-3 lead.

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The No. 11 Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (4-0) continued its undefeated run to begin the season by topping No. 18 Stanford (2-2) 15-8 on Tuesday. The Blue and Gray continued their strong play in the young season, as everything clicked for the Hoyas in what appeared to be a tough road test.

Early on, GU looked like it was in trouble after the Cardinal built a 3-1 lead within the game’s first ten minutes. The Hoyas’ lone bright spot in the slow start was sophomore attack Caroline Tarzian, who continued to produce on offense with her first of five goals on the day.

Tarzian’s big day marked the second time the New York native has tallied five scores in three contests for the Blue and Gray after doing the same against Towson at home ten days ago. The sophomore continues to be an offensive leader for Georgetown, which has scored 11 or more goals in all four games this season.

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Georgetown women’s lacrosse had a decisive win over UConn this afternoon, rolling to a 21-11 win just as the sun came out over the Hilltop.

The Blue and Gray had doubled UConns goals and shot attempts going into half time. Hannah Franklin started Georgetown off with the first goal of the contest, although the Huskies answered with a pair of their own. But, after those two goals, the Georgetown offense took over. The next seven goals were scored by Blue and Gray— one from Dina Jackson and two apiece from Sophia Thomas, Caroline Tarzian and Kelyn Freedman. Connecticut scored two more goals to close out the half, but the Hoyas still held a commanding 8-4 lead at the half.

The Blue and Gray continued their impressive scoring in the second half, netting 13 more goals. Jackson, Tarzian, and Freedman all finished the game with four goals. Not to be outdone were Thomas and Kelsi Bozel, who each scored three goals. Franklin finished with two and Courtney Caputo had a lone goal for the hosts.

Sophomore Meghan Ferrell recorded one of the team’s two assists, with Jackson notching the other. On the other end of the field, Georgetown goalie Barb Black made five saves while the Hoyas also recorded more groundballs and draw controls than Connecticut.

The win, the Blue and Gray’s second in a row, brings Georgetown’s record to 6-4. Next up is Cincinnati on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Ohio.

The No. 15 women’s lacrosse team earned their first win of the season over a ranked team yesterday, as the Hoyas dealt the No. 2 UNC Tar Heels their first loss of the year. With over 1100 in attendance, the thrilling 9-8 victory was a great way to start St. Patrick’s day for the Hoya faithful. With the win, the Blue and Gray climbed back to .500 while UNC dropped to 8-1 on the season.

The game didn’t start well for Head Coach Ricky Fried’s team as after Tar Heel goals in the first few minutes gave the visitors a quick 2-0 edge. The Hoyas responded well, though, and eventually took a 4-3 lead. UNC responded with a run of its own shortly thereafter, and entered halftime up 6-4.

The last fifteen minutes proved to be the most exciting of the game. Down three goals, the Hoyas managed to come back with a 4-0 run thanks in part to some great defensive play. Sophomores Kelyn Freedman and Hannah Franklin started off the run; Freedman with an unassisted goal and Franklin scoring on a free position shot. Dina Jackson followed those tallies up with an unassisted goal of her own to tie the game with just over five minutes left before Sophia Thomas scored what would be the game-winning goal just three minutes later.

Nursing the one-goal advantage, the Hoya defense stayed strong, and held off the Tar Heels— but not without some drama as a last-second shot by UNC hit the pipe. Sophomore goalie Barb Black had six crucial saves on the game. Continue reading →