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The No. 14 Georgetown women’s soccer team defeated DePaul, 1-0, at North Kehoe Field this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. Coming off of a 1-0 loss against Villanova, the Hoyas dominated the Blue Demons and now advance to the tourney semifinals.

“It was always going to be a very difficult game. DePaul is a tough team — they don’t give up a lot of goals,” Head Coach Dave Nolan said. “So they were always defensively going to be a handle. It was just a matter if we could get enough to get them on their back foot by scoring.”

Georgetown had previously played DePaul on Senior Day on Oct. 14, defeating them in a 1-0 overtime thriller. Sophomore forward Vanessa Skrumbis scored the lone goal early into the first overtime period in that game to give GU the win.

Contrary to their first meeting, the Hoyas didn’t wait long to score on Sunday, getting on the board in the 10th minute. Sophomore midfielder Daphne Corboz started the break by chipping the ball to junior forward Colleen Dinn, who then headed the chip past the DePaul goalie and into the upper-left corner.

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The Georgetown women’s soccer team (14-2-2, 8-1-1 Big East) fell to Villanova (7-8-3, 5-4-1 Big East), 1-0, on the road Friday in the last regular season game of the year. The Hoyas were coming off of a win over DePaul, in which they clinched the National Division title and earned a bye to the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.

The Wildcats, needing a win to secure a spot in the tourney, came out fast, taking an early lead in the 28th minute when Emily Damstrom fired a shot past Hoya redshirt freshman goalkeeper Emma Newins into the lower far post. It was just the second goal GU has given up in Big East play.

The Blue and Gray were dominated throughout the half, as they managed just three shots to Nova’s 10. Georgetown would come out of the break rejuvenated, however, controlling the second half as they out-shot the Wildcats, 16-1, and held a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks. Still, though, the Hoyas were unable to find the back of the net.

Their best chance, perhaps, came in the 59th minute, when a shot by sophomore forward Jessica Clinton was cleared off the line by a Villanova defender.

GU continued to press the Villanova defense throughout the second half but were unable to convert: Within a nine-minute span, Georgetown had six shots either blocked or saved. Despite out-shooting Wildcats 19-12 for the game overall, then, Nova was able to pull out the win it needed.

The Hoyas will host a Big East quarterfinal match against an opponent to-be-determined on a week from Sunday at North Kehoe.