CARY, N.C. – Georgetown and Seton Hall continue to advance in the NCAA Championship as the Hoyas and Pirates move on the NCAA Quarterfinal Rounds. Georgetown defeated Penn State 3-2 in an afternoon match, while Seton Hall outlasted Virginia Tech in a sudden win shootout, 7-6, which went late into Thursday night. Marquette played the evening match but lost 2-1 to No. 3 Indiana.
 
Georgetown and Seton Hall will both play Monday in the Quarterfinals. No. 8 seed Georgetown (10-1-2) will play Marshall at WakeMed Field in Cary, N.C. at 1 p.m. ET. No. 6 seed Seton Hall will face the Hoosiers at the same field at 6 p.m. Both games will be streamed on NCAA.com.
 
The last time the BIG EAST had at least two teams in the Quarterfinals was 2014. Creighton, Georgetown and Providence all made the round of eight. It is the seventh time the BIG EAST has boasted two or more teams in the quarterfinals (2014, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007 and 2002).
 
Hoyas Down Penn State 3-2 to Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
The eighth-seeded Georgetown University men's soccer team scored early and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Penn State University Nittany Lions on Thursday afternoon in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at WakeMed Park in Cary, North Carolina. With the win, the Hoyas move to 10-1-2 on the season, while the Nittany Lions conclude their campaign with a mark of 9-2-2. Georgetown opened the scoring early as a foul in the box resulted in the penalty kick in the ninth minute. Sophomore Dante Polvara lined up and buried it to make it 1-0.
Just four minutes later, the Nittany Lions equalized on a PK of their own to even it at one. In the 30th minute, GU broke through as junior Sean Zawadzki flipped the play with a beautiful pass to Kyle Linhares. The freshman got past his defenders on the right side and sent a ball into the box. It found junior Zach Riviere who took two touches before firing to the far post to put the Hoyas on top 2-1. Georgetown wasn't done yet as Linhares sent in a cross in from the corner in the waning seconds of the first period. He managed to hit graduate student Martin Ngoh who rose above the crowd to flick it in and put the Hoyas ahead 3-1 going into the break.
Penn State would add one more in the 59th minute, but it was the Hoya defense that stood strong down the stretch.
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No. 6 Pirates Defeat Virginia Tech in Shootout, 7-6, Advance to Quarterfinals (2-2 2OT)
Seton Hall senior goalkeeper Andreas Nota made two stops on penalty kicks before calling his own number and stepping up to bury the clinching penalty to advance Seton Hall past Virginia Tech 7-6 on PKs and into the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for the first time since 1988. The Pirates did their scoring trailing late in each half. Virginia Tech scored first with a Nick Blacklock goal assisted by Jacob Labovitz in the 14th minute. With 26 seconds left to play in the first period, Maurice Williams got his head on a James Boote free kick to even the score just before half. The Hokies retook the lead in the 56th minute with Blacklock's second tally assisted again by Labovitz. With a little under 10 minutes remaining and the season on the line, Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) stepped up in a big way. Off of a Boote corner, the ball was loose in front of the net when Borg was able to get his foot to it and find the equalizer for the Pirates. The teams traded opportunities with the remaining time in regulation, but the game headed for OT. Both overtime periods were largely uneventful with the Hokies outshooting the Pirates 2-1. With no winner after 110 minutes, both teams readied for PKs. After seven rounds of penalties, the score was still tied 6-6 with each keeper making a stop. Johannes Pex CJ Tibbling, Boote, JP Marin, Borg, and Eden O'Leary all converted for the Pirates to that point. Facing his eighth penalty kick, Nota came up with a crucial stop to give the Pirates a chance to win the game.
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Marquette Falls to Indiana in Sweet 16
The No. 19/12 Golden Eagles fell 2-1 in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 16 to the No. 2/3 Indiana Hoosiers on Thursday night at WakeMed Field. The Golden Eagles (8-3-2, 5-1-1 BIG EAST) took the lead in the first half when redshirt sophomore A.J. Franklin scored his first career goal. It came in the 44th minute on a left-footed firecracker from outside the box to give his team a 1-0 lead late in the first half. MU's lead lasted into halftime and the next 27 minutes of play before the Hoosiers (10-1-1, 7-1-0 B1G) were able to get on the board. Forward Herbert Endeley scored on a pass in the box from Hermann Trophy Semifinalist Victor Bezzerra in the 71st minute to tie the game. IU would take the lead less than nine minutes later on a goal from Mauloloune Goumballe in the 80th minute, a goal that proved to be the final tally of the game. The Golden Eagles had two chances late, with the best one coming on a header try from Manuel Cukaj that was saved by Roman Celentano.
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Upcoming #BEfútbol Schedule
Monday, May 10 (all times Eastern)
No. 8 GEORGETOWN vs. Marshall, 1 p.m.
No. 6 SETON HALL vs. No. 3 Indiana, 6 p.m.
 
Results
Sunday, May 2
No. 8 GEORGETOWN 2, High Point 0
No. 6 SETON HALL 2, Air Force 1
MARQUETTE 0, No. 4 Loyola Marymount 0 (2OT), MU advanced on PK’s, 3-1
Thursday, May 6
No. 8 GEORGETOWN 3, Penn State 2
No. 3 Indiana 2, MARQUETTE 1
No. 6 SETON HALL 2, Virginia Tech 2 (OT). SHU advanced on PK’S 7-6