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Quarterfinals Bound! Hoyas Defeat Duke 16-12 in NCAA First Round

DURHAM, N.C. – Georgetown University's top-seeded men's lacrosse team defeated seventh-seeded Duke 16-12 to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the 13th time in program history. The Hoyas snap an eight-game losing streak to the Blue Devils and earn their first win against Duke since 2008.
 
Hoya Highlights
  • Aidan Carroll led the Hoyas with six goals and a pair of assists for eight points while Fulton Bayman had four goals and an assist.
  • Patrick Crogan added three goals, Jack Ransom had two goals and an assist and Joe Cesare found the back of the net once.
  • Kade Goldberg was credited with two assists while Ty Banks chipped in another.
  • Ross Prince was 20-for-30 (.667) on faceoffs and collected nine ground balls.
  • In goal, Anderson Moore (12-4) had nine saves in the win.
How it Happened
  • Georgetown came out aggressively, scoring on the opening possession and adding goals at the 9:24 and 5:56 marks to take a 3-0 lead. Duke ended its scoring drought after 10:59 of action to salvage a 3-1 score after 15 minutes.
  • The second quarter had a combined 10 goals between the two teams. Duke got on the board first before the Hoyas responded with back-to-back scores to lead 5-2. After trading goals, Duke went on a 3-0 spurt to knot things up at 6-6 with 19 seconds to play in the half. A Carroll goal with four ticks remaining gave Georgetown a 7-6 lead, but Duke scored off the ensuing faceoff to force a 7-7 draw going into halftime.
  • Coming out of the break, the Hoyas blew the game open by scoring the first four goals of the frame and outscoring Duke 5-1 overall to lead 12-8.
  • Georgetown would push its lead to as many as six, up 15-9 with 6:40 to play in the game. Duke managed three goals down the stretch thanks in part to a hard 10-man ride, but it wasn't enough as the Hoyas sealed the 16-12 victory.
Duke Notes
  • Eric Malever led the Blue Devils with two goals and two assists. Benn Johnstone and Max Sloat both added two goals and an assist.
  • In goal, Patrick Jameison had 13 saves in the loss.
Georgetown Notes
  • With his eight points, Carroll moves into 12th place all time on the Georgetown career scoring list with 151 points. He passes Jim Nagle ('84) on the list.
  • Carroll eclipsed the 70 point mark on the season, becoming just the eighth Hoya in program history to achieve the milestone. His 74 points this year rank fifth all-time in a campaign on the Hilltop.
  • Prince is the eighth Hoya in program history with 20 faceoffs wins in a game and the first since James Reilly ('22, '23) had 21 against Notre Dame in 2022.
Up Next
The Hoyas advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the 13th time in program history. Georgetown will face the winner of Sunday's showdown between second-seeded Maryland and Air Force on Sunday, May 18 at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.