PROVIDENCE – Top-seeded Georgetown took down No. 2 seeded Providence, 14-6, Saturday afternoon at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in the 2026 BIGE AST Men’s Lacrosse Championship Presented by Jeep.
The Hoyas (10-4, 5-0 BIG EAST) extended its NCAA men’s lacrosse record, lifting the trophy for an eighth consecutive season. Overall, the Hoyas improved to 8-1 all-time in the title game and extended its dominance in the BIG EAST Tournament with a 16-game winning streaking, improving to 17-2 overall. The Hoyas have earned the automatic bid for the BIG EAST Conference; Georgetown will await its NCAA Championship fate in Sunday night’s selection show at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
Georgetown’s Liam Connor was named the BIG EAST Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, as the junior attacker registered three goals and seven assists to amass 10 points over the pair of contests.
The Friars (8-9, 3-2 BE) struck first with 11:51 remaining in the first quarter when Rhett Chambers connected with Chris Matia. Georgetown’s Ty Banks evened the tally in a low scoring opening frame, scoring his first goal of the season off an assist by Charlie McGurrin with just under eight minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
The Friars broke an eight-minute scoring drought for both teams and took a 2-1 advantage when Jay Wilkerson found the back of the net just 30 seconds into the second quarter.
Georgetown responded with four consecutive goals, as Kevin Miller, Rory Connor, Jack Schubert and Natty Mason each registered goals in succession. Providence stopped the bleeding with 8:26 remaining in the quarter, as Sam Brazell scored his fifth goal of the championship to cut the deficit to 5-3.
The Hoyas added two more goals before the halftime whistle, as Miller scored his second of the game with just over five minutes left on the clock, before Joe Cesare tallied a goal to make it 7-3.
Georgetown extended its lead in the third quarter with four more tallies, to enter the fourth with an 11-5 lead.
2026 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team
Liam Connor, Georgetown, A
2026 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship Most Outstanding Player
Grayson Manning, Denver, G
Russell Overly, Denver, D
Ty Banks, Georgetown, D
Joe Cesare, Georgetown, M
Liam Connor, Georgetown, A
Evan MacFarland, Georgetown, LSM
Anderson Moore, Georgetown, G
Sam Brazell, Providence, M
Rhett Chambers, Providence, M
Richie Joseph, Providence, A
Lucas Newton, Villanova, A
BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship Presented by JEEP
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium
Semifinals – Thursday, April 30
No. 1 seed Georgetown 11, No. 4 seed Denver 8
No. 2 seed Providence 14, No. 3 seed Villanova 7
Final – Saturday, May 2
No. 1 seed Georgetown 14, No. 2 seed Providence 6