Hoyas Drop Season Opener 18-10 at Loyola 2/3/24

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BALTIMORE – Georgetown University’s men’s lacrosse team dropped its 2024 season opener with an 18-10 setback on the road at Loyola on Saturday afternoon. The No. 11/12 Hoyas fall to 0-1 on the year while the Greyhounds improve to 1-0.

Hoya Highlights• Jordan Wray led the Hoyas with a career-high five goals• Patrick Crogan had two goals while TJ Haley scored a goal and dished out a pair of assists.• Alexander Vardaro added a goal and an assist in his first game as a Hoya.• James Ball won 16 of 22 (.727) faceoffs and added five ground balls.• In goal, Anderson Moore had eight saves in cage for his collegiate debut.  How It Happened• Georgetown jumped on the board first, winning the opening faceoff and scoring 1:02 into the game off of the first of Crogan’s two goals. Loyola responded with four-straight goals to lead 4-1 before the Hoyas closed out the opening frame 2-1 to pull within a pair down 5-3.• In the second, Loyola scored the first three goals of the quarter before GU got back-to-back goals from Wray in a 1:02 span to make it 8-5. Following a Greyhound goal, Wray collected a rebound and completed his second quarter hat trick with just seven seconds remaining, but Loyola scored on the ensuing possession with less than a second remaining to take a 10-6 lead into halftime.• Coming out of the break, the two teams traded goals but the Hoyas couldn’t make a dent in the Loyola lead as the Greyhounds led 13-8 with 15 minutes to play.• Trading goals early, the Blue & Gray couldn’t break Loyola’s five-goal lead before their hosts scored three unanswered goals to close out the game.Loyola Notes• Evan James led the Greyhounds with five goals and four assists for nine points.• Adam Poitras added four goals and an assist while Matthew Minicus had four goals.• Luke Staudt collected 11 saves between the pipes for the win.Hoya Notes• Haley moved into a tie for 21st place on Georgetown’s all-time scoring list, matching Rickey Mirabito’s 124 career points.• Will Tominovich moved into the top-10 all-time on the Hilltop with his 41st career caused turnover.Up NextThe Hoyas return to the District to host No. 6/5 Johns Hopkins on Saturday, February 10 at Cooper Field.