Big Green to Square Off With No. 10 Georgetown Tuesday Afternoon

Tuesday, March 19

Washington, D.C.

3:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Georgetown

Photo by: Cayla Fernandes

Big Green to Square Off With No. 10 Georgetown Tuesday Afternoon

3/18/2024 5:22:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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Nonleague slate ends with first meeting between Dartmouth and Georgetown since 2013

By: Justin Lafleur

GAME 7
Dartmouth (3-3, 0-0 Ivy League) at Georgetown (4-2, 0-0 Big East)
Dates: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – 3 p.m.
Location: Cooper Field – Washington, D.C.
All-Time Series: Tied, 3-3
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Setting the Scene
The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team wraps up nonleague play on Tuesday when the Big Green travel to Georgetown to face the 10th-ranked Hoyas in our nation's capital. Dartmouth stands 3-3 on the season following a hard-fought 11-10 win at Vermont last Thursday. The Big Green opened a 7-1 lead, the Catamounts pulled even at 10, but junior Colin McGill scored what proved to be the game-winning goal on the extra man with 8:21 remaining.

McGill finished with three goals and two assists for his second straight five-point game. He's also up to 99 career points (73 goals, 26 assists). Fifth-year Tommy Rogan was also stellar offensively, posting his fourth-career hat trick in his first action of the season. It began with two goals in 12 seconds in the first quarter, including a highlight-reel behind-the-back goal. He added a third late in the second quarter.

Senior Henry Bonnie added two goals while junior Quinn Moore posted season highs for points (3) and assists (2). Senior Mitchell Myers impressed facing off, winning 13-of-21 draws with six groundballs, while also scoring his first goal of the season to begin the second quarter and put the Big Green ahead by six. Defensively, sophomore Thomas Goguen had four groundballs and two caused turnovers.

Junior Mason Morel impressed in goal in his first start of the season, making 11 saves, including two in the final 30 seconds to help preserve the Big Green victory. First-years Elliott Fee and Sean McMahon, and junior Holden Deck, all saw their first action of the season in the victory. The win was Dartmouth's second straight against a Vermont program that has won outright or shared the America East regular season championship each of the last two seasons, winning the tournament in both 2021 and 2022. Thursday was the third straight game in the series that ended with a one-goal margin.

With A Win...
- Dartmouth would improve to 4-3 all-time against Georgetown, beating the Hoyas for the first time since 1989.
- The Big Green would win a nonleague game for the 13th time in their last 19 tries dating back to the 2021 season.
- The Big Green would beat their first nationally-ranked opponent since a 12-11 double overtime win against No. 15/16 Harvard on Mar. 21, 2015.
- Dartmouth would pick up its first win over a nationally-ranked foe on the road since a 9-6 victory at No. 19 Colgate on Feb. 25, 2012.

Last Time Out
BURLINGTON, Vt. (3/14/24) — The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team jumped out to an 8-2 lead, then after Vermont pulled even at 10, junior Colin McGill scored on the extra man with 8:21 remaining and the Big Green defense didn't allow a goal for the game's final 10:59 in an 11-10 road win on Thursday afternoon. McGill led the offense with five points, his second straight five-point game, behind three goals (good for his third straight hat trick) and two assists. Fifth-year Tommy Rogan shined in his first action of the season, scoring three goals for his fourth-career hat trick.

All-Time vs. Georgetown
Dartmouth and Georgetown are tied 3-3 in the all-time series. The last time they played was on Mar. 2, 2013, a 10-9 Hoyas' win at SMU's Gerald Ford Stadium. The Big Green's last win came on Mar. 24, 1989, a 12-5 Dartmouth victory.

Scouting Georgetown
Georgetown stands 4-2 on the season and 10th in both the Inside Lacrosse / Media Poll and USILA Coaches Poll. After losses at Loyola and No. 13 Johns Hopkins, the Hoyas have bounced back with victories over No. 18 Penn (12-9), No. 1 Notre Dame (11-10 in overtime), Brown (11-5) and High Point (14-8). Georgetown is coming off a 13-4 record in 2023, beating Yale in a 19-17 thriller before falling to No. 2 Virginia in the quarterfinals (17-14).

TJ Haley leads the Hoyas in points (23) and assists (19). His 3.17 assists per game lead the Big East and are seventh nationally. Aidan Carroll is second in points with 18 and first in goals with 15. Wallace Halpert leads the defense with seven caused turnovers, while his 19 groundballs are second. James Ball has been sensational facing off, winning 61.4 percent of his draws (70-of-114) with a team-leading 37 groundballs.

NEILA Rankings
Following its 11-10 win over Vermont on Mar. 14, the Big Green jumped all alone into the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) rankings at No. 8. Dartmouth had been tied for eighth with Vermont on Mar. 11. The Big Green are currently ahead of Vermont, Merrimack, Brown, Sacred Heart and Fairfield, who are all among others receiving votes.

Zappitello Named to USILA National Team of the Week
Sophomore attackman Hopper Zappitello was recognized on the USILA National Team of the Week following his stellar eight-point effort in the Feb. 24 win over Holy Cross. Zappitello scored two goals and dished six assists, the most by a Big Green player since Ben Martin dished seven on Apr. 11, 2017 against UMass Lowell. He was one of just 10 student-athlete recognized across the country and one of only two from the Ivy League.

Paradine Named NEILA Preseason All-New England
Sophomore midfielder Emmett Paradine was recognized by the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association as a member of the preseason All-New England Second Team. Last season's Ivy League Rookie of the Year finished 2023 fourth on the Big Green in points with 27, tied for second in assists (9) and fourth in goals (18).

Johnston, Myers, Davis Named Captains
Dartmouth head men's lacrosse coach Sean Kirwan announced the Big Green captains in January, which included fifth years Andrew Johnston and Mitchell Myers, and senior Nate Davis. The captains were chosen by their peers.

Four Pick Up Postseason Honors
Following a strong season of progress, four members of the Dartmouth men's lacrosse team were recognized with postseason Ivy League awards. Emmett Paradine was named Rookie of the Year, the Big Green's first Ivy League major award winner since 2007. Senior Mitchell Myers and junior Nate Davis were both named second team All-Ivy while junior Peter Lapina was named Academic All-Ivy.

Paradine becomes Dartmouth's fifth all-time Ivy League major award winner, all being Rookies of the Year. The others were Ari Sussman (2007), Jamie Coffin (2003), Brian Merritt (1994) and Jenkins Marshall (1981).

This also marked the first time Dartmouth had multiple players named first or second team All-Ivy in consecutive seasons since 2005-06. Myers was named to the first team and Daniel Hincks to the second team last season.

Follow Along
Tuesday's game can be seen live on FloSports (subscription required).

Next Up
After Tuesday's game, the Big Green return home for the first time in almost a month when they host Penn at 12 p.m.