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MEN’S LACROSSE REPORT • MAY 2, 2018 Contact: Kristin Quinn, Assistant Commissioner O: 646.663.3456 C: 914.819.8751 [email protected] 2018 BIG EAST LACROSSE STANDINGS UPCOMING BIG EAST SCHEULE BIG EAST OVERALL MAY W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Next Opponent BIG EAST Championship Presented by Jeep * ^ Denver (3/3) 5-0 1.000 2-0 3-0 11-2 .846 5-0 6-2 0-0 W7 vs. Marquette (5/3) Semifinals 3 No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 Marquette at 4:30 p.m. (CBSSN) * Georgetown (17/19) 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 10-4 .714 6-2 4-2 0-0 W3 at Villanova (5/3) No. 2 Georgetown at No. 3 Villanova at 7 p.m. (CBSSN) * Villanova (12/14) 3-2 .600 1-2 2-0 10-4 .714 3-4 6-0 1-0 W2 Georgetown (5/3) Final * Marquette 3-2 .600 2-1 1-1 6-7 .462 3-3 2-3 1-1 L2 vs. Denver (5/3) 5 BIG EAST Championship Final at 2 p.m. (CBSSN) Providence 1-4 .200 1-0 0-4 5-10 .333 5-3 0-7 0-0 L2 - St. John’s 0-5 .000 0-3 0-2 6-8 .429 5-3 1-5 0-0 L6 - 6 NCAA Selection Show at 9 p.m. (ESPNU) * - clinched a berth in the BIG EAST Championship | ^ - clinched BIG EAST Regular Season title All times are Eastern. (USILA Coaches Poll/Media Poll), NR - Not Ranked, RV - Receiving Votes BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championships RECENT RESULTS Hosted by Villanova University at Villanova Stadium APRIL 28 No. 15 VILLANOVA 10, PROVIDENCE 9 SEMIFINALS No. 17 GEORGETOWN 11, ST. JOHN’S 6 MAY 3 • CBSSN No. 4 DENVER 7, MARQUETTE 4 4:30 & 7 P.M. ET FINAL 21 No. 3/4 DENVER 13, PROVIDENCE 6 1 Denver No. 15/16 VILLANOVA 10, ST. JOHN’S 8 MAY 5 • CBSSN No. 18/17 GEORGETOWN 15, N.J.I.T. 6 4 Marquette 2 P.M. ET 20 No. 3/3 Duke 17, MARQUETTE 5 Winner of Semifinal 1 Champion 17 PROVIDENCE 12, Brown 11 (OT) Winner of Semifinal 2 14 GEORGETOWN 13, No. 13/13 VILLANOVA 11 2 Georgetown No. 2/3 DENVER 15, ST. JOHN’S 6 MARQUETTE 12, PROVIDENCE 11 (OT) 3 Villanova 11 No. 14/15 Notre Dame 7, MARQUETTE 6 #BIGEASTMLAX Minute 10 No. 9/10 Loyola Maryland11, GEORGETOWN 8 • NCAA Tournament berths are the storyline of the week as the 2018 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship Presented by Jeep starts up in Villanova, Pa., on Thursday, May 3. The semifinals, which start at 4:30 p.m. will air on CBS Sports Network with Ben Holden on play-by-play and Evan Washburn as the analyst. Top seed Denver squares off with the #BIGEASTMLAX BY THE NUMBERS fourth seed Marquette in the first semifinal; while No. 2 Georgetown plays host school No. 3 Villanova in the nightcap. The winners of the semifinals will face off in the final which will air on CBSSN on Saturday, May 5 at 2 p.m. The BIG EAST Team (Denver) advanced to the 2017 NCAA Champion will earn the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. 1 National Semifinals. • It is the fifth time that Villanova will host the BIG EAST Championship, which started in 2012. Villanova stadium hosted the first three championships from 2012-2015. The last time Georgetown was in the tournament was the last time it was Teams (Marquette and Denver) received bids to the 2016 & 2017 NCAA championship. held at Villanova. The last time No. 1 seed Denver won the championship title was in 2015 as well. There have only been 2 four host sites: Villanova, Providence (2017) and Denver (2016). Teams ranked in the national top 20 - Denver • The BIG EAST Championship has only had three champions: Syracuse (2012, 2013), Denver (2014, 2015) and Marquette (3/3), Villanova (12/14) and Georgetown (2016, 2017). Marquette won the title as the No. 4 seed last season in Providence. For the past two years, the BIG EAST 3 (17/19). has sent two teams to the Big Dance with Marquette as the automatic qualifier and Denver as the at-large bid. Why We’re Watching: BIG EAST players named to the 2018 • No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 Marquette (4:30 p.m. ET/CBSSN) - Thursday is a rematch of the 2017 BIG EAST Semifinal, where 4 Tewaarton Award list of candidates. fourth-seeded Marquette defeated top-seed Denver, 11-8. Marquette has never beaten Denver during the regular season, but has won the last two championship meetings between these two teams. Denver enters the tournament as the No. BIG EAST players selected in the 2018 1 seed for the fifth-consecutive year. The Pios have a 5-2 tournament record, having won their last title at Villanova in 5 Major League Lacrose Collegiate Draft. 2015. Marquette is the two-time defending tournament champion and are 4-2 in the championship. It is Marquette’s fifth appearance in the championship. The Pioneers enter Thursday on a seven-game winning streak and ranked third in both BIG EAST players rank among the career national polls. BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year Trevor Baptiste is 14 faceoff wins away from setting a new NCAA career statistical leader categories. Trevor Baptiste 6 ranks first in three categories. record. Denver holds a 6-2 all-time record against Marquette. These two teams last played on Saturday, with Denver defeating Marquette, 7-4 in Denver. Career statistical categories ix BIG EAST • No. 2 Georgetown vs. No. 3 Villanova (7 p.m. ET/CBSSN) - Georgetown won the regular season meeting this year 13-11 players ranked among the Top 10 in 2018 when Villanova was ranked No. 13 in the country. The meeting between the Hoyas and Wildcats on Thursday will be just 15 the second meeting between two ranked conference teams this season. It is Georgetown’s third appearance in the tour- Games have been played against the top nament. Villanova is the tournament’s most experienced team having never missed a championship in seven years. VU 20 in 2018. The BIG EAST has 8-11 record is 2-7 overall and finished runner up in 2013 and 2014. Georgetown was the runner up in 2015 and have a 1-2 record 19 so far. in the tournament. Georgetown enters Thursday night’s game on a three-game winning streak, Villanova has won its last two. Villanova holds a 20-13 series advantage over Georgetown. The two teams met in the 2013 tournament. Top-seeded @BIGEASTChamps Villanova defeated Georgetown 15-12. #BIGEASTlax #BIGEASTmlax BIG EAST CONFERENCE 655 THIRD AVENUE • NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 @BIGEAST • WWW.BIGEAST.COM 2018 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP & LEAGUE NOTES BIG EAST MEN’S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY ALL-TIME CHAMPIONS Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site 2017 No. 4 Marquette Joe Amplo 10-9 No. 3 Providence Providence, R.I. 2016 No. 2 Marquette Joe Amplo 10-9 No. 1 Denver Denver, Colo. 2015 No. 1 Denver Bill Tierney 16-8 No. 2 Georgetown Villanova, Pa. 2014 No. 1 Denver Bill Tierney 14-7 No 2 Villanova Villanova, Pa. 2013 No. 2 Syracuse John Desko 13-9 No. 1 Villanova Villanova, Pa. 2012 No. 3 Syracuse John Desko 12-4 No. 4 St. John’s Villanova, Pa. 2018 BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON AWARDS & ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS Attack Player of the Year All BIG EAST First Team % All BIG EAST Second Team @ Ethan Walker, Denver, So., A Daniel Bucaro, Georgetown, Jr., A ^ (listed alphabetically) Christian Cuccinello, Villanova, Sr., A ^ TJ Comizio, Villanova, Jr., SSDM Midfielder of the Year John Wagner, Marquette, Jr., A Austin French, Denver, Jr., A Trevor Baptiste, Denver, Sr., FOS ^ # Ethan Walker, Denver, So., A ^ Nick Grill, Marquette, So., D Craig Berge, Georgetown, Sr., M ^ Matt Hanley, St. John’s, Sr., G Defensive Player of the Year Colton Jackson, Denver, Jr., M ^ Ryan Hursey, Georgetown, Sr., SSDM Dylan Gaines, Denver, Jr., D Connor Kirst, Villanova, So., M ^ Joe Madsen, St. John’s, So., A James Barclay, Providence, Sr., D ^ Aidan Marron, St. John’s, Jr., D Goalkeeper of the Year Dylan Gaines, Denver, Jr., D ^ Evan McGreen, Providence, Fr., M Nick Marrocco, Georgetown, Sr., G Dylan Johnson, Denver, Jr., D Zachary Melillo, Marquette, Sr., FOS Noah Richard, Marquette, Jr., LSM ^ Keegan Khan, Villanova, Fr., A Freshman of the Year Trevor Baptiste, Denver, Sr., FOS ^ Owen Prybylski, Villanova, Fr., D Keegan Khan, Villanova, Fr., A ^ Nick Marrocco, Georgetown, Sr., G Joe Reid, Denver, Sr., M Tate Boyce, Providence, Jr., G Danny Seibel, Villanova, Sr., A Coaching Staff of the Year Gibson Smith, Georgetown, Fr., D Georgetown (Head Coach Kevin Warne) ^ Lucas Wittenberg, Georgetown, Jr., M ^ - denotes unanimous selection # - Midfielder of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2017 % - due to a tie in voting, there are two goalies on the all-conference first team @ - due to a tie in voting, there are 15 players on the all-conference second team FINAL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS & HONOR ROLL (MAY 1) ATTACK PLAYER OF THE WEEK DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR ROLL KEEGAN KHAN, Villanova NICK MARROCCO, Georgetown Jake Carraway, Georgetown, So., A – Led the Hoyas to an 11-6 victory with three goals and an assist as Fr., A (Chatham, N.J.) Sr., G (Duxbury, Mass.) Georgetown led start to finish at St. John’s to clinch the Khan earns BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week nods after Marrocco helped lead the Hoyas to a No.