Georgetown Hoyas

After the first day of competition at the 2008 ECAC / IC4A Championship hosted by Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. the Georgetown track & field team tallied three NCAA Regional qualifying times. The men are currently in first place with 25 points after two events ran to completion, trailing behind the Hoyas in the top five are Syracuse (i18), Liberty (13), Bosont University (6) and William & Mary (5). The women are tied for sixth with eight points after three events behind Providence (18), Virginia (15), West Virginia (10), William & Mary (10) and Liberty (9).

The Georgetown University baseball team's (16-32) scheduled game with Seton Hall on Friday afternoon has been cancelled due to unplayable field conditions at Shirley Povich Field. The Hoyas and Pirates will play a doubleheader tomorrow at noon with Senior Day festivities set for between games.

The Georgetown University baseball team was defeated by Seton Hall on Thursday night at Shirley Povich Field, 18-2.

The Georgetown University Department of Athletics announced its annual senior awards prior to graduation ceremonies this weekend. Senior football player Kyle Van Fleet (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock) was tabbed as the recipient of the Robert A. Duffey Scholar-Athlete Award, senior men's lacrosse player Matt McBride (Ridgewood, N.J./Delbarton) was selected as the recipient of the Thomas Graham Scholar-Athlete Award (Georgetown College) and senior football player Matt Bassuener (Port Edwards, Wis./Ft. Edwards) was named the recipient of the School of Foreign Service's Stephanie Waterman Scholar-Athlete Award. Senior women's lacrosse player Patty Piotrowicz (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) was selected as the Georgetown nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Georgetown University sophomore shortstop Samantha Peters (Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill) was named the 2008 NCAA Division I Softball All-Independent Player of the Year, when post-season awards were announced in Bakersfield, Calif. on Tuesday afternoon. It was just the second post-season honor earned by a Hoya, in the softball program's three year history. Peters earned All-Independent Freshman of the Year in 2007.

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Well, to use the HoyaTalk parlance, Edited. Davidson recovers from an 11-point halftime deficit, and being down 17 early in the second half, to beat the Hoyas, 74-70, and end their season. Let's run the numbers: Offense Defense 1st Half 2nd Half Total 1st Half 2nd Half Total Pace 31 32 63 Eff.

Check out the middle column. One of those things is not like the other: Opponent Off v.Exp Def v.Exp UNC 88.3 -12.6 93.5 +18.8 Duke 99.2 +1.1 107.4 +0.0 Charlotte 99.3 -10.5 102.9 -8.9 UCLA 99.1 +6.5 118.0 -9.2 NC State 96.1 -13.9 97.5 +0.0 Gonzaga 118.7 +16.3 114.3 -6.5 The above is the list of the top 100 (ok, NC State is #102) teams

The Hoyas today advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, topping UMBC, 66-47. Not a pretty game, but the Hoyas did what they needed to do to win. No full box available yet, but here are some of the key stats: Hoyas 64.3% from 2-point range, including 69.2% in the first half. UMBC 33.5% from 2-point range. Hoyas 42.9% from the charity stripe. Not a great performance. Hoyas turned