With a smashing kill, senior right side hitter Kiersten McKoy closed out the DePaul Blue Demons, Georgetown’s volleyball season and her Georgetown volleyball career. In the same match, Tory Rezin broke the Georgetown record for digs in a season.

To accommodate ESPN’s coverage, Georgetown will play host to Temple for a 4 p.m. tip-off. Tuesday afternoon is primetime for class meetings, and it is unclear how many students will be able to make it to the arena.

After making a run to the National Division-II semifinals last spring, the Georgetown University Rugby Football Club definitively raised the bar for the program’s future. If the 2009 fall season has been any indication, that standard could be on an upward trend again.

On Saturday, Georgetown (0-10, 0-5 Patriot League) was thoroughly dismantled by the businesslike Richmond offense. The defending FCS National Champions executed well in both the passing and rushing departments, en route to tallying a total of seven touchdowns.

The Hoyas, however, are two years removed from a national championship and were following another phenomenal year, so merely finishing in the top five or six at any given regatta is not as gratifying as it might be on other campuses.

On Saturday, Georgetown opened its 2009-2010 season by defeating Missouri State (0-1), 79-55. The defense was spectacular, forcing 25 turnovers, which included 17 steals.

Today is supposed to be one of those special days on the calendar for Georgetown fans. After a particularly long offseason of debating how this year’s Georgetown men’s basketball team will fare, Opening Day is finally here.

At the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships this past weekend, the Hoyas executed their race plan to near perfection to overcome the rough conditions and win the Mid-Atlantic Region for the sixth year in a row.