Sports
Hoyas Fall to Penn in Homecoming Game
Under crystal clear skies and a packed house full of students and alumni, Georgetown took the field on homecoming Saturday fully rejuvenated and ready to play after the team’s inadvertent bye week due to the norovirus. Ten Hoya players had been infected in the epidemic that swept the campus, and last week’s road game against Colgate was cancelled by Patriot League officials as a precaution.
Georgetown Ties No. 13 UConn
Six. Five. Four. The public address announcer on North Kehoe Field counts down the final few seconds of the 110 minutes played today between the Georgetown and Connecticut. The Hoyas are making one last push for a goal in the second overtime.
Hoyas Suffer First Loss, Bounce Back to Beat Dlue Demons
After a 10-game undefeated streak to open the season, Georgetown suffered their first loss this weekend against top-ranked Notre Dame. The Hoyas (9-1-2, 4-1 Big East) were defeated by the Fighting Irish (14-0, 7-0) 3-1 on Friday afternoon, but the squad came back strong on Sunday as they topped DePaul (2-13, 0-7) 4-0.
Lance Makes Dopey Choice Not to Ride off into Sunset
As our recent economic woes have painfully highlighted, knowing the right time to get out can be just as important as the skills that got you to the top. Recently unretired Lance Armstrong is undeniably the greatest cyclist of our time, but, like many great athletes before him, he does not know when to get out of the game.
Thompson Lands Second 2010 Prospect
The basketball season is just over a month away, but Head Coach John Thompson is thinking years down the line.
Thompson received Tuesday his second verbal commitment from the class of 2010, landing forward Nate Lubick. Lubick joins Georgetown Prep guard Markel Starks in the recruiting class.
Penn Players to Watch
Robert Irvin
The senior signal caller is back to old form after missing all but two games last season due to injury. Two years ago, as a sophomore, Irvin threw for over 2,000 yards and 10 scores, earning him an honorable mention on the all-Ivy team.
