WASHINGTON – The top-seeded and nationally No. 7 Georgetown University men's soccer team won its fourth BIG EAST Championship in five seasons on Sunday with a 2-1 overtime victory at Shaw Field over the second-seeded Providence College Friars.  A pair of goals from junior Stefan Stojanovic secured the program's fifth title in program history.  With the win, Georgetown improved to 16-2 on the season while Providence dropped to 10-4-4 overall.

Head Coach Brian Wiese

• "Providence is a fantastic team, and the first time we played them they were good, sharp and efficient with their finishing. We approached this game making adjustment off of that match and I thought we did that for the first 60 minutes or so. The guys were pretty resilient today not bending after they equalized on a fantastic finish by McSorley and found a way to win which is really a testament to who they have been all season. Now this is the fun part, it's execute and win or your season ends. We're hopeful to have two or three games on Shaw Field if we can continue win and playing here are really been a huge asset for us. You see the energy we get from our students which is just awesome and we're hoping to have that for our playoff run."

How it Happened

• Georgetown opened with a chance that squirted across the box and the redirect from Stojanovic went just wide. On the other end, Providence had a chance forcing senior goalkeeper Giannis Nikopolidis to dive to his right to make the stop.
• With 20 minutes left in the half, the Hoyas had an opportunity off of a restart where a shot from freshman Kieran Sargeant was saved and the ricochet cleared off the line. Minutes later, sophomore Chris Hegardt pushed his way into the box twice and had an impressive header but couldn't connect.
• The game would get chippy in the final minutes of the first half with cards and bodies flying, but the score would stay even as the squads went into the break in a scoreless tie.
• In the 52nd minute, the Hoyas had a golden chance on a breakaway with a shot from Stojanovic being saved. On the breakaway, an off-ball foul in the box gave the Blue & Gray a penalty kick which Stojanovic buried to take the lead 1-0.
• Midway through the period, a take down by Nikopolidis in the box on the other end of the field resulted in a penalty kick for the Friars. Nikopolidis came through with the huge stop and the defense managed to clear it as the Hoyas clung to the advantage.
• The game changed in the 85th minute as Providence searched for the equalizer and found it on a low shot from Friar leading scorer Brendan McSorley.
• Neither team would have an answer as the 1-1 tie at the end of regulation for overtime.
• The difference came in the 96th minute when a pass ricocheted to junior captain Dante Polvara who lofted in a perfect ball. It found the foot of Stojanovic who took a touch and managed the textbook finish for the golden goal to give the Hoyas the lead as well as the BIG EAST Championship.

Of Note

• Georgetown outshot Providence 16-6 and the Blue & Gray had nine shots on goal to the Friars' four.
• The Hoyas were awarded five corner kicks, while Providence also had five on the day.
• Nikopolidis took the win with three saves to his credit.
• Stojanovic was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the tournament and Nikopolidis was named Most Outstanding Defensive Player, both were also on the All-Tournament squad along with senior Sean Zawadzki and freshman Joe Buck who scored the semifinal game winner.
• This is just the third time in program history that the squad has won both the regular season and the championship in the same year.  The previous double championships were in 2015 and 2019.
• The Blue & Gray has now won four of the past five BIG EAST Tournaments it has participated in with titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
• With the win the Hoyas have earned their 12th NCAA Tournament berth and the 10th under Wiese.

Up Next
Georgetown now awaits the selection show to learn if it will receive a first-round bye as well as its first opponent in the tournament.  The NCAA Selection Show will be broadcast live on NCAA.com at 1 p.m. on Monday.