Previewing UVA lacrosse’s first round matchup with Georgetown

Photo courtesy of Virginia Athletics After what has felt like two separate seasons combined into one for the Virginia Cavaliers men’s lacrosse team, the ‘Hoos find themselves firmly in this year’s NCAA tournament as the fifth seed, earning a home game inside Klockner Stadium. UVA enters the dance at 10-6 overall, fresh off a strong showing in the ACC Tournament, where a second win over No. 2-seeded Notre Dame and a 16-6 demolition over North Carolina now has this team poised and as confident as any group in the country in its ability to get to the semifinals on Memorial Day weekend.

The Georgetown Hoyas enter Sunday as the automatic qualifier out of the Big East at 10-4 overall. Kevin Warne has his Hoyas playing balanced lacrosse, owning the 11th-best scoring offense and the 12th-best scoring defense nationally. They notched wins over Albany, Denver and Loyola, but came up short against three other tournament teams in Notre Dame, Richmond, and Syracuse.

The offense is ironically spearheaded by a combo of brothers in Liam Connor (21 G, 51 A) and Rory Connor (50 G, 13 A). Both lit the lacrosse world on fire last year while at Colgate, and they’ve continued that heater throughout 2026. Defensively, this team owns one of the better goalies most probably have not heard of in Anderson Moore; the junior is averaging 12 stops a game at 56% and has been a huge factor in the Hoyas not allowing double-digit goals in their last three games.

This should be a great one, with the ‘Hoos and Hoyas set to collide at 7:30 p. m. ET on ESPNU.