Georgetown

Georgetown owns a 29-6 advantage in this series, but Loyola is enjoying a five-game winning streak. The No. 15 Greyhounds (5-2) have won three of the last four contests, including Saturday's 13-7 victory over Air Force at the Whitman Sampler Mile High Classic in Denver. Senior attackman Mike Sawyer is questionable, but freshman Zach Herreweyers scored three goals in Sawyer's place against the Falcons. The Hoyas (3-3) snapped a two-game losing skid with a 16-8 rout of previously undefeated Providence last Saturday.

The 63rd annual Georgetown Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, rain or shine, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.This year's tour of 12 gardens is highlighted by those at Tudor Place, the four-level estate of Mrs. W. Averell Harriman; Evermay, with its Italianate-style terraces, fountains and sculptures, also noted for its roses; and the garden at Renwick Chapel at historic Oak Hill Cemetery. Guides will answer questions and point out features at each of the tour stops, and refreshments will be served in Keith Hall at Christ Church.

Here's an opportunity to look behind the walls and into the charming gardens of Georgetown. It's the 64th annual Georgetown Garden Tour on Saturday, rain or shine, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring 14 private gardens and Renwick Chapel in historic Oak Hill Cemetery.Among the properties on tour is the estate of Mrs. W. Averell Harriman, with its towering magnolia trees and beautiful shrubbery; the terraced gardens of "Evermay," owned by the Berlin family for four generations and noted for its rose garden and unusual sculptures and fountains; historic Prospect House and the magnificent grounds of Tudor Place, where tour-goers can buy plants from the estate.

Junior attackman Davey Emala's decision to transfer to North Carolina from Georgetown could be interpreted as a massive blow to the program. Or a chance for junior Jason McFadden. Hoyas coach Dave Urick said Wednesday that the Bel Air native and Calvert Hall graduate is poised to join juniors Travis Comeau and Zac Guy as starters in Friday night's season opener against No. 8 Maryland. “When the window shuts for one guy, the door opens up for somebody else,” Urick said.

There was a time when Georgetown went to 11 straight NCAA tournaments, which included a run of six consecutive appearances in the quarterfinals. But the Hoyas have fallen on difficult times, going five years without a tournament berth and ushering the dismissal of former coach Dave Urick. The task of turning the program around has been entrusted to former Maryland defensive coordinator Kevin Warne, who was part of the brain trust that guided the Terps to back-to-back national title games in 2011 and 2012.

One-score decisions continue to be unkind to the Navy men's lacrosse team. For the second time in as many contests, the Midshipmen squandered an opportunity to cement a victory in the final 30 seconds. On Sunday, that missed chance opened the door for host Georgetown to emerge with a 9-8 win in overtime before an announced attendance of 2,613 at Multi-Sport Field in Washington. Junior attackman Jeff Fountain , a Lutherville native and St. Paul's graduate, took a feed from redshirt junior midfielder Zac Guy, curled around the left post and deposited the ball behind senior goalkeeper Nolan Hickey to even the Hoyas' record at 1-1. Navy (2-2)

A source close to the program has confirmed to Inside Lacrosse that former Georgetown associate head coach Matt Kerwick will be named an assistant coach at Cornell. Kerwick wil take over for Matt Rewkowski (Johns Hopkins), who recently left to take Kerwick's former position with the Hoyas under new head coach Kevin Warne (who was previously Maryland's offensive coordinator). Many expected Kerwick to take over when longtime Georgetown head coach Dave Urick retired, but Georgetown let Kerwick go in late June after it was found out he was cited for a DWI in April.

ATLANTA - Georgetown wanted UMass and UMass wanted Georgetown, and nobody wanted it more than CBS. Get ready to take the phone off the hook because tonight at 6, it's going to happen.Georgetown set it up with its frenzied 98-90 victory over Texas Tech in the first game of a Georgia Dome NCAA East Regional doubleheader Thursday night, and UMass made it a reality with a surprisingly easy 79-63 dispatch of fuzzy-cheeked Arkansas in the nightcap.There was some question about whether there would be a second game, because if Game 1 had gone any longer, it might have run into a local curfew.

WASHINGTON -- It was a day when Loyola coach Dave Cottle and his players listened to each other.Trailing by four goals, Cottle asked his defensemen whether they preferred man-to-man or zone defenses. The answer completely changed the game.The No. 7 Greyhounds clamped down on No. 13 Georgetown with a stringent man-to-man defense and ran away with a 16-8 victory before 1,724 at Harbin Field. It marked Loyola's first comeback win from a deficit larger than two goals this season and increased its chances of playing host to a first-round NCAA tournament game.

LANDOVER -- With Connecticut dominating the Big East Conference last season, the Georgetown-Syracuse meetings lacked some of the drama and impact of years past.But with both teams chasing the Huskies for the regular-season title this season, their old feud flared anew last night at USAir Arena, and when it was over Syracuse remained the closest pursuer by edging the Hoyas, 76-75, before 16,352."This was a good old-fashioned Georgetown-Syracuse game," said Orange coach Jim Boeheim, whose team dropped from sixth to 10th in the Associated Press poll after losing to Connecticut last week.