#13 Georgetown Outclasses Marquette Men's Lacrosse

Golden Eagles fall behind early and can't recover against ranked Hoyas

Apr. 11, 2026 at 9:05pm

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The Marquette men's lacrosse team fell behind #13 Georgetown 4-0 early and never recovered, losing 17-7 on the road. Despite senior Nolan Rappis reaching 100 career points, the Golden Eagles struggled to contain the Hoyas' offense, especially brothers Rory and Liam Connor who combined for 16 points.

Why it matters

This loss drops Marquette to 2-1 in Big East play, knocking them out of a three-way tie for first place in the conference. The Golden Eagles were unable to slow down Georgetown's high-powered offense, which exposed defensive weaknesses that will need to be addressed before the team's final regular season games.

The details

Marquette fell behind 4-0 early and could never recover, as Georgetown's Rory Connor scored 7 goals, including 4 in the second half. Liam Connor, Rory's younger brother, dished out 8 assists to fuel the Hoyas' attack. Marquette went on a 3-0 run to get within 4-3 in the first quarter, but Georgetown answered with 6 straight goals to take a commanding 10-4 lead by halftime. The Golden Eagles were held scoreless for over 21 minutes spanning the 3rd and 4th quarters as Georgetown pulled away.

  • Marquette was down 4-0 in the first 4 minutes of the game.
  • The score was 4-3 Georgetown with 6:34 left in the first quarter.
  • Georgetown led 10-4 at halftime.
  • Georgetown went on a 5-0 run from midway through the 3rd quarter through the first minute of the 4th quarter.
  • Marquette went over 21 minutes without scoring a goal.

The players

Nolan Rappis

A senior at Marquette who scored 4 points on the day, including his 100th career point, becoming the 9th player in program history to reach that milestone.

Rory Connor

A Georgetown player who scored 7 goals, including 4 in the second half, to lead the Hoyas' offensive onslaught.

Liam Connor

Rory Connor's younger brother, who had 8 assists for Georgetown to set up the team's scoring.

Lucas Lawas

The Marquette goaltender who made 8 saves before being replaced late in the game.

Anderson Moore

The Georgetown goaltender who made 14 saves to stifle the Marquette offense.

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What they’re saying

“Essentially, Marquette didn't have a defensive answer for what the Hoyas wanted to do on offense, although I guess you could make a case that it was a good thing that Rory Connor didn't score any of GU's first five goals of the game.”

— Andrew Fleck, Author

What’s next

Marquette will host Villanova this Saturday for their home finale and Senior Day. Villanova was also 2-0 in Big East play heading into the weekend, so this will be an important conference matchup for the Golden Eagles as they look to bounce back from this lopsided loss.

The takeaway

This game exposed some significant defensive vulnerabilities for Marquette that will need to be addressed before the final stretch of the regular season. The Golden Eagles struggled to contain Georgetown's high-powered offense, especially the Connor brothers, and will need to shore up their defense if they hope to make a deep postseason run.