Men's Soccer Falls to No. 3 seed Georgetown in NCAA Tournament Round of 32

Box Score WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Georgia State men's soccer team held with No. 3 Georgetown before a pair of second half goals went the way of the Hoyas as the Panthers fell 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at Shaw Field in the NCAA Tournament.

Georgia State (13-7) saw its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament come to an end following the first tournament win in program history last Thursday. Georgetown (17-2) remained undefeated at home this year, 11-0, and will now host the winner of No. 14-seed Marshall and Providence next Sunday.

The two teams went into the locker room scoreless, but after a foul in the box in the 69^th minute, Georgetown's Dante Polvara found the back of the net on a penalty kick ruining the clean sheet of Panther goalkeeper Gunther Rankenburg.

The Hoyas found the back of the net one more time in the 82^nd minute on a goal by Zach Riviere off a pass from Chris Hegardt.

Rankenburg faced a barrage of shots as the Hoyas outshot the Panthers 18-7 as the junior goalkeeper earned six saves.

The Panthers had multiple opportunities in the final minutes, but unfortunately could not find the back of the net.

MATCH NOTES

Georgia State's 13 wins are the most for the program since winning 14 matches during the 2016 season. The 13 wins are tied for the sixth-most in a single-season in school history.
Coming into Sunday, Georgia State was one of just 20 programs in the country to have reached 13 or more wins so far this season.
This marked the first time Georgia State and Georgetown met on the pitch and only third time the Panthers have played a current member of the Big East.

Five of Georgia State's final seven matches came against ranked opponents.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Gunther Rankenburg: GK; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#1 Gunther Rankenburg
: 6' 3"; Junior
: GK

Players Mentioned

#1 Gunther Rankenburg

Players Mentioned

#1 Gunther Rankenburg