Lombardi, legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, was a quotable man of cliches and anecdotes - none of which are being lost on Urick as he heads into the start of the 2000 season. Urick is especially focusing on Lombardi's thoughts on winning, and more importantly, how to do it consistently. The willingness to prepare is everything. That's the plan for the Hoyas this season. It's a new year for the Georgetown men's lacrosse team and change is in the air.
Expectations are high among the players, coaches and even the alumni.
The Hoyas qualified for the NCAA Final Four before falling to Syracuse 13-9 in the semifinals. Georgetown played an independent schedule with games against tournament qualifiers Delaware and Notre Dame. The Hoyas played on friendly Harbin Field, situated nicely in the middle of campus and holding over 3,000 fans for some games including Syracuse. The Hoyas are in what may be considered by outsiders to be a significant rebuilding year. Georgetown has entered into the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference, a newly formed league designed after the NCAA began to weigh the options of going to automatic qualification bids for the post-season championship tournament.