Well that was fun. Your fighting Georgetown Hoyas opened their national championship run Tuesday night, shaking off some early jitters to lead by double digits throughout the second half en route to a comfortable 68-53 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Jessie Govan led three Hoyas in double figures with 13 points, while freshman Josh LeBlanc opened his Georgetown career with an impressive double-double.
Hoya fans had eagerly waited for opening night, anticipating the arrival of Georgetown’s incoming freshman class. The headliners of that bunch are a pair of guards, James Akinjo and Mac McClung, who were meant to pump life into an inert Hoya back-court.