For a Hoyas team that extended five games into overtime during the regular season, a reasonable expectation for the postseason would have been more of the same. Sunday against unseeded Monmouth, however, No. 3 Georgetown (14-3, 5-0 Big East) went for sheer dominance as they toppled the Hawks (13-7, 10-0 Northeast Conference) in an 18-2 romp. “The whole week we were focusing on us as a team and that really gave us an advantage,” senior defender Stephanie Zodtner said. “Georgetown is an absolutely talented team on all aspects of the team,” Monmouth Head Coach Kelly McCardell said. “They have a strong attack, strong midfield, strong defense, and a great goalie. They are extremely talented.” The Hoyas wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard. Junior attacker and leading scorer Coco Stanwick started with a goal just 1:02 into the game. Less than two minutes later, she scored again off of a pass from junior attacker Sara Zorzi. Over the next 22 minutes, Georgetown demonstrated remarkable offensive efficiency, scoring nine more times before the end of the half. Stanwick finished the half with four goals while senior midfielder Paige Andrews tallied three scores and Zorzi had four assists. At the break, the score was 11-0. The Hoyas dominated the first half, outshooting the Hawks 22-5, picking up 11 ground balls compared to Monmouth’s four, committing just four turnovers and winning 11 of the 12 draws. Georgetown’s suffocating defense held Monmouth to just four shots on goal, and junior goalie aggie Koch – named the Big East’s defensive player of the year – stopped them all. “[Koch] was basically a brick wall in the cage,” McCardell said. “We tried to think before we took a shot, `is this a good shot,’ but no matter what, Koch seemed to make a great stop.” The Hoyas did not let up after the intermission as Andrews hit junior attacker Schuyler Sutton for a goal just 13 seconds into the half. Senior midfielder Lucy Poole scored 2:32 later and Stanwick tallied her fifth goal of the afternoon shortly after to give the Hoyas 14 unanswered scores. Monmouth junior midfielder Katie Degen put the Hawks on the board with 25:14 remaining, but by then it was too late. Georgetown Head Coach Ricky Fried began to work in his substitutes after the first five minutes of the second half and freshmen scored three of Georgetown’s final four goals – midfielders Megan Bloomer (twice) and Margot Ellis both found the back of the net – while sophomore midfielder Zan orley added the Hoyas’ final score. As has been the case all season, the leader for Georgetown was Stanwick. To go along with her five goals, the Tewaaraton Trophy-nominee posted two assists, two ground balls and eight draw controls. The eight draw controls gave Stanwick the NCAA all-time single-season record with 111. Georgetown alum Gloria Lozano (SFS ’04) was the previous record holder with 81 in 2003, but both Stanwick and Towson freshman midfielder Hillary Fratzke eclipsed the record earlier this season. Fratzke finished her 17-game regular season with 107, while Stanwick, who has led the NCAA in draw controls per game throughout most of the season reached 111. “Coco did a great job on the draw controls once again,” Fried said. “She ran our offense well. The last couple weeks, we’re starting to get better on the offensive end, and that has a lot to do with her.”Just like her sisters [Sheehan (MSB ’01) and Wick (MSB ’03) Stanwick], who I actually played against, [Coco] is extremely talented,” McCardell said. “She is a forced to be reckoned with all over the field. She has great stick work.” As a team, Georgetown tallied 11 assists – Zorzi had five, three of which were to Stanwick, and junior attacker Schuyler Sutton added three – to give the Hoyas an assist on 61 percent of their goals. Entering the contest, Georgetown recorded an assist on 44 percent of its scores. “We wanted to make sure we shared the ball and make sure that we weren’t showing up the other team, but our plays were working and so the goals came more as a result of our plays than they of isolation,” Fried said. Easily overshadowed by an 18 goal explosion, the Hoyas’ defense was particularly impressive. Georgetown caused six turnovers and allowed just 14 shots (on the season, its opponents have averaged 21.8 per game), frustrating the Monmouth offense from start to finish. “That defense works really hard as a unit,” McCardell said. “They showed great footwork and great stickwork.” Next on tap for the Hoyas is a match at No. 7 Notre Dame (14-3, 4-1 Big East). The Irish, seeded sixth, defeated No. 10 Cornell 16-8 in first round action. Senior midfielder Crysti Foote, the Big East attack player of the year, added six points (four goals and two assists) to her team-leading 102 (68 goals, 34 assists). Earlier this season, on April 15, Georgetown defeated Notre Dame 11-10 at the Multi-Sport Facility, but needed three overtimes to do so. Stanwick led the Hoyas with four scores, including the winner, while freshman midfielder Jill Byers recorded a hat trick for the Irish. “They are a great team,” Stanwick said. “At this point in the season, anything can happen, but I think we’re more prepared [for Notre Dame] than we were before. It’s do or die, we have a whole week to prepare, and I think we’re going to do great.”We have come a long way since the last time we played them. We’ve shown a lot of improvement, worked really hard, we’re confident, and I think we match up really well,” Zodtner said. Notre Dame, like Georgetown, is undefeated at home on the season, while the Hoyas have a record of 6-3 on the road. Just as with the first round, Georgetown is prohibited from playing host because of administrative problems during last year’s tournament. “We talked about it about two weeks ago and we said that we can’t control it and we shouldn’t dwell on it and we should focus on what we can control. We’re excited to be where we are,” Fried said. The opening draw is set for 1 p.m. at Moose Krause Stadium in South Bend, Ind.