Top Moments of 2008-2009, No. 7 No Love in the Dome on Valentine’s Day
In recent history, Georgetown has made a habit of entering the Carrier Dome and leaving with a lopsided loss. In 2007, the 10th ranked Hoyas were the victim of a 14 loss on Syracuse’s Senior Day as seniors Terrence Roberts, Darryl Watkins, and Demetris Nichols recorded one the greatest home victories of their careers. Last season, Georgetown invaded the Dome once again ranked in the top 10, but again left with a loss. The Hoyas needed a late run to just get the game into single-digits.
But the 2009 version of the Big East’s best rivalry featured a different ending. The ‘Cuse once again jumped out to a big lead (16 points in the second half), but squandered it quickly away.
Georgetown finally figured out the 2-3 zone defense and scored an astounding 31 points in the final eight minutes of regulation.
This memorable game of 2008-2009 went to overtime where the ‘Cuse took control and stayed undefeated this season in overtimes.
Rivalries tend to bring the best and worst out of fans, and for the Orange faithful, this contest against Georgetown brought out of the worst. First, the runner of the “E” Flag took a tumble.
But that pales in comparison to the actions of the student section on Valentine’s Day. The students pelted rival Georgetown fans with basically anything they could throw. The trashing of the Hoya fans prompted a letter of apology from both Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Otto’s Army, the official student section organization of the University.
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