Nov. 3, 2010

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's basketball squad debuted in the No. 13 position in the ESPN/USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll. It marks the first time Georgetown has been tabbed in the preseason poll and the Hoyas' highest preseason ranking in program history. The Hoyas posted an extraordinary season last year boasting a 26-7 record and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Last week, the Blue & Gray was selected No. 13 in the Preseason AP Poll.

Georgetown moved into the national rankings last season earning No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today poll after defeating NC State, 67-66, and starting the year with a record of 11-2. It was the first time the Hoyas had been in the national polls since the 1992-93 campaign and the team's first appearance in the ESPN/USA Today poll.

The Blue & Gray climbed as high as No. 11 in the ESPN/USA Today poll earning that position on February 15 and sustaining it after downing No. 4 Notre Dame, 76-66, in front of a sellout crowd at McDonough Arena on senior day. The Hoyas were ranked for 12-consecutive weeks last season.

Prior to the 2009-10 season, Georgetown had been ranked for only one week taking the No. 25 position in the AP Poll on March 2, 1993.

The BIG EAST had five teams in the top 25 with Connecticut tabbed as the No. 1 squad with 27 first-place votes. West Virginia earned No. 11, Notre Dame was No. 12 and St. John's took the No. 16 spot.

Georgetown will open the season on November 13 at McDonough Arena against Augusta State. The Hoyas will host a local rival, the University of Maryland, on November 16 at McDonough Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and tickets for all home games are available at www.GUHoyas.com.