WASHINGTON –  The Georgetown University women's basketball team dropped a 76-65 decision to the No. 10/10 NC State Wolfpack on Saturday afternoon at McDonough Arena. With the loss the Hoyas drop to an even .500 at 5-5 on the season with just one nonconference games remaining. 
 
"I'm proud of them for just going out and competing today," said Georgetown Head Coach James Howard.  "In the past we've played Top 10 teams and had some bad losses, this team is fighting.  We haven't reached that point, but this helps us see where we are.  Today was a gauge of where we are and what we need to do to get to that level.  We didn't win, but the will and the fight and the effort was there today."
 
Three Hoyas scored in double figures as senior guard Dionna White (Baltimore, Md. / Milford Mill) led all scorers with a season-high 25 points to go along with seven rebounds and four steals.  Graduate student Dorothy Adomako (Midlothian, Va. / Cosby) managed 18 points and a team-best eight rebounds as well as four blocks.  Mikayla Venson (Arlington, Va. / Yorktown / Virginia) rounded out those in double figures with 16 points.   Elissa Cunane led NC State with 23 points while DD Rogers added 20 rebounds.
 
The Hoyas were outrebounded by the Wolfpack 49-28 on the glass. GU shot 36.8 percent (25 for 68) from the field.  The defense allowed NC State 45.8 percent (27 of 59) shooting in the contest and the Blue & Gray forced 18 turnovers from the Wolfpack with seven steals in the game.
 
Georgetown opened the scoring for the game as White knocked down a pair of free throws in the first minute. NC State came back with a 3-pointer, and the Hoyas countered with a jumper from White and a 3-pointer from senior Brianna Jones (North Babylon, N.Y. / North Babylon / Louisville), bringing the score to 7-3 in favor of the Hoyas.
 
NC State responded with an 8-0 run, broken up by back-to-back buckets from Venson and Jones which brought the Blue & Gray within two, 13-11.  NC State answered with a 3-pointer, but White and Venson continued the 10-3 run to make it 18-14 in favor of Georgetown at the 2:33 mark.  The Wolfpack tied up the score at 18, and a trey gave them back the lead late. Despite a layup from Adomako with just six seconds remaining, the quarter ended with the Hoyas at a one-point disadvantage, 21-20.
 
Opening with a 3-pointer from White, the Hoyas regained the lead at the start of the second quarter. NC State responded with a triple of its own and tied the contest at 23.  Adomako took over the game with a quick 7-0 run on her own making it 30-23, before the Wolfpack would respond.  White's layup made it a seven-point game, but NC State outpaced the Hoyas with a 14-0 run.  With 46 seconds left in the half, Venson ended NC State's run with a jumper, and the Wolfpack responded with a layup to make it 41-34 at the break.
 
The Hoyas started out strong at the beginning of the second half, with 3-pointers from both Venson and White bringing the Wolfpack's lead down to just one, 41-40. NC State defended its lead with an 11-0 run before GU would answer with a jumper from Adomako. Despite another bucket from White, NC State scored two more times, managing a 12-point lead, 56-44, at end of the third quarter.
 
The Wolfpack led by as much as 17 in the fourth, but the Hoyas would not go away quietly.  Midway through the stanza, Adomako went on a 5-0 run to make it 65-54 and forcing NC State to call for a timeout. Despite a jumper and layup from Venson and a layup from Adomako, the Hoyas were unable to regain the advantage and eventually fell 73-65. 
 
Georgetown will break for final exams before closing out nonconference play on Friday, December 21 at Rider University.  The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.