LOS ANGELES – The Georgetown University women's basketball team used a big performance from beyond the arc to pick up a 64-53 win over the Loyola Marymount Lions Friday evening at the LMU Thanksgiving Classic at Gersten Pavilion.  Four 3-pointers in the third quarter helped improve the Blue & Gray to 2-4 on the season, while the Lions dropped to 2-5 on the year.  
 
Sounds of the Game

• "Getting a win after a couple of close losses was really important.  Those close ones can make you lose your steam, so to come on the road and win in somebody else's house was great.  I was happy to see us perform on the offensive side, but I commend this team for their defense because they've played well on defense in every game."

 
How it Happened

• LMU jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead before layups from sophomores Cassandra Gordon and Tayanna Jones cut the deficit back to three.
• The Hoyas battled and were down three 17-14 at the end of the first quarter.
• Graduate student Brianna Jones opened the second with a pair of baskets to take the lead 18-17 at the 6:40 mark.  Tayanna Jones then added a free throw, but the Lions answered with a trey.
• A three-point play from Tayanna Jones gave the Blue & Gray the advantage, but it would continue to be a back-and-forth affair.
• A 5-0 run over the final three minutes of first-half action including three points from graduate student Taylor Barnes gave the Blue & Gray the 29-24 lead at the break.
• The Hoyas got hot from beyond the arc in the third with a quartet of 3-pointers from Gordon, Barnes and sophomore Nikola Kovacikova as well as a jumper from Brianna Jones to make it 45-33 and force a Lions timeout.  In all, it was a 14-2 run.
• That run would prove to be the dagger as the Blue & Gray held on in the final stanza.
• Brianna Jones hit a pair of treys, and junior Breonna Mayfield as well as senior Anita Kelava both added a pair of buckets as Georgetown held on for the 64-53 victory.

 
Of Note

• Brianna Jones led the Blue & Gray with 16 points and six rebounds, while Tayanna Jones finished with 15 points and five rebounds.  Barnes rounded out those in double figures with 11 points in the game.
• Mayfield was the leading rebounder with eight boards to go along with her four points.
• Georgetown outrebounded LMU 43-38, and forced 17 Lion turnovers on 10 steals, while committing just 10.
• The Hoyas shot 37 percent (25-68) from the field but were an impressive 41 percent (7-17) from three.
• The defense allowed just 36 percent (19-53) shooting from the Lions.

 
Up Next
The Hoyas will finish off the LMU Thanksgiving Classic with Fresno State on Saturday at 4 p.m. EST. Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com, and fans can follow the in-game tweets @GeorgetownWBB.