WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's basketball team lost a 65-64 heartbreaker to the Rider Broncs on Saturday at McDonough Arena.  With the loss, Georgetown falls to 2-8 on the season while Rider improves to 5-2 on the year. The game marked GU's final nonconference home game of the 2019-20 season.  
 
How it Happened

• The Hoyas scored off of the jump ball with a bucket from graduate student Brianna Jones. The Broncs gained the lead, but a layup from graduate student Taylor Barnes put the Hoyas back on top.
• Rider would answer ending the first quarter with a slight two-point advantage
• With the score at 20-16 in the second half, sophomore Tayanna Jones hit a jumper, and a steal on defense from freshman Graceann Bennett gave GU the ball and allowed Bennett to make a layup to tie the game at 20.
• Rider would come back hitting from beyond the arc, but Brianna Jones answered with a trey of her own.
• Free throws made the difference as Georgetown went into the break leading 30-28
• Georgetown went up by four on a pair of free throws from Tatiana Thompson, but Rider quickly regained the lead.
• The contest would go back and forth with neither team ever taking over.  Late in the third quarter, a 6-0 run to move ahead 47-42.  GU called timeout and came out of it with a jumper by senior Marvellous Osagie-Erese in her first-career start.  Brianna Jones added a free throw as GU trailed 47-45 at the end of the period.
• Osagie-Erese made the difference as the Hoyas began the fourth hitting a trey.
• Georgetown went up by four, but Rider came roaring back.
• The Hoyas would regain the one-point lead on four more occasions, but a Bronc layup with eight seconds remaining was it as GU's last play fell short and the Hoyas lost 65-64.

 
Of Note

• Three Hoyas led the Blue & Gray with 12 points apiece as Brianna Jones, Osagie-Erese and Barnes all contributed.  It marked a career best for Osagie-Erese.
• Thompson scored eight points with 11 boards to lead the Blue & Gray.
• Georgetown outrebounded Rider 47-36, and both teams had 14 turnovers in the contest.
• The Hoyas shot 31 percent (20-65) from the field and allowed the Broncs 44 percent (24-55) shooting in the game.

 
Up Next
Georgetown will close out nonconference play on Saturday as the squad travels to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for a 2 p.m. matchup against the Hawks. Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.