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Women’s Basketball vs Xavier
85
Winner Xavier XU 2-13,1-3 Big Eas
64
Georgetown GU 4-12,1-4 Big Eas
Winner
Xavier XU
2-13,1-3 Big Eas
85
Final
64
Georgetown GU
4-12,1-4 Big Eas
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Xavier XU 22 14 21 28 85
Georgetown GU 16 12 13 23 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Hoyas Fall to Xavier

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's basketball team fell 85-64 to the Xavier University Musketeers Friday evening at McDonough Arena in a BIG EAST Conference matchup.  With the loss, the Blue & Gray falls to 4-12 on the season and 1-4 in the BIG EAST, while the Musketeers move to 2-13 overall and 1-3 in the league.
 
How it Happened
  • Xavier jumped out to an early lead with an 11-4 lead midway through the first.
  • Graduate student Brianna Jones would score five quick points to cut the advantage to two, but the Blue & Gray would not find a way to move ahead.
  • With a minute left in the stanza, a Musketeer turnover resulted in a bucket from senior Anita Kelava to tie the game at 16.
  • Xavier would answer with back-to-back 3-pointer to make it 22-16 at the end of the first.
  • Georgetown opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer from sophomore Nikola Kovacikova following by a put back and a jumper by classmate Tayanna Jones to put the Blue & Gray on top 23-22, in total GU staged a 9-1 run.
  • The Hoyas clung to the small lead until the three-minute mark when XU staged a 13-1 run to close out the half and make it 36-28 at the end of the second stanza.
  • Georgetown hit a pair of buckets to begin the second half, but Xavier came roaring back building a 16-point lead in the third quarter as the Hoyas stared down a 57-41 deficit.
  • The Blue & Gray struggled to recover in the final quarter eventually falling 85-64.
 
Of Note
  • Kovacikova led the way for the Hoyas with 14 points, while Brianna Jones added 13 as the two Hoyas notching double digits.
  • Freshman Graceann Bennett had a team-high seven rebounds, while senior Anita Kelava managed six.
  • Georgetown shot 44 percent in the game hitting 27-of-62 shots, while Xavier was 51 percent from the field hitting 29-of-57 including 13 3-pointers.
  • GU outrebounded the Musketeers 36-32 but committed 17 turnovers to Xavier's 13.
 
Up Next
Georgetown will be back in action on Sunday as the Hoyas welcome Butler to McDonough for a 2 p.m. contest. It will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com. Fans can also follow the Hoyas on Twitter for in-game updates at @GeorgetownWBB.
 
The BIG EAST has a dedicated channel on Caffeine, www.Caffeine.tv/BEDN, where fans can find all BEDN content. In addition to appearing on Caffeine, all BEDN events will be co-streamed on YouTube via the conference's main channel, www.youtube.com/BIGEASTConference, and Twitter on the main BIG EAST handle, @BIGEAST.
 
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