CHICAGO – The Georgetown University women's basketball team lost 92-66 to the No. 11/12 DePaul University Blue Demons Sunday afternoon at McGrath-Phillips Arena in a BIG EAST Conference matchup.  With the loss, the Blue & Gray falls to 4-16 overall and 1-8 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul moves on to 19-2 on the season and a perfect 9-0 in the league.
 
How it Happened

• Georgetown opened the scoring on a layup from senior Anita Kelava, but DePaul answered. 
• The Hoyas would tie it at seven after a 3-pointer in transition by graduate student Taylor Barnes.
• The Blue Demons staged a 13-0 run to pull away and led 31-15 at the end of the first.
• The Blue & Gray began the second quarter on a layup from junior Tatiana Thompson.
• Despite the deficit, the Hoyas continued to fight cutting it to 15 on five quick points from graduate student Brianna Jones and sophomore Nikola Kovacikova.
• DePaul scored late to make it 50-27 at the half.  
• In the fourth quarter, the Hoyas found a late rhythm as sophomore Cassandra Gordon and Kovacikova hit from beyond the arc.
• The Hoyas pulled within 24, but it was too little too late as GU eventually fell by a score of 92-66.

 
Of Note

• Three Hoyas led the way with 10 points apiece from Jones, Kelava and Barnes.
• Kelava pulled in seven rebounds and Jones added six on the afternoon.
• Georgetown shot 38 percent from the field hitting 25-of-65 shots, while DePaul was 47 percent hitting 33-of-70 shots.
• The Blue & Gray was outrebounded by the Blue Demons 47-36 and forced 16 turnovers while committing 15.

 
Up Next
The Hoyas will return home to face Seton Hall and St. John's next weekend.  The squad will face the Pirates on Friday at 7 p.m. on FS2 and then battle the Red Storm on Sunday at 2 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN). Live stats for both games 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.