SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Georgetown University women's basketball team lost 79-60 to the Seton Hall University Pirates Sunday afternoon at Walsh Gymnasium in a BIG EAST Conference matchup.  With the loss, the Blue & Gray falls to 4-11 on the season and 1-3 in the BIG EAST, while the Pirates improve to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in the league.
 
How it Happened

• The Hall began the scoring early and never looked back as GU struggled from the field early on.
• Looking at a 10-point deficit, graduate student Taylor Barnes hit a jumper to move it to eight.  SHU countered, but Barnes nailed a trey to make it 15-8.
• The Pirates would close out the quarter with an 8-0 run to make it 23-8 at the end of the first period.
• The Hoyas tried to dig themselves out of the hole as graduate student Brianna Jones got hot midway through the second quarter.  Jones made three-straight jumpers as the pace picked up.
• Her efforts were matched on the other end as SHU continued to build the lead and went into the break on top 39-23.
• Seton Hall managed to go up by as much as 23 late in the third period.  However, the Hoyas would not go away as the squad staged a 6-0 run including four free throws and a layup from junior Tatiana Thompson to make it 57-40 going into the final stanza.
• The Pirates continued to push late in the game and even five 3-pointers in the final quarter, including three from Barnes, wasn't enough.
• GU staged a 15-0 run over the final four minutes of play, but eventually fell 79-60.

 
Of Note

• Barnes led the way with a career-high 26 points and Jones added 11 as the two Hoyas notching double digits.
• Senior Anita Kelava had a team-high 10 rebounds, while sophomore Tayanna Jones was second with six.
• Georgetown shot 40 percent in the game hitting 21-of-52 shots, while Seton Hall was 45 percent from the field hitting 31-of-69 including 48 points in the paint.
• GU was outrebounded 39-32 and committed 23 turnovers to the Pirate's 13.

 
Up Next
The Hoyas will return home next weekend for a pair of matchups at McDonough Arena.  GU will host Xavier at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening.  The game will be broadcast live on FS2.  On Sunday, the Blue & Gray will 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 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.