Box Score INDIANAPOLIS – The Georgetown University women's basketball team lost 60-42 to the Butler Bulldogs on Friday evening in Indianapolis at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse. With the loss, the Blue & Gray falls to 4-19 on the season and 1-11 in the BIG EAST while the Bulldogs improve to 16-6 overall and 8-3 in the BIG EAST Conference.
 
How it Happened

• The Bulldogs jumped out to a 10-0 lead forcing a Hoya timeout. GU came out of it with a layup from Kovacikova, but Butler managed a pair of free throws.
• Graduate student Taylor Barnes came down and hit back-to-back 3-pointers to pull the Blue & Gray within four 12-8.  After a BU bucket, Barnes answered again with a jumper as the spark for the Hoyas.
• A buzzer beater at the end of the first made it 21-10 in favor of the Bulldogs.
• Butler led by as much as 16 midway through the second stanza as Barnes and classmate Brianna Jones battled back.
• A jumper from Jones cut the lead to 29-17, but BU managed a late 5-0 run to make it 34-17 at the half.
• The Bulldogs went ahead by as much as 20 in the third period, but the Blue & Gray would not go away quietly.
• Trailing by 17, senior Anita Kelava knocked down a pair of buckets followed by a steal by classmate Marvellous Osagie-Erese and a fast-break layup by sophomore Nikola Kovacikova to make it 41-30 and force the Butler timeout.
• The Hoyas added a stop and a Barnes free throw following the timeout, but as the game began to get more physical Butler pulled away.  The Bulldogs led 50-32 at the end of the third quarter.
• Both teams were ice cold at the start of the final stanza, and despite some late treys by sophomore Cassandra Gordon, GU never found a way to make a run eventually falling 60-42.

 
Of Note

• Barnes was the lone Hoya in double figures with 17 points to her credit and Gordon followed with eight.
• Jones pulled down a squad-high eight rebounds to go along with five points on the evening.
• Georgetown shot 29 percent from the field hitting 17-of-58 shots while the Bulldogs shot 33 percent hitting 21-of-64.
• The Blue & Gray was outrebounded by Butler 46-38 and forced 12 turnovers while committing 16.

 
Up Next
The Hoyas will face the Xavier Musketeers on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the second contest of the weekend. The game 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.