WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's basketball team lost to the St. John's University Red Storm 70-53 on Wednesday afternoon at McDonough Arena in a BIG EAST Conference game. With the loss, the Hoyas drop to 1-6 both overall and in the BIG EAST, while the Red Storm moves to 5-9 overall and 2-7 in conference play.

How it Happened

• Georgetown took the early lead on a trey from graduate student Milan Bolden-Morris, but the Red Storm came right back with an answer.
• A trio of triples from junior Jillian Archer, Bolden-Morris and freshman Yasmin Ott as well as a tough shot from Bolden-Morris made it 18-12 in the final minutes of the first quarter as GU staged the 11-0 run to end the stanza.
• St. John's struck first with a trey to begin the second quarter and managed a 12-0 run to regain the lead 24-18.
• A putback from sophomore Graceann Bennett and a trey by freshman Teaghan Flaherty pulled GU within one 24-23. Late in the quarter St. John's managed to connect to go into the break leading 33-25.
• Bolden-Morris had the hot hand off of the first two possession finding the bottom of the net from downtown sparking a 10-2 Blue & Gray run to pull GU within two at 37-35 and force a Red Storm timeout.
• Despite the momentum, Georgetown was unable to pull ahead as St. John's held GU at bay with the Hoyas looking at a 51-39 deficit heading into the final period.
• The Hoyas would never find the late comeback in the fourth eventually falling 70-53.

Of Note

• Bolden-Morris was the lone Hoya in double figures with 18 points including hitting four 3-pointers, she also pulled in six boards.
• Bennett managed 12 rebounds to go along with nine points and three blocks.
• The Blue & Gray shot 32 percent (21-65) but allowed 45 percent (25-55) shooting by the Red Storm.
• Georgetown was outrebounded 42-36 and had 12 turnovers while forcing 11 for St. John's.

Schedule Notes

• The Hoyas will head to Omaha on Saturday for a 2 p.m. ET tip against Creighton at D.J. Sokol Arena. The contest will be broadcast live on FS1 with Rob Simms and Lane Grindle calling the action.

Fan Information

• All Georgetown women's basketball home games are currently scheduled to be played at McDonough Arena. In accordance with Washington, D.C. regulations which limit the size of in-person gatherings, fans are regrettably not permitted to attend home games at this time.