WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's basketball team fell 73-61 in its home finale to the Villanova University Wildcats on Tuesday evening in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at McDonough Arena. With the loss, the Hoyas fall to 7-18 on the season and 2-15 in conference play.

How it Happened

• Georgetown came out hot as freshman Ariel Jenkins and graduate student Milan Bolden-Morris opened the game with back-to-back 3-pointers.
• The Hoya defense was relentless and forced stops, while the offense came up big in the paint and with penetrating drives.
• Villanova (19-7, 13-4 BIG EAST) sank a triple at the buzzer to move ahead 16-13 at the end of the first stanza.
• The lead went back and forth in the second quarter until a block from Jillian Archer led to a bucket from the senior on the other end as Georgetown managed to four-point advantage.
• Late in the period, a Briana Scott putback sparked a 5-0 run including points from sophomore Kelsey Ransom as Georgetown led 27-20.
• A 7-0 Wildcat run would tie it up once again, but free throws from junior Graceann Bennett and a late putback from Archer put the Blue & Gray on top 31-27 at the break.
• After trading points early, an 8-0 Wildcat run would break the game open in the middle of the third period.
• A block from Bennett turned into a three-point play for Archer in transition as the Hoyas cut it to 44-37.
• Villanova would build the lead back up but five points to end the quarter from Mary Clougherty, including a step-back triple, made it 55-46 at the end of the third period.
• Bennett began the final stanza with a layup, but a 6-0 run allowed the Wildcats to pull away and the Hoyas would never recover eventually falling 73-61.

Of Note

• Archer led the way with 18 points, while Clougherty added 11.
• Bolden-Morris added five points and team bests with six rebounds as well as three steals.
• The Hoyas shot 37.7% (20-53) from the field and allowed 37.9% (22-58) shooting by the Wildcats.
• Georgetown was outrebounded by Villanova 41-33, and the GU defense forced 19 'Cat turnovers.
• The contest was a makeup from a game that was originally scheduled for January 9 and was postponed due to COVID.

Schedule Notes

• The Hoyas will head out on the road for their final two regular season contests of the year. Georgetown will face Xavier at 7 p.m. on Friday, before battling Butler in the BIG EAST Conference finale on Sunday at 2 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi on FloSports. Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.