HARTFORD – The Georgetown University women's basketball team will travel to Hartford, Connecticut to take on the fourth ranked UConn Huskies on Sunday in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at XL Center. The opening tip is slated for 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on SportsNet New York.

Fan Information

• The game will be broadcast live on SportsNet New York.
• Fans can listen to the game on Sirius XM channels 136 or 201 and channel 964 on the app.
• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
• Following the action on Twitter checking out @GeorgetownWBB.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown (8-8, 1-6 BIG EAST) fell 72-48 to the Butler University Bulldogs in a home matchup at McDonough Arena on Wednesday.
• Junior captain Kelsey Ransom led the way with 16 points to go along with a team high six rebounds and four steals as well as three assists. Ransom continued her streak of recording at least one steal in all 16 games this season and has done so in 21-straight performances dating back to last season.
• Senior captain Graceann Bennett tallied 14 points and five rebounds as the other Hoya in double figures.
• The Hoyas shot 35.6% (21-59) from the field, while allowing 50.0% (26-52) shooting by the Bulldogs including a 54.2% (13-24) performance from beyond the arc.
• On Monday, freshman Kennedy Fauntleroy was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for the fourth time in the past six weeks
• She is the BIG EAST's top-scoring freshman at 11.6 points per game, including 13.9 in conference play.
• The Hoyas starting backcourt holds two of the top three spots in BIG EAST steals per game averages, with Ransom ranking second with 2.7 spg while Fauntleroy ranks third with 2.4 spg.
• Overall, Ransom is leading the team with 12.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 3.6 apg.

About the Huskies

• UConn is 14-2 on the season and 7-0 in BIG EAST Conference play.
• The Huskies downed St. John's 82-52 on Wednesday in New York.
• Husky leading scorer sophomore Azzi Fudd returned to the lineup after missing a month with a right knee injury, posting 15 points. Fudd leads the team with 19.8 ppg.
• Graduate student Lou Lopez Senechal scored 20 points, making eight of her nine shots to lead the Huskies, while graduate forward Dorka Juhasz added 18 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Aaliyah Edwards finished with 15 points.
• UConn has won seven in a row and 17-straight BIG EAST matchups dating back to last season.

Series Information

• The Hoyas are 6-49 all-time against the Huskies, with the last Hoya win coming back in 1993.
• The teams met twice last season with UConn picking up both victories.
• In their last matchup in the BIG EAST Tournament, the Huskies defeated the Hoyas 84-38 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
• Mary Clougherty led the way with 10 points as the lone Hoya in double figures.