WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's basketball team will close out nonconference play at Kennesaw State University on Thursday evening at the KSU Convocation Center. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Fan Information

• Fans can watch the game on ESPN+, and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is sitting at 9-2 and coming off of a tough 57-49 loss to Seton Hall on December 20 at McDonough Arena to open BIG EAST Conference play.
• The Blue & Gray led by as much as 21 points early in the second quarter, but could not maintain the advantage to fall to the Pirates.
• Junior Brianna Scott led the way for the Hoyas with 15 points to go along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
• Senior Kelsey Ransom added 10 points and five assists, while graduate student Graceann Bennett posted five points and a game-high 11 boards in the contest.
• The Hoyas shot 34.0% (17-50) from the field, and the Blue & Gray allowed 34.0% (18-53) shooting by the Pirates.
• GU outrebounded SHU 40-29, and Georgetown forced 10 Pirate turnovers on four steals.
• The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for the Hoyas.
• Ransom leads the team in almost all categories. She is 10th in the league in scoring (15.6 ppg), 12th in rebounding (6.5 rpg), 10th in assists (3.4 apg) and leads the league with an impressive 2.8 steals per game.
• Scott is second on the team with 9.4 ppg as well as 6.9 rpg, while Bennett rounds out the top three with 8.9 ppg along with a team-best 7.4 rpg.
• The Hoyas are leading the league and ranked second in the nation in scoring defense averaging 47.5 ppg.

About the Owls

• Kennesaw State is 4-7 on the season, and coming off of a 53-51 victory over BIG EAST-foe Providence at the West Palm Beach Classic on December 21.
• The Owls were down by 19 points at one point, but came back to get the victory.
• Prencis Harden led the way with 23 points and eight rebounds in the win.
• Harden leads the team in scoring as the lone Owl in double figures averaging 13.5 ppg as well as pulling down 6.1 rpg.
• The victory over Providence snapped a three-game losing streak for KSU.

Series Info

• This is the first meeting between the squads.
• Interim Head Coach Darnell Haney has faced the Owls in his previous role as the head coach at Jacksonville.
• He holds a 6-2 record over KSU.