EVANSTON, Ill. – Senior guard Kelsey Ransom scored her 1,000th-career point and the Georgetown University women's basketball team put together a dominant performance against the Northwestern University Wildcats winning 82-58 on Sunday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois in a nonconference matchup. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 7-1 on the season and the Wildcats drop to 3-5 for the year.

Interim Head Coach Darnell Haney

• "I'm so proud of our team, we did a great job honoring our principles, trusting the scout and trusting what we needed to do. In the third quarter we kind of had a lull defensively, but we came back in the fourth quarter and executed. We got some big contributions from people, Victoria (Rivera) was amazing in the first quarter knocking down shots, of course Kelsey and of course Grace (Bennett) were both great. Brianna Scott was tremendous, Mya Bembry was amazing defensively. I think it was a total team effort and I'm proud of them for doing it and doing it together."

How it Happened

• Georgetown owned the first quarter as sophomore Victoria Rivera hit a quartet of triples before the five-minute mark.
• Along with Rivera's hot hand, Ransom caused problems for the Wildcats and hit her first four free throws of the contest to hit the 1,000 point milestone.
• Northwestern had no answer for the Hoyas on offense or defense as GU built the lead to as much as 13 on a pair of free throws by junior Brianna Scott.
• GU kept rolling and held the 22-13 advantage at the end of the first period.
• The Hoyas continued to push in the second quarter, moving ahead by as much as 16 on multiple occasions.
• With 2:30 remaining, the Blue & Gray staged a 9-2 run capped off with a triple from graduate student Alex Cowan just before the buzzer to make it 51-27 at the break.
• Northwestern looked to chip away at the lead, but the Hoyas stood strong and continued to score on offense as well as getting stops on the defensive end of the floor.
• At the end of three periods, GU still had the significant 67-47 advantage.
• The comeback would never come for the Wildcats as Georgetown continued to push and cruised to the 82-58 victory.

Of Note

• Ransom and Rivera led the way for the Hoyas with 16 points apiece.
• Ransom also managed three assists and two steals, and it marked a career best for Rivera who also had three rebounds and a steal.
• Graduate student Graceann Bennett scored 15 points and had six boards, while Scott added 13 points, a team-best eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks for the all-around performance.
• Cowan rounded out the five Hoyas in double figures with 10 points, five assists and a squad-high six assists.
• The Hoyas shot 46.4% (26-56) from the field, and the Blue & Gray allowed just 35.8% (19-53) shooting by the Wildcats.
• GU outrebounded NU 35-25, and Georgetown forced 14 Wildcats turnovers on nine steals.
• Caileigh Walsh led Northwestern with 13 points as one of two players in double figures.
• GU's 7-1 record ties the best start for the Hoyas since the BIG EAST Conference began sponsoring women's basketball. GU also went 7-1 to begin the 2010-11 campaign. That season, the squad went 24-11 with a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16.
• Ransom is now the 27th player in Georgetown women's basketball history to hit the 1,000-point milestone.

Up Next

• The Hoyas will stay on the road to conclude its two-game swing on Tuesday as the squad takes on Colgate in Hamilton, New York.
• The opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.