WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's basketball team will return to BIG EAST Conference play and travel to Chicago, Illinois to face the DePaul University Blue Demons on Sunday afternoon in a New Year's Eve matchup at Wintrust Arena. Tipoff is slated for 4 p.m. ET on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports presented by Invesco QQQ.

Fan Information

• Fans can tune in online on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports presented by Invesco QQQ. Click here for special University pricing.
• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is sitting at 10-2 overall and 0-1 in BIG EAST Conference play.
• GU is coming off of a gritty 57-55 victory over Kennesaw State on Thursday evening to close out nonconference play and kick off a three-game road swing.
• A heads up play from senior Kelsey Ransom and a pair of free throws sealed the victory for the Hoyas.
• Junior Ariel Jenkins led the way for the Hoyas with 11 points to go along with four rebounds.
• Graduate student Mya Bembry led GU on the glass with eight boards to go along with eight points.
• The Hoyas shot 34.5% (20-58) from the field, and the Blue & Gray allowed 38.5% (20-52) shooting by the Owls.
• GU was outrebounded by KSU 46-37, and Georgetown forced 17 Owl turnovers on seven steals.
• Additionally, with graduate student Alex Cowan's second triple in the game, she scored her 1,000th career point. Cowan amassed 915 points in three playing seasons at Wagner.
• Senior Kelsey Ransom leads the team in almost all categories. She is 15th in the league in scoring (14.9 ppg), 13th in rebounding (6.4 rpg), 10th in assists (3.3 apg) and is third in the league with an impressive 2.6 steals per game.
• Junior Brianna Scott is second on the team with 9.4 ppg as well as 6.9 rpg and a league-leading 1.9 bpg, while Bennett rounds out the top three with 8.3 ppg along with a team-best 7.1 rpg.
• The Hoyas are leading the league and ranked third in the nation in scoring defense averaging 48.1 ppg.

About the Blue Demons

• DePaul is 9-5 overall and 1-0 in BIG EAST play.
• The Blue Demons are coming off of a big 77-39 victory over Alcorn State on Thursday evening at Wintrust Arena.
• Freshman guard Shakara McCline led three players in double figures with 13 points while Michelle Sidor and Kate Clarke added 12 apiece.
• DePaul is led by Anaya Peoples who is averaging 19.3 ppg as well as 8.1 rpg, but did not play in the last contest.
• Clarke and Jorie Allen also average double figures with 13.4 and 10.5 ppg, respectively.
• The Blue Demons' conference win was a 76-55 victory over Xavier on December 20.

Series Info

• These two squads will match up for the 33rd time on Sunday, with the Blue Demons holding a 28-4 record all time against the Hoyas.
• DePaul is also 14-2 at home against the Blue & Gray.
• The last meeting was an 87-73 victory for the Hoyas at McDonough Arena a season ago.
• Georgetown boasted four in double figures in the win including 18 points as well as a squad-best nine rebounds by Bennett, as well as 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals from Ransom.
• The last matchup in Chicago was a tough 80-71 loss earlier last season.