WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's basketball team will return to league play hosting the Xavier University Musketeers in a BIG EAST Conference matchup on Monday evening at McDonough Arena. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
Fan Information

• Fans can tune in online to hear Jeremy Huber and Martin Bahar on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports. Click here for special University pricing.
• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
• Tickets can be purchased at GUHoyas.com/tickets. Additionally, Georgetown students as well as GU faculty and staff will be admitted for free for all games at McDonough Arena with a valid GoCard.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown (7-5, 0-1 BIG EAST) is coming off of a big 78-68 victory over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks on Saturday evening to close out nonconference play. GU ended out-of-league matchups with a mark of 7-4.
• Graduate student Kelsey Ransom led the way with 29 points, six rebounds, seven assists and one steal.
• Junior Victoria Rivera was also in double figures scoring 13 points and pulling down three boards.
• The Blue & Gray shot 47.8% (22-46) from the field, and held the Hawks to 40.3% (27-67) shooting in the contest.
• Georgetown was outrebounded by UMES, 37-33, and forced 15 Hawk turnovers on 10 steals.
• Ransom is second in the league in scoring (20.6 ppg) and second in assists (4.3 apg) as well as seventh in steals (2.0 spg).
• Senior Ariel Jenkins is second on the team in scoring averaging 12.4 ppg with a trio of double-doubles on the season. She also leads the league on the glass with 9.7 rpg and sits at sixth in the BIG EAST in blocks averaging 1.3 per game.
• Rivera rounds out the top three in scoring averaging 12.1 ppg. She is currently leading the BIG EAST in 3-pointers with 32, and is fourth in the league in 3-point percentage hitting 38.6 percent.

About the Musketeers

• Xavier is 5-7 on the season and 0-1 in BIG EAST play.
• The squad has been off since December 22, when the Musketeers defeated Fordham 71-62 in the second game of the Raising the B.A.R. Invitational in Berkeley, California.
• XU's lone BIG EAST contest was an 82-54 loss to Creighton on December 4.
• Xavier is led by Meri Kanerva who is averaging 11.3 ppg. Loren Christie is second on the squad with 10.6 ppg as well as a squad-best 5.8 rpg.
• Head Coach Billi Chambers is in her second season at the helm for the Musketeers.

Series Info

• Monday will be the 26th meeting between the two teams dating back to 1995-96, with GU holding the 16-9 advantage.
• The Hoyas are 7-3 at home against the Musketeers.
• Last season, GU went 3-0 against Xavier with two victories during the regular season, and then a 62-40 win in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament.
• In the last meeting at McDonough, Georgetown downed Xavier 77-49.
• Graceann Bennett led the way for the Hoyas with 18 points and eight rebounds as well as four assists and two blocks.
• Rivera managed 16 points, Brianna Scott posted 12 points.
• Ransom rounded out those in double figures with 10 points and six assists in the contest.