WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's basketball team used a fourth-quarter push to defeat the Providence College Friars 54-44 on Saturday evening in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at McDonough Arena. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 16-8 on the season and 6-7 in league play, while the Friars drop to 11-14 for the year and 5-7 in the conference. 

Interim Head Coach Darnell Haney

• "They went on a run because we went outside of our game plan. When that happens, teams are going to score on us. We expect teams to go on a run, so we just need to withstand it and play Georgetown basketball. I keep say, it's a thing, it's a system. It's a spirit, it's got a soul to it. We're excited about the win tonight and I'm so proud of Kelsey and this entire group."

How it Happened

• The first quarter belonged to the Hoyas as the defense held PC without a field goal until the final minute of the period.
• Georgetown was able to build a solid lead thanks to skilled play down low as the Hoyas led 13-3 at the one-minute mark thanks to six points from senior Kelsey Ransom and three by graduate student Mya Bembry.
• Bembry would add a late layup to make it 15-5 at the end of one.
• The Hoyas controlled the pace thanks to the tandem of Ransom and Bembry, until late in the second quarter when Providence staged a 9-3 run to make it 24-20 in favor of the Blue & Gray at the break.
• Providence came out fired up in the third period scoring six quick points to take a two-point lead and force a Hoya timeout.
• The play of junior Brianna Scott was a spark for the Blue & Gray, before a late steal and layup from Ransom regained the lead for the Hoyas 33-32.
• The squads would end the third knotted up at 35.
• The lead swung back-and-forth in the final period, before back-to-back triples from Ransom and graduate student Alex Cowan as well as a jumper by Ransom put the Hoyas ahead 46-39 and forced a Providence timeout.
• The defense would stand strong down the stretch, and Georgetown pulled out the 54-44 victory.

Of Note

• It was a dominant performance by Ransom who led GU with 22 points, two assists, two steals and a block as the lone Hoya in double figures.
• Graduate student Graceann Bennett led the Hoyas with eight rebounds and added six points.
• The Blue & Gray shot 31.0% (18-58) from the field, and Georgetown allowed 30.8% (16-52) shooting by the Friars.
• GU was outrebounded by Providence 42-36, and Georgetown forced 20 Friar turnovers on five steals.
• Olivia Olsen led Providence with 16 points, while Grace Efosa added 12 in the game.

Up Next

• The Hoyas will stay at home on Tuesday as the squad hosts the Villanova Wildcats at 11 a.m. in a School Day Game at McDonough Arena.
• 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 4games at McDonough Arena with a valid GoCard.
• Fans can tune in to watch the contests 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.