WASHINGTON – Georgetown University women's basketball senior
Kelsey Ransom was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday after the Hoyas went 2-0 on the week in BIG EAST play. This is the first BIG EAST Player of the Week award of her career and the sixth time this season that Ransom has been honored by the conference with weekly recognition.
Kelsey Ransom
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Guard
South River, N.J.
- Ransom was instrumental in the 2-0 week for the Hoyas, highlighted by a career-best 31-point outing in Saturday's win over Butler.
- Against the Bulldogs, who entered the game as winners of four straight, the senior guard filled the stat sheet with 31 points, five assists and four steals, shooting 9-14 from the field (.643) while finishing with a 13-of-14 clip from the free-throw line.
- The 31-point showing was the most by any BIG EAST player last week.
- Prior to Saturday's performance, Ransom helped the Hoyas to a road win at St. John's with 11 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals.
- In the 2-0 week, Ransom averaged 21.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals to finish in the top five among all league players in scoring, assists and steals.
- With the two victories, Georgetown improved to 18-10 on the year, marking its most regular-season wins since 2011-12, when they headed into the BIG EAST Tournament with 22 victories.
- The senior leads the team in almost all categories and is also among the league leaders.
- Ransom is 14th in the league in scoring (14.0 ppg), 20th in rebounding (4.8 rpg), fifth in assists (4.1 apg) and sits at fourth in swipes with 2.2 steals per game.
- This is her first BIG EAST Player of the Week honor and the 13th weekly nod of her career.
- It marks the first Player of the Week award for the Hoyas since Dionna White earned the recognition on February 25, 2019.
Up Next
- Georgetown will close out the regular season on Saturday at Xavier University as the Hoyas face the Musketeers at 2 p.m. at Cintas Center.
- Fans can tune in to watch the contest on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports presented by Invesco QQQ.
- Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
