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Georgetown Travels to Providence on Sunday

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's basketball team will travel to Providence College to take on the Friars in a BIG EAST Conference matchup on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Hall. The opening tip is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Mike Mancuso and Pam Roecker on the call.
 
Fan Information
  • New this season, the BIG EAST Conference has partnered with ESPN to broadcast more than 75 women's basketball games on ESPN+.
  • All home Georgetown women's basketball contests that are not broadcast on linear television will be available on ESPN+.
  • Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
About the Hoyas
  • Georgetown (7-3, 0-1 BIG EAST) is coming off of a 60-46 victory over Delaware State University on Saturday in the team's nonconference finale at McDonough Arena.
  • Junior Khia Miller led the way with 15 points, going 7-7 from the charity stripe.
  • Graduate student Brianna Scott managed her third career double-double posting 12 points to go along with 10 rebounds.
  • Junior Brianna Byars scored seven points, pulled down five boards and led the Hoyas with five assists in the contest.
  • The Blue & Gray shot 38.9% (21-54) from the field, and allowed just 34.6% (18-52) shooting by Delaware State.
  • GU outrebounded DSU 38-29, and Georgetown forced 19 Hornet turnovers on 11 steals.
  • The Hoyas opened BIG EAST Conference play on December 4 with a tough 76-69 loss to Villanova.
  • Miller leads the way for the Hoyas this season with 10.4 ppg, while senior Victoria Rivera is second with 9.4 ppg.
  • Junior Cristen Carter leads the squad on the glass with 6.1 rpg.
  • The Hoyas are ninth in the country in bench points with 33.5 per game and are leading the conference.
About the Friars
  • Providence is 7-5 on the season and 0-2 in BIG EAST Conference play with losses to Xavier (61-47) and St. John's (62-55).
  • The Friars are coming off of a 63-51 victory over Stonehill College on Saturday.
  • The Hoyas faced Stonehill to open the season and defeated the Skyhawks 90-45.
  • Grace Efosa leads the way for Providence with 13.4 ppg, while Olivia Olsen is second managing 11.1 ppg as well as 8.3 rpg.
Series Info
  • Georgetown is 45-33 all-time against Providence and 20-17 on the road.
  • Last year, the squads met three times with GU holding the 2-1 advantage.
  • The last meeting was a 58-56 victory in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament at Mohegan Sun.
  • Kelsey Ransom was dominant in the contest scoring 38 points, including all 11 in the fourth quarter.
  • The last meeting in Providence was a 60-48 win as Victoria Rivera led the way with 19 points.
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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Ransom

#1 Kelsey Ransom

G
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Victoria Rivera

#3 Victoria Rivera

G
6' 0"
Senior
Brianna Scott

#15 Brianna Scott

F
6' 4"
Graduate Student
Khia Miller

#11 Khia Miller

G
5' 10"
Junior
Cristen Carter

#24 Cristen Carter

F
6' 4"
Junior
Brianna Byars

#32 Brianna Byars

F
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kelsey Ransom

#1 Kelsey Ransom

5' 10"
Graduate Student
G
Victoria Rivera

#3 Victoria Rivera

6' 0"
Senior
G
Brianna Scott

#15 Brianna Scott

6' 4"
Graduate Student
F
Khia Miller

#11 Khia Miller

5' 10"
Junior
G
Cristen Carter

#24 Cristen Carter

6' 4"
Junior
F
Brianna Byars

#32 Brianna Byars

6' 0"
Junior
F