WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's basketball team will finish out its five-game homestand and open BIG EAST Conference play as the squad hosts the Villanova University Wildcats on Thursday evening at McDonough Arena. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on Peacock with Adam Giardino and Edona Thaqi on the call.
 
Fan Information

• The game will be broadcast live on Peacock, and fans with Xfinity Cable or YouTube TV can also watch the action on the newly-relaunched NBC Sports Network. Viewers on these platforms do not need a Peacock subscription to tune in.
• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
• Tickets can be purchased at GUHoyas.com.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown (5-2) downed Towson last Wednesday, 94-67, in a nonconference contest at McDonough Arena.
• Senior Victoria Rivera led the way with her first 20-point performance of the season, going an impressive 6-7 from beyond the arc to tie her career high in triples.
• Graduate student Laila Jewett was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for her notable performance after hitting five three-pointers to finish with 17 points, seven assists and four rebounds in the contest.
• Sophomore Summer Davis rounded out those in double figures with 11 points, including a pair of triples as well as an impressive five steals.
• The Blue & Gray shot 53.7% (36-67) from the field, and an incredible 58.3% (14-24) from beyond the arc.
• Georgetown allowed 41.7% (20-48) shooting by Towson, and GU outrebounded TU 34-30.
• The Blue & Gray set a new program record with 14 3-pointers in the contest.
• Three Hoyas are averaging double figures on the season. Rivera sits at 10.8 ppg, followed closely by junior Khia Miller with 10.7 ppg and Jewett with 10.6 ppg.
• Junior Cristen Carter leads the squad on the glass with 6.7 rpg.
• Rivera, a BIG EAST Conference Preseason Honorable Mention honoree, is currently leading the nation in 3-point percentage sitting at 58.3% on the season.
• The Hoyas are sixth in the country in 3-point percentage shooting 40.1% for the year.

About the Wildcats

• Villanova is 6-2 on the season, coming off of last week's victories over La Salle (66-54) and then-No. 21 West Virginia (81-59).
• Jasmine Bascoe spearheads the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 17.6 ppg.
• Bascoe was a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST Preseason All-BIG EAST team.
• Brynn McCurry is leading the squad on the glass with 5.9 rpg to go along with 11.0 ppg.
• Villanova was predicted to finish fourth in the 2025-26 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preseason Poll.

Series Info

• Georgetown is 24-54 all-time against Villanova and 14-21 at home.
• The last meeting was a 70-65 loss on the road in the spring of 2025.
• The last contest at McDonough Arena took place last season when Villanova defeated the Hoyas, 77-62.
• The last home triumph over the Wildcats was a 68-63 victory for the Hoyas during the 2018-19 campaign.