WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's basketball team will travel to South Orange, New Jersey to take on the Seton Hall University Pirates in a BIG EAST Conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon at Walsh Gymnasium. The opening tip is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Ryan Johnston and Phil Stern calling the action. .
 
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 remaining 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 (8-4, 1-2 BIG EAST) is coming off of an exciting 76-74 victory over Creighton at McDonough Arena on Sunday evening.
• The Hoyas led by as much as 19, but the Bluejays put together a fourth-quarter rally as Georgetown held on for its first BIG EAST victory this season.
• Junior Khia Miller led the way with 20 points, while sophomore Destiny Agubata tallied her first-career double-double scoring 16 points to go along with 14 rebounds and going 10-10 at the line.
• Graduate student Laila Jewett scored 12 points, and classmate Chetanna Nweke rounded out those in double figures with 10 to her credit.
• The Blue & Gray shot 46.4% (26-56) from the field, and allowed just 34.3% (24-70) shooting by Creighton.
• For her efforts, Agubata was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll in her first-career start.
• Her 10-10 performance was the first for a Hoya since Sugar Rodgers in 2012.
• Miller leads the way for the Hoyas this season with 11.4 ppg, while senior Victoria Rivera is second with 9.4 ppg.
• Carter leads the squad on the glass with 5.6 rpg.

About the Pirates

• Seton Hall is 9-4 on the season and 3-1 in BIG EAST Conference play with victories over Butler (70-51), Creighton (88-79) and Xavier.
• The Pirates are coming off of a 75-55 victory over Xavier on Sunday.
• Junior Savannah Catalon had a game-high 24 points, while Mariana Valenzuela posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the win.
• Catalon is leading the squad with 14.3 ppg as one of four Pirates averaging in double figures.
• SHU was selected to finish third in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll as Catalon and sophomore Jada Eads were both unanimously selected as Preseason All-BIG EAST honorees.

Series Info

• Georgetown is 30-47 all-time against Seton Hall and 9-25 on the road.
• Last year, the squads met just once as Seton Hall came away with the 74-71 overtime victory in South Orange.
• The last Hoya win was a 74-66 victory at McDonough Arena during the 2022-23 season, however, the last GU triumph in South Orange was a 77-60 victory on February 10, 2017.