OMAHA, NEB. - The Georgetown University women's basketball team fell 70-48 to the No. 24/25 Creighton University Bluejays on Saturday afternoon in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. With the loss, the Hoyas drop to 11-14 on the season and 4-10 in league play, while the Bluejays improve to 21-4 on the year and 13-1 in the BIG EAST.
 
How it Happened

• Both squads struggled early as Creighton held the small lead, until graduate student Kelsey Ransom went on a 6-0 solo run to put GU on top.
• In the final minute of the quarter, the Hoya defense forced turnovers and turned that into points from senior Ariel Jenkins and junior Victoria Rivera on the other end to make it 13-11 in favor of the Blue & Gray.
• Ransom opened the second quarter with a triple, but Creighton answered with a 6-0 run of its own.
• Rivera sank a layup at 6:50, however, the Bluejays got hot putting together a 14-1 run to take a 12-point lead.
• Freshman Khadee Hession stopped the bleeding in the final minute of the half with back-to-back triples to make it 31-25 at the break.
• Creighton opened the second half with a 9-0 run before Hession answered with her third triple of the contest.
• The scoring would be few and far between in the third quarter as Creighton outscored GU 26-9 and the Hoyas trailed 57-34 at the end of the stanza.
• The Blue & Gray would not find its way back in the fourth, eventually falling 70-48.

Of Note

• Ransom led the way with 20 points, six boards as well as four assists and three steals.
• Hession scored 12 points with six rebounds, and Jenkins managed a game-high 13 boards in the contest.
• The Blue & Gray shot 32.2% (19-59) from the field, but allowed the Bluejays 42.4% (28-66) shooting in the contest.
• Georgetown was outrebounded by Creighton, 45-35, and forced six CU turnovers on four steals.
• Morgan Maly led the way for Creighton with 18 points as one of two Bluejayss scoring in double figures.

Up Next

• Georgetown will stay on the road as the squad travels to Villanova University on Wednesday for a BIG EAST Conference matchup at Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania.  
• The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• Fans can tune in to watch Matt Janus and Harry Perretta on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports.
• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.