UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The 10th-seeded Georgetown University women's basketball team lost a close one to the second-seeded Creighton University Bluejays, 72-70, in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament presented by Jeep on Saturday evening at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. With the loss, the Hoyas finish the season with a record of 12-19, while the Bluejays sit at 25-5 on the year. 
 
Head Coach Darnell Haney 

• "I am extremely proud of our group. This group played their butts off. We were able to get through a tremendous amount of adversity, and I'm just so proud of them. I'm also proud of this young woman that's next to me (Kelsey Ransom). The legacy she's left at Georgetown University is one of a kind. There's no doubt in my mind she's a first-ballot Hall of Famer. She's done a tremendous job for this program. She's done a tremendous job for this conference. She represents our program in just a great way, and she's left a legacy, a big-time legacy here. I'm proud of her and the woman she's become. Not just the basketball player. The young woman she's become. She showed these young people how to be an upstanding ambassador for this university, and I'm extremely proud of her for that."

How it Happened

• Creighton jumped out to a quick lead and was hitting from downtown early.
• The play of senior Ariel Jenkins kept it close, but back-to-back triples from the Bluejays made it a nine-point game with under a minute remaining.
• A 3-pointer by freshman Jaeda Wilson late in the quarter made it 22-16 in favor of Creighton after the first.
• Ransom got on the board in the second quarter as the teams traded buckets for the first four minutes of action.
• At 4:32, a 3-pointer from freshman Jayden McBride tied the game and Georgetown began to gain momentum.
• With three minutes left in the half, freshman Khadee Hession nailed a three and was fouled to get the free throw.
• This sparked a 12-2 run for the Blue & Gray which was capped off with a triple at the buzzer from Hession as the Hoyas went into the half leading 46-38.
• Jenkins and Hession opened the second half with buckets as GU took the commanding 12-point lead.
• Creighton eventually found its way back with a 6-0 run midway through the quarter to cut it to five.
• Junior Victoria Rivera stopped the momentum with a deep three, and the Hoyas held the 59-53 advantage at the end of the third.
• The Bluejays chipped away at the lead throughout the fourth as GU held the five-point advantage with 5:42 remaining.
• The Hoyas would struggle to score down the stretch, and Creighton staged a 6-0 run to pull ahead with 1:17 left in the game.
• A pair of free throws from Ransom tied it up at 70 with 49 seconds to go, but a late foul sent Creighton to the line and the Bluejays knocked down both for the 72-70 win.

Of Note

• Ransom made history on Saturday evening as the graduate student scored her 2,000th career point making her just the third Hoya in program history to accomplish the feat.
• The grad student had a huge night with 20 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists as well as two steals in the contest.
• Jenkins added 16 points and 11 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the year.
• Hession added 13 points and Rivera rounded out those in double figures with 10.
• The Blue & Gray shot 45.5% (25-55) from the field, and allowed the Bluejays 43.5% (27-62) shooting in the contest.
• Georgetown outrebounded Creighton, 34-30, and forced six CU turnovers on four steals.
• Lauren Jensen led the way for Creighton with 22 points as one of two Bluejays scoring in double figures.