WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's basketball team will host the American University Eagles on Thursday evening at McDonough Arena in a 7 p.m. nonconference matchup at McDonough Arena. It will be GU's second contest of the season and the first for the Eagles.
 
Fan Information

• 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.
• Tickets can be purchased at GUHoyas.com/tickets.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is coming off of an 84-47 victory over Delaware State to open the 2026-27 campaign on Monday evening at McDonough Arena.
• Junior Destiny Agubata was one of four Hoyas in double figures with 15 points and five rebounds.
• Senior Khia Miller added 14 points going a perfect 6-6 at the line, while both junior Amanda Ajobiewe and freshman Kendall Perry added 12 apiece.
• On the defensive end, junior Johnea Donahue pulled down seven rebounds with five steals and also had five helpers.
• Junior Clarence Djuela led on the glass with eight rebounds to her credit.
• The Blue & Gray shot 40.7% (24-59) from the field, and Georgetown allowed the Hornets to shoot 43.2% (19-44).
• GU outrebounded Delaware State, 39-27, and Georgetown forced 34 Hornet turnovers on 17 steals.
• The Hoyas were picked to finish eighth in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 36 points at the league's annual women's basketball media day held in New York City.
• The Hoyas will host seven nonconference games at McDonough Arena and play three contests on the road in preparation for BIG EAST play. GU will also have a pair of neutral matchups at the Daytona Beach Classic over Thanksgiving where the Hoyas will face Clemson and Rutgers. For the first time in program history, Georgetown will host the UConn Huskies at Capital One Arena on February 18.

About the Eagles

• Kelly Killion is in her second season at the helm after going 7-23 in her first year with AU.
• Molly Driscoll and Madisyn Moore-Nicholson return as two of the leading scorers for the Eagles.
• Driscoll averaged 11.6 ppg a season ago, while Moore-Nicholson was right behind with 10.6 ppg.
• Both appeared in all 30 games for the Eagles last season.

Series Info

• Georgetown is 26-11 overall and 11-2 at home against the Eagles.
• The squads haven't met since 2008, and it has been since 1997, 29 years, since the Eagles have taken a win in the series.
• The last meeting was a 69-54 Hoya victory on the road in 2008.
• The last time the teams played at McDonough was a 67-52 GU win in 2007.