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Georgetown University Athletics

Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Women’s Basketball vs St. John’s
Art Pittman/Georgetown Univ.
62
Winner Georgetown GTown 13-13,6-11 Big East
60
St. John's (NY) SJU 20-9,10-8 Big East
Winner
Georgetown GTown
13-13,6-11 Big East
62
Final
60
St. John's (NY) SJU
20-9,10-8 Big East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Georgetown GTown 16 18 15 13 62
St. John's (NY) SJU 15 14 14 17 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Hoyas Hold Off Red Storm

QUEENS, N.Y. - The Georgetown University women's basketball team held off a late run to defeat the St. John's University Red Storm 62-60 on Wednesday evening in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 13-13 overall and 6-11 in BIG EAST play, while the Red Storm drop to 20-9 and 10-8 in league action.  
 
Head Coach Darnell Haney
 
  • "I think our group persevered tonight. They could have laid down and just threw it all away, but they just stood fast and made sure that we got stops when we needed to. We made sure we executed when we needed to. I'm super excited and super proud of every single one of them. We stayed together, we stayed tight, we stayed tough, and we were the tightest, toughest team in the gym tonight. I'm so proud of them all."
How it Happened
  • The game belonged to graduate student Brianna Scott early on as she opened the game with a 10-4 run on her own.
  • The Red Storm tied the contest up with 2:27 remaining in the first, but four quick points from sophomore Destiny Agubata and junior Brianna Byars helped the Hoyas take the 16-15 lead after one.
  • A triple from graduate student Laila Jewett sparked a 9-3 run to begin the second quarter, but SJU would answer right back with six quick points.
  • The squads would battle back-and-forth before a jumper in the lane at the buzzer from Agubata made the score 34-29 with GU leading at the half.
  • Scott once again began the half on fire scoring GU's first eight points as the Blue & Gray led by as much as seven, 42-35.
  • The squads traded buckets for the remainder of the quarter, and the Hoyas held the 49-43 advantage heading into the final stanza.
  • The Red Storm came back on a 14-3 run to begin the final quarter and to take the 57-52 lead.
  • A layup from Byars stopped the run, and the Hoyas battled back as a layup from Scott tied the contest at 60.
  • In the final seconds of the contest, Scott knocked down a pair of free throws, and then had the game winning block on the other end to secure the 62-60 Hoya victory.
Of Note
  • Scott tied her career high with 22 points to lead the squad, while she also managed a team-best five rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
  • Agubata scored 13 points as the other Hoya in double figures.
  • The Blue & Gray shot 46.0% (23-50) from the field, and allowed 45.1% (23-51) shooting by St. John's.
  • The Hoyas were outrebounded by the Red Storm, 29-24, and GU forced 15 SJU turnovers on seven steals.
  • Brooke Moore led the way for St. John's with 15 points as one of three Red Storm players in double figures.
Up Next
  • The Hoyas will return home for another BIG EAST matchup as the squad hosts the Butler University Bulldogs at McDonough Arena on Saturday afternoon.
  • Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m., and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
  • Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
  • Tickets are available at GUHoyas.com/tickets.
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