WASHINGTON - Georgetown University women's basketball is preparing for the BIG EAST Tournament presented by JEEP this weekend.  Eighth-seeded Georgetown will face ninth-seeded Butler on Friday morning at 11 a.m. in the opening round of the tournament held at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
 
Fan Information

• Fans can tune in on Peacock to catch John Fanta and Kim Adams calling the action.
• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
• The winner of Friday's contest will face top-seeded UConn in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown (13-16, 6-14 BIG EAST) is coming off of a tough 59-54 loss to DePaul in the regular season finale at McDonough Arena on Sunday.
• Indya Davis led the Hoyas with 11 points and four steals.
• Sophomore Destiny Agubata and graduate student Brianna Scott tallied 10 apiece, while Agubata pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.
• The Blue & Gray shot 32.8% (21-64) from the field, but allowed 41.1% (23-56) shooting by DePaul.
• The Hoyas were outrebounded by the Blue Demons, 43-35, and GU forced 24 DePaul turnovers on 14 steals.
• Junior Khia Miller leads the way for the Hoyas this season with 9.3 ppg.
• Agubata is averaging 8.8 ppg to rank among the scoring leaders, while leading the way on the glass with 5.0 rpg.
• On Saturday, the BIG EAST will be honoring its legends including former Hoya great Katie (Smrcka-Duffy) Fudd at the noon game.
• Fudd led the Hoyas to three-straight postseason appearances in her three seasons on the Hilltop after transferring from N.C. State. She finished her collegiate career with 2,072 points, including 1,671 at Georgetown.
• She is among the all-time leaders in three-point percentage (.384) and free-throw percentage (.823). She was a three-time Second-Team All-BIG EAST selection. She was the second all-time leading scorer at Georgetown and became the first Hoya ever taken in the WNBA Draft.
•  In 2001 was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs in the fourth round of the WNBA Draft.

About the Bulldogs

• Butler (12-18, 6-14 BIG EAST) is coming off of a 62-55 win over Seton Hall on Sunday at home.
• Mallory Miller led the Bulldogs with 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting.
• McKenna Johnson (10) and Nevaeh Jackson (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures.
• Saniya Jackson paced the squad on the glass, pulling down eight rebounds in the contest.
• Mallory is leading the team with 9.4 ppg, while Jackson is second with 9.3 ppg and a team-high 5.5 rpg.
• After a difficult stretch, Butler has won its last three.

Series Info

• This will be the 28th meeting between the two BIG EAST teams dating back to 2013-14, the Hoyas are 13-14 against the Bulldogs.
• Georgetown is 1-0 in neutral site contests.
• The most recent meeting was a 66-58 Hoya loss at McDonough Arena in February.
• The lone game in the BIG EAST Tournament was a 53-46 GU win during the 2022-23 season.