The Georgetown women’s basketball team (4-19, 2-9 Big East) suffered two losses on the road last weekend, falling at DePaul (17-6, 9-5 Big East) 52-93 and losing to last place Marquette (5-17, 1-10 Big East) 73-80.
The Blue Demons took an early lead against the Hoyas, which they rode to a 48-20 lead at half. Despite out-rebounding the Blue Demons 52-40, the Hoyas still gave up 33 turnovers and 10 three-pointers. The 41 point loss is the Hoyas largest by far this season, topping a 20-point loss on Jan. 5, also to DePaul. This defeat continues a 7-game losing streak.
Freshman forward Dorothy Adomako paced the Hoyas with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while junior forward Dominique Vitalis pulled down 10 rebounds.
Two days after the loss, the Hoyas took on Marquette in Milwaukee. The Golden Eagles entering the game looking for their first conference win, and despite four Georgetown players scoring in the double digits, the Hoyas made too many costly mistakes as Marquette sank 32 free throws, taking a 7-point lead in the last 2 minutes. The Golden Eagles left the Al McGuire Center with their first Big East win and pushed the Hoyas to last place in the division.
Mental errors, particularly turnovers, were a commonality between the games. The Hoyas turned over the ball 15 times while also allowing Marquette to attempt a whopping 42 free throws, of which the Golden Eagles converted 32. Sophomore Faith Woodard led the way for the Hoyas with a team-high 15 points, converting nine of those at the free throw line, while Vitalis added 14 off 6-of-11 shooting.
The Blue and Gray has seven remaining games to round out the season, playing every other team in the Big East except Marquette and DePaul. Their next game on Feb. 8 sees them pitted against fourth place Villanova (13-10, 7-4 Big East) to begin a three-game homestand.
The Hoyas will be having a special promotion for the Feb. 13 game against Xavier (13-9, 5-6 Big East), called “Hail to the Kale.” A variety of kale (yes, the vegetable) themed events will take place throughout the night, including a kale eating contest. So if you don’t feel like making dinner on the Friday the 13th, head on down to McDonough for way too much kale.
