Articles tagged: Women’s Basketball


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Women’s Basketball Falls to George Washington in a Back-and-Forth Battle

On Sunday, the Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team suffered a tightly fought 52-49 defeat at the hands of crosstown rival George Washington. Sophomore guard Nikola Kovacikova, the Hoyas’ leading scorer... Read more

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Offense Comes Alive as Women’s Basketball Gets In the Win Column

The Georgetown women’s basketball team put together their best performance of the nascent season on Saturday afternoon, picking up a 66-56 win on the road against Pittsburgh. In a neck-and-neck... Read more

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Women’s Basketball Loses Heartbreaker to Richmond in Home Opener

On Tuesday night, the Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team fell at McDonough Arena to the Richmond Spiders, 51-49. After the Hoyas (0-2, Big East) rushed out to a first quarter... Read more

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Women’s Basketball Aims to Compete Despite Key Losses

The Georgetown women’s basketball team is determined to remain resilient. As James Howard enters his third year as head coach, the Hoyas look to overcome their lack of standout veterans.... Read more

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Kovacikova and Kelava Exemplify Women’s Basketball’s Far-and-Wide Recruiting Efforts

The central storyline surrounding the 2019-20 Georgetown women’s basketball team isn’t who’s on campus with the team. Rather, it’s who isn’t: their three now-graduated leaders who scored nearly three-quarters of... Read more

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Seeking New Leadership, The Hoyas Turn to Veteran Brianna Jones

When Brianna Jones and Cassandra Gordon begin talking about their futures, Jones falls naturally into her role as captain.  “Say it with confidence. ‘I’m gonna be great,’” Jones said to... Read more

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Meet the New Gals

Georgetown Athletics CommunicationsTaylor Barnes: 5’8’’ Guard Taylor Barnes is a graduate student transfer from the University of Memphis. She is a Memphis, Tennessee native and was ranked the nation’s No.... Read more

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Women’s Big East Preview

DePaul DePaul looks to have another great season following last year’s top-25 finish. The Blue Demons are led by a strong senior duo of guard Kelly Campbell and forward Chante... Read more

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James Madison Knocks Women’s Basketball Out of WNIT in Elite Eight

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (19-16, 9-9 Big East) fell to the James Madison Dukes (29-5, 17-1 CAA), 54-44, on Sunday in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals in Harrisonburg,... Read more

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Pregame Primer: Women’s Basketball Looks to Extend Postseason Run at James Madison

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (19-15, 9-9 Big East) travels back to Harrisonburg, Virginia to face James Madison (28-5, 17-1 CAA) on Sunday afternoon in the WNIT quarterfinals. The Dukes... Read more

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Women’s Basketball Marches on to Elite Eight Behind White and Adomako

On Tuesday, the Georgetown women’s basketball team advanced to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament quarterfinals with a 53-46 victory over Big East rivals Providence. The Hoyas (18-15, 9-9 Big East)... Read more

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Pregame Primer: Women’s Basketball Continues Postseason Journey at Providence

The Georgetown women’s basketball team continues its run in the WNIT on Tuesday, traveling to Rhode Island for a Sweet Sixteen matchup with the Providence Friars. Tip-off is scheduled for... Read more

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Hoyas of the Week (3/18 – 3/24)

Welcome to ‘Hoyas of the Week,’ where we take a look at some outstanding performances in the past week across all of Georgetown’s athletic programs. Sarah Bennett – Softball The... Read more

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Women’s Basketball Defeats Harvard, Advancing to WNIT Sweet Sixteen

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (18-15, 9-9 Big East) defeated Harvard (17-13, 9-5 Ivy) 70-65 on Sunday at Harvard University’s Lavietes Pavilion in the second round of the Women’s National... Read more

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Pregame Primer: Women’s Basketball Travels to Harvard for WNIT Second Round

The Georgetown women’s basketball team look to continue their run in the WNIT against Harvard in Cambridge, MA on Sunday. The Hoyas dispatched Sacred Heart (19-13, 14-4 NEC) 90-59 Friday... Read more

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Women’s Basketball Easily Knocks Off Sacred Heart in WNIT First Round

The Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team  beat the Sacred Heart Pioneers 90-59 to advance to the second round of the WNIT on Friday night. The Hoyas (17-15, 9-9 Big East)... Read more

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Pregame Primer: Women’s Basketball Battles Sacred Heart in WNIT First Round

The Georgetown women’s basketball team will host a first round WNIT game for the third straight season on Friday night with Sacred Heart coming to McDonough Arena. Tipoff is at... Read more

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Women’s Basketball Falls to No. 13 Marquette in Big East Semifinals

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (17-14, 9-9 Big East) was eliminated from the Big East Tournament Monday afternoon with a 75-62 loss to No. 13 Marquette (25-6, 15-3 Big East).... Read more

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Women’s Basketball Advances to Semifinals with Win Over Villanova

The Georgetown women’s basketball team kept its winning streak alive in postseason play with a 76-67 win over Villanova in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. The 4-seed Hoyas ran away... Read more

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Pregame Primer: Women’s Basketball Faces Villanova in Big East Quarterfinal

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (15-14, 9-9 Big East) finished the season on a four-game win streak to earn a 4-seed in the Big East Tournament, which will be held... Read more