WASHINGTON (McDonough Arena) –– Georgetown led by 15 after the first period and despite American University women's basketball keeping it close, even outscoring the Hoyas in the second half, the Eagles fell 75-65 in their season opener.
Quick Notables
- Molly Driscoll led for American in scoring with 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting overall and 4-of-6 three point shooting.
- Two Eagles finished in double digits: Grace Koepke (11) and Nina Višnjevac (10). Koepke led on the glass for AU with eight rebounds.
- Višnjevac, a freshman guard, earned her first collegiate start and tallied 10 points and 6 rebounds, totaling 35 minutes in her debut. The freshman also led the team with six assists.
- Another freshman, forward Lauren Wright, finished the contest with nine points on her stat sheet line.
How it Happened
Koepke won the jump for American, and the score was tied 6-all through the first three minutes of play, but then the Hoyas took control, and outscored the Eagles 20-5 to lead 26-11 through the first ten.
Pingree led with five points for American the other six coming from three pointers credited to Višnjevac and Driscoll.
American rallied a bit in the second quarter, keeping pace with Georgetown and holding them off from surging further ahead. The second period saw AU tally 19 to GU's 20, meaning the Eagles went into halftime down 16, 46-30. Driscoll was carrying 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting, including shooting 3-for-3 from distance, through the opening half.
American shot well from the floor in the first half, going 48 percent from the floor, and 50 percent from beyond the arc but Georgetown was shooting lights out, shooting 53 overall and 50 percent from three point range in the opening half.
The Eagles narrowly outscored the Hoyas, 14-12, in the third period. The AU squad kept Georgetown from scoring a field goal in the final 7:48 of the frame and closed out the period with another three pointer from Višnjevac to trail 58-44.
Within a minute of the final period starting, AU pulled within 11 points with a trio of made Driscoll free throws, 58-47. The Eagles though were unable to reduce the deficit to single digits, getting as close at 10 points, down 70-60 with 1:19 remaining, and would fall 75-65.
Up Next
The Eagles take a jaunt to Delaware to take on Delaware State on Friday, Nov. 13 and then the Blue Hens of Delaware on Sunay, Nov. 15.
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