The Georgetown women’s basketball team limped to a 5-8 (0-2 Big East) record over the three-week break period. Plagued by injuries and a stalled offense, the Hoyas fell from a 4-4 record before Christmas, suffering through a 1-4 skid in their last five matchups.

The Hoyas played in the LaSalle Classic over Dec. 28 and 29. In the first game, freshman forward Kieraah Marlow’s 19 points and 11 rebounds could not help Georgetown stop tournament host LaSalle from taking the win, 79-67. The Explorers rode a 51.7 percent shooting average and standout performances from sophomore forward Christa Ricketts with 21 points and senior guard Jill arano, who sank five three-pointers. The Hoyas struggled for much of the game, falling 55-30 part way through the second half. While Georgetown rallied back with a 21-7 run that cut the lead down to 11 points, 62-51, the team could not catch up with its opponent. After two straight victories to move back to .500, the Hoyas were once again on the losing side.

The day after the loss to LaSalle, Georgetown grabbed its only win of winter break, topping Kent State, 65-59. Marlow once again led the team with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guards Sarah Jenkins and Mary Lisicky contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively, to the offensive effort. The Hoyas trailed for most of the tight game but sprang to life in the final 10 minutes of the game to overtake their opponents for the win.

Georgetown started out strong on the second day of the new year but succumbed to a strong second-half performance from the Clemson Tigers and lost 71-62. Despite finishing the half 27-23, the Hoyas could not prevent the Tigers from sinking 18 of 33 field goals in the second for 48 points. Sophomore guard Kate Carlin hit five three-pointers for 19 points, but the rest of the team only mustered 2-of-18 shooting from behind the arc. Senior forward Varda Tamoulianis was another bright spot in a dreary game for the Hoyas; she accumulated 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Conference play started ominously for Georgetown as the team fell flat against an imposing Boston College team, losing 78-29 to the No. 14 Eagles on Jan. 5. The Hoyas’ return home after two weeks was a painful affair as the team lacked the leadership of Lisicky at the point. While freshman guard Kristin Heidloff gamely tried to fill the role, things did not go Georgetown’s way. The Eagles first-tier team had no trouble racking up the points while limiting their hosts’ chances. The Hoyas froze for much of the first half, going nine minutes without scoring at one point while missing nine shots. The final 49-point margin was a new record for Boston College, a triumph on both offense and defense. Georgetown averaged just over 20 percent from the floor, and finished behind on almost every statistical category.

A traditionally close matchup once again fell in Seton Hall’s favor, 55-48, on Jan. 8 in the final game before the break. Marlow and Tamoulianis provided the offensive spark from in the paint, combining for 29 points and 17 rebounds. Lisicky returned to the court off the bench, but could not help the Hoyas’ shooting problems, including 2-of-14 three-point shooting. Sophomore forward Monique Blake spearheaded the Pirates’ offense with 19 points and also pulled down 12 boards. The two teams stayed even until the final five minutes when Seton Hall used a seven-point run to bury its opponent and grab the win.

Georgetown has a three game losing-streak going into its game against No. 4 Rutgers on Thursday night.