Three-pointers caused Georgetown basketball heartbreak this week. While the men’s team slipped up after a triple that was not quite, the women’s team could only wish that the Villanova sharpshooters had stepped over the line a few times.

The Wildcats, however, were behind the arc on all 12 of their three-pointers, using their long-range skills to take down the Hoyas 71-52 on Wednesday night at The Pavilion in Villanova, Penn.

Georgetown (6-10, 1-4) took a step back this game after clinching their first Big East win a few days earlier against St. John’s. Missing were all the double-digit scorers, save senior center Varda Tamoulianis’s career-high 27 points. No one else made much of a mark as the team’s shooting percentage slumped from above 50 percent back to the usual mid-30s range.

Villanova (10-6, 3-2) boosted itself with three scorers over 10 points and near-60 percent shooting in the second half to exact revenge for last season’s loss on the Hilltop.

The Wildcats took control from the beginning behind junior guard Liad Suez’s 14 first-half points, allowing the team to take an 11-point lead by the middle of the first half, 19-8. Villanova poured on eight of their 12 three-pointers in the first half. Georgetown did itself few favors with 7-of-29 shooting. The Hoyas trailed 32-16 at the half.

Georgetown stepped up its performance in the second half behind Tamoulianis’s post play. The lanky senior proved too much for Villanova’s perimeter-oriented team, scoring 20 points in the half. At one point, Tamoulianis scored 18 consecutive Georgetown points, carrying the team with 6-for-10 shooting and an 8-for-11 run from the free throw line. She also recorded her fifth double-double this season with 11 of the Hoyas’ 34 rebounds.

Freshman point guard Kristin Heidloff chipped in with eight points and two three-pointers in the second half to lift the team. Senior guard Mary Lisicky contributed seven points in only 23 minutes on the court.

Georgetown’s second-half improvement was not enough as Villanova nailed 12-of-15 jump shots. Junior guard Betsy McManus facilitated the field goal profusion, finding the open player for a game-high nine assists despite only six points. It all added up to too little, too late for the Hoyas, buried beneath a poor first-half showing that they could not overcome.

Georgetown’s next chance for another conference win is tomorrow at 2 p.m. in McDonough Gymnasium as the team plays host to Pittsburgh (10-6, 2-3).