Though the Georgetown University women’s basketball team (12-19, 4-14 Big East) fell excruciatingly short against the Creighton University Bluejays (26-6, 16-2 Big East) with a 72-70 loss in this year’s Big East tournament quarterfinals, the game represented an impressive end to an up-and-down season.
Across the board, the Hoyas regressed in key metrics this season. After posting an impressive 23-12 overall record and going 9-9 in the Big East last season, Georgetown lost graduating forward Graceann Bennett and guard Alex Cowan, two of the three players who played and started in all 35 games during 2023-24. The third, graduate guard Kelsey Ransom, was a welcome returning piece, especially after senior forward Brianna Scott — another part of the core in last year’s campaign — suffered simultaneous ACL, MCL and meniscus injuries in the 2024 Big East tournament semifinals. In large part due to a hollowed-out roster, the Hoyas only mustered a 12-19 overall and 4-14 conference record this season.
There were undoubtedly highlights, but various disappointments punctuated such highs. The season opener against the Virginia University of Lynchburg Dragons (4-13) showcased the Hoyas at full strength, with five different players in double digits and two notching double-doubles. First-year guard Khadee Hession, in particular, stood out, racking up 11 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists with 4 steals on the defensive side of the ball.
Georgetown also secured a 58-56 win against the Providence College Friars (13-19, 6-12 Big East) in their first game of the Big East tournament. Though the Friars have not proven to be particularly capable this season, the win still represented a major milestone for the Hoyas, who saw Ransom pour in 36 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists on the outing. Ransom’s point total was the season high for all Georgetown players. On top of her all-around excellence against Providence — coupled with her 20 point, 10 assist and 9 rebound performance against Creighton in the quarterfinals — Ransom’s season concluded with a slot on the Big East all-tournament team March 10.
At the beginning of the season, Ransom landed on the 2025 Women’s College All-Star Game Watch List, a prestigious recognition only conferred upon the top senior women’s basketball players in the nation. Ransom also graced the Big East Weekly Honor Roll eight times this season and received first team all-Big East and the co-Big East sportsmanship award. In many ways, the graduate guard has been the heart and soul of Georgetown women’s basketball for the past two seasons and a singular standout through all five of her seasons on the Hilltop. Whether the future leads her to the WNBA, another professional league or perhaps a different path entirely remains to be seen, but Ransom will go down in the books as one of Georgetown’s best to ever play.
Ransom may have dominated this season — with several others including Hession, junior guard Victoria Rivera and senior center Ariel Jenkins contributing various invaluable skill sets — but the Hoyas ultimately lacked the necessary depth to deliver on greater ambitions. Their high margin of loss was especially notable in multiple Big East games, with the Hoyas dropping contests by 35 points, 34 points and 22 points to the University of Connecticut, St. John’s University and Creighton, respectively.
Another major weakness this season was the lack of consistency. Georgetown never strung together more than 3 wins in a row after their 71-57 beatdown of Colgate University on Dec. 7. After Big East play began in mid-December, the Hoyas found wins few and far between. For example, though the team emphatically exerted their dominance over Xavier University, the last-ranked team in the Big East this season, in a 63-36 win Feb. 5, Georgetown proceeded to lose the next seven games straight to close out the regular season. Because the Hoyas struggled to establish momentum, they continually took one step forward only to take three more steps back throughout the season.
Although Georgetown did not find the success it sought, this season still proved to be a worthy swan song for Ransom and a robust training ground for the next generation of star women’s basketball players. Hession, fresh off of Big East all-freshman team honors, along with first-year guards Amanda Ajobiewe, Jaeda Wilson and Jayden McBride as well as first-year forward Alexia Araujo-Dagba, will all fight for more playing time next season, building on their accumulated experiences this season. Another recruiting class, which will likely consist of several first-years and transfers, will join these players and are to be announced by Head Coach Darnell Haney in May. To add to the optimism, Scott — who has been a critical defensive presence for Georgetown in the past — will return to the court next season.
The season may not have gone according to plan, but with adequate recovery and reflection time back at the drawing board in the off season, Georgetown women’s basketball can look forward with cautious optimism about what’s ahead.