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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoya Comeback Falls Short in 77-72 Loss to Creighton

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoya Comeback Falls Short in 77-72 Loss to Creighton

By John Ehrmann January 25, 2024

Hot off a 77-49 trouncing of Xavier University, the Georgetown University women’s basketball team sought to carry its momentum into a matchup with the then No. 21 Creighton Bluejays on Jan. 24 at McDonough...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Clutch Shooting Seals the Deal for Georgetown

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Clutch Shooting Seals the Deal for Georgetown

By Oliver Ni January 19, 2024

With both teams entering the game on losing skids, the Wednesday, Jan. 17 matchup between Georgetown University and Providence provided each team with a crucial opportunity to regain momentum in a tough...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Dominate Raiders, Post Best Start in Big East Era

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Dominate Raiders, Post Best Start in Big East Era

By Ceci Lukas December 30, 2023

The Georgetown University women’s basketball team won their sixth game in a row with a decisive 61-40 victory over a tough Colgate side on Dec. 5 in a nonconference battle.  Although Georgetown...

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Late Game Heroics Power Georgetown Past Cal State Fullerton

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Late Game Heroics Power Georgetown Past Cal State Fullerton

By Michael Santos December 1, 2023

A fourth-quarter offensive push powered the Georgetown University women’s basketball team past California State University, Fullerton, 65-55 on Nov. 26. As the third quarter concluded with the Hoyas...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Fall to Brown University in Defensive Nail-Biter

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Fall to Brown University in Defensive Nail-Biter

By Nate Sullivan November 20, 2023

After a strong start to the season with decisive wins against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Temple University, the Georgetown University women’s basketball team was unable to continue...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Find their Rhythm En Route to First Victory

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Find their Rhythm En Route to First Victory

By Isabella Terry November 11, 2023

Georgetown University women’s basketball opened their season against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on Nov. 6 in tremendous fashion, running away with a 61-50 victory in front of a...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Head Coach Darnell Haney is Ready to Rise to the Challenge

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Head Coach Darnell Haney is Ready to Rise to the Challenge

By Carrie McDonald November 6, 2023

When Darnell Haney accepted a job offer to join Head Coach Tasha Butts’ staff, he had no idea he would find himself leading the Georgetown women’s basketball program a mere few months later. Georgetown...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Hope to Surprise in Stacked Big East

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Hope to Surprise in Stacked Big East

By Nate Sullivan and Jacob Graybow November 6, 2023

With the start of November comes the return of women’s collegiate basketball.  Big East teams saw remarkable success in the previous season, as the conference sent five teams to the NCAA tournament...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Look to Remain Tasha Tough in New Era

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Look to Remain Tasha Tough in New Era

By Faith Specter and Harry Kilman November 6, 2023

Georgetown’s 2023-24 women’s basketball season will transcend sports entirely.  Following a two-year battle with breast cancer, Head Coach Tasha Butts died Oct. 23, leaving a program, campus...

Tasha Butts Press Conference

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Remembering Coach Tasha Butts

By Carrie McDonald and Oliver Ni November 3, 2023

Georgetown University women’s basketball head coach Tasha Butts died Oct. 23 after a two-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 41. In the six months of her tenure as head coach of the...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Tasha Butts Temporarily Steps Back From Head Coach Role

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Tasha Butts Temporarily Steps Back From Head Coach Role

By Carrie McDonald September 28, 2023

Tasha Butts, the head coach of the Georgetown women’s basketball team, will temporarily step back from her coaching duties to focus on her health amid her ongoing fight against breast cancer.  Associate...

CANNAMELA | This Women’s NCAA March Madness is Both a Beacon of Hope, A Danger

CANNAMELA | This Women’s NCAA March Madness is Both a Beacon of Hope, A Danger

By Julia Cannamela April 14, 2023

As purple and gold confetti rained down on the Louisiana State University Tigers, the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Champions, Head Coach Kim Mulkey stood with tears in her eyes,...

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