Providence College Athletics
Sunday, January 23
Washington, D.C.
2:00 PM
Providence College
9-9,4-5Big East
66
at
58
Georgetown
6-8,1-5Big East
1
2
3
4
OT 1
F
Providence
18
12
8
13
15
66
Georgetown
13
9
12
17
7
58
Team Stats
PROV
GTown
FG%
.414
.364
3FG%
.200
.412
FT%
.778
.846
RB
33
36
TO
17
26
STL
16
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Friars Control Overtime To Defeat Georgetown On The Road, 66-58
1/23/2022 5:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Friars earn first victory at McDonough Arena since 1996; Kylee Sheppard paced Providence with 21 points.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Providence College women's basketball team earned a 66-58 victory over Georgetown in overtime on Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C. It marked the Friars' first win at McDonough Arena since 1996, snapping a streak of 16-straight losses on the Hoyas home court. Freshman Kylee Sheppard was played more like a veteran, scoring a game-high 21 points for the Friars.
1ST QUARTER:
• The Hoyas got the first bucket of the afternoon, but Providence answered with a 9-3 run to gain a four-point advantage with 6:01 on the clock.
• A 5-0 spurt helped Georgetown regain the lead (10-9), but the Friars closed the quarter with a 9-3 scoring edge to take an 18-13 lead at the intermission.
2ND QUARTER:
• Georgetown opened the second quarter with a 4-0 spurt to cut the deficit to one (18-17).
• Lauren Sampson got the Friars on the board with back-to-back three pointers at 6:39 and 5:54 to extend the Providence lead to seven (24-17).
• Providence extended its lead to double digits (30-20), forcing a Hoyas timeout.
• Sheppard keyed the effort with back-to-back buckets.
• The Friars defense was strong, holding Georgetown without a field goal in the final 5:16 of the half. The Hoyas managed just two points during that span on a pair of free throws from Milan Bolden-Morris.
• Alyssa Geary scored a team-best nine points in the first half, while Mary Baskerville hauled in a team-high six rebounds.
• Sheppard put up a solid stat line in the first half with eight points, five rebounds and three assists.
• Bolden-Morris paced the Hoyas with 10 points.
3RD QUARTER:
• The two teams traded buckets during the opening five minutes of the third. The Hoyas had a slim 7-6 edge in scoring during that stretch.
• Olivia Olsen was responsible for four of the Friars' six points.
• Providence held a 36-29 lead at the media timeout (4:53).
• The Friars went scoreless the final 4:30 of the quarter, as the Hoyas inched within 38-34.
4TH QUARTER:
• Geary broke into double figures (11), scoring the first bucket of the fourth quarter to give Providence a 40-34 lead.
• Georgetown responded with a 6-0 run to get within 41-40 with 7:37 on the clock.
• The two teams traded buckets down the stretch, until the Friars managed to reel off four-straight points on a Janai Crooms lay-up and a pair of free throws by Sheppard.
• Sheppard's free throws gave the Friars a three-point cushion with 19-seconds to play.
• Following a Georgetown timeout to advance the ball, Kaylin West banked in a deep three to force overtime with three seconds remaining in the game.
OT:
• Bolden-Morris drained a three for Georgetown to open the extra session.
• The Hoyas held a 58-57 lead with 2:15 to play, but Providence closed out the game with a 9-0 run over the last 1:26 to earn the 66-58 victory.
• The Friars outscored the Hoyas 13-2 over the final 3:08 in the overtime.
• Sheppard scored seven of the Friars' 15 points in the overtime session, including a 5-6 performance from the charity stripe in the final 40-seconds.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Sheppard, Geary and Crooms combined to score 48 of the Friars 66 points.
• Sheppard eclipsed the 20-point mark for the second time this season, finishing the game with 21 points. She also added seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
• Geary completed the day with 15 points, while Crooms rounded out the list of double-digit scorers with 12 points.
• Baskerville scored six points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. She also matched her career highs in steals (six) and blocked shots (six).
• The Friars outscored the Hoyas 25-15 in points off of turnovers.
• Providence collected 16 steals in the game. It marked the most steals in a game for PC since Feb. 17, 2019 against Butler (16).
• Providence snapped a 16-game winless streak at McDonough Arena, earning its first win on Georgetown's home court since 1996.
• Providence improved to 4-1 on the road this season.
• The Friars also improved to 2-1 in overtime games this season, with both OT wins coming on the road.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence finishes a three-game road stretch on with a match-up against Creighton on Friday, Jan. 28 at DJ Sokol Arena in Omaha, Neb. The Friars return to the Ocean State to host UConn on Sunday, Jan. 30 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Tip-off against the Huskies is set for 11:00 a.m.
- GO FRIARS! -
1ST QUARTER:
• The Hoyas got the first bucket of the afternoon, but Providence answered with a 9-3 run to gain a four-point advantage with 6:01 on the clock.
• A 5-0 spurt helped Georgetown regain the lead (10-9), but the Friars closed the quarter with a 9-3 scoring edge to take an 18-13 lead at the intermission.
2ND QUARTER:
• Georgetown opened the second quarter with a 4-0 spurt to cut the deficit to one (18-17).
• Lauren Sampson got the Friars on the board with back-to-back three pointers at 6:39 and 5:54 to extend the Providence lead to seven (24-17).
• Providence extended its lead to double digits (30-20), forcing a Hoyas timeout.
• Sheppard keyed the effort with back-to-back buckets.
• The Friars defense was strong, holding Georgetown without a field goal in the final 5:16 of the half. The Hoyas managed just two points during that span on a pair of free throws from Milan Bolden-Morris.
• Alyssa Geary scored a team-best nine points in the first half, while Mary Baskerville hauled in a team-high six rebounds.
• Sheppard put up a solid stat line in the first half with eight points, five rebounds and three assists.
• Bolden-Morris paced the Hoyas with 10 points.
3RD QUARTER:
• The two teams traded buckets during the opening five minutes of the third. The Hoyas had a slim 7-6 edge in scoring during that stretch.
• Olivia Olsen was responsible for four of the Friars' six points.
• Providence held a 36-29 lead at the media timeout (4:53).
• The Friars went scoreless the final 4:30 of the quarter, as the Hoyas inched within 38-34.
4TH QUARTER:
• Geary broke into double figures (11), scoring the first bucket of the fourth quarter to give Providence a 40-34 lead.
• Georgetown responded with a 6-0 run to get within 41-40 with 7:37 on the clock.
• The two teams traded buckets down the stretch, until the Friars managed to reel off four-straight points on a Janai Crooms lay-up and a pair of free throws by Sheppard.
• Sheppard's free throws gave the Friars a three-point cushion with 19-seconds to play.
• Following a Georgetown timeout to advance the ball, Kaylin West banked in a deep three to force overtime with three seconds remaining in the game.
OT:
• Bolden-Morris drained a three for Georgetown to open the extra session.
• The Hoyas held a 58-57 lead with 2:15 to play, but Providence closed out the game with a 9-0 run over the last 1:26 to earn the 66-58 victory.
• The Friars outscored the Hoyas 13-2 over the final 3:08 in the overtime.
• Sheppard scored seven of the Friars' 15 points in the overtime session, including a 5-6 performance from the charity stripe in the final 40-seconds.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Sheppard, Geary and Crooms combined to score 48 of the Friars 66 points.
• Sheppard eclipsed the 20-point mark for the second time this season, finishing the game with 21 points. She also added seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
• Geary completed the day with 15 points, while Crooms rounded out the list of double-digit scorers with 12 points.
• Baskerville scored six points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. She also matched her career highs in steals (six) and blocked shots (six).
• The Friars outscored the Hoyas 25-15 in points off of turnovers.
• Providence collected 16 steals in the game. It marked the most steals in a game for PC since Feb. 17, 2019 against Butler (16).
• Providence snapped a 16-game winless streak at McDonough Arena, earning its first win on Georgetown's home court since 1996.
• Providence improved to 4-1 on the road this season.
• The Friars also improved to 2-1 in overtime games this season, with both OT wins coming on the road.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence finishes a three-game road stretch on with a match-up against Creighton on Friday, Jan. 28 at DJ Sokol Arena in Omaha, Neb. The Friars return to the Ocean State to host UConn on Sunday, Jan. 30 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Tip-off against the Huskies is set for 11:00 a.m.
- GO FRIARS! -
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