Georgetown Nets Game Winner With Four-Seconds Left To Defeat Friars, 73-71

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's basketball team fell to Georgetown, 73-71, on Jan. 17 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. The Friars dropped to 8-11 on the year (2-4 BIG EAST), while Georgetown improved to 13-4 (3-3 BIG EAST).

1^ST QUARTER:
• Georgetown held a 13-12 lead at the first media timeout. Both teams were red-hot from the field during the opening stretch. Providence shot 63-percent (5-8), while Georgetown checked in at 55-percent (6-11).
• The Friars went on an 8-0 run over the next 4:16 to take a 20-13 lead.
• The Hoyas got back on the scoreboard with two seconds left to make it a 20-15 game at the intermission.
• Brynn Farrell was 2-2 from beyond the arc led all scorers with six points in the opening 10 minutes.

2^ND QUARTER:
• Providence mounted a nine-point lead with 6:46 remaining in the quarter and went to the media timeout up 31-23 (4:55).
• Grace Efosa sparked the offense in the first five minutes of the frame with five points on 2-2 shooting. She also grabbed three boards and dished two assists.
• The Hoyas used a 15-2 scoring spurt to take a 38-33 lead with 26-seconds left in the quarter.
• Efosa ended a scoring drought of 3:42 with a baseline jumper as time expired, giving her a team-high 13 points.
• The Friars trailed 38-35 at halftime, with both teams shooting just north of 50-percent from the field.

3^RD QUARTER:
• Georgetown hit the first bucket of the third, but the Friars answered with a 6-0 run to regain the lead (41-40) with 6:29 on the clock.
• Providence took a 47-43 lead with the help of a 6-0 run (3:36).
• The Friars led 46-49 with 1:38 remaining on the clock, but Georgetown finished the quarter with four unanswered points to take a 50-49 advantage into the final frame.

4^TH QUARTER:
• Providence trailed 62-59 with 5:51 on the clock.
• The Friars used a 7-2 spurt to take a 66-64 lead with 2:17 to play.
• Kelsey Ransom drained a pair of free throws with 54-seconds left to put the Hoyas up 68-66.
• The Friars committed a foul on the offensive end crashing the glass and sent Georgetown to the line, where Victoria Rivera made it a four-point game (70-66) with 44.9 left on the clock.
• Grace Efosa cut the deficit to 70-68 and had a chance to make it a one-point game at the foul line, but missed the attempt with 33.5 seconds left.
• Georgetown went to the line once again, but this time made just one of two attempts for a 71-68 lead.
• The Friars grabbed the defensive board and Marta Morales Romero tied the game, 71-71, with a triple from the top of the key.
• Ransom got to the rim for the go-ahead bucket with 4-seconds remaining but missed the ensuing free throw after being fouled on the play.
• Providence grabbed the defensive rebound and attempted to go the length of the floor for a final shot, but were unable to get the bucket.

NOTES:
• Efosa paced four Friars in double figures with 19 points. She was 9-11 from the field and recorded five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 38 minutes of action.
• Olivia Olsen finished the night with 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists and six blocked shots.
• Farrell tallied 14 points on 4-5 shooting from the field, including a 4-4 performance from three-point territory.
• Morales Romero rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points and added a career-high seven assists.
• Providence shot 55.1-percent from the field in the game (27-49), including a season-best 66.7-percent from beyond the arc (8-12). The Friars also converted 75-percent of their free throws (9-12).
• Providence and Georgetown entered the game as the top-two rebounding teams in the conference during BIG EAST play. The Friars finished the game with a 33-22 advantage on the glass.
• Georgetown outscored the Friars 23-11 in points off turnovers. Providence committed 17 turnovers in the game, while the Hoyas turned the ball over just seven times.

WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars will return to action on Sunday, Jan. 21 against Butler. The game will be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse and is scheduled to tip-off at Noon on FS1.

- GO FRIARS! -

Georgetown Nets Game Winner With Four-Seconds Left To Defeat Friars, 73-71

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Grace Efosa

Olivia Olsen

Brynn Farrell

Marta Morales Romero

Players Mentioned

Grace Efosa

Brynn Farrell

Marta Morales Romero

Olivia Olsen

Players Mentioned

Grace Efosa

Brynn Farrell

Marta Morales Romero

Olivia Olsen

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