Washington, D.C. – Senior guard Amelia Wood finished with a team-high 14 points to lead the Sacred Heart women's basketball team as they dropped a 77-44 road decision against the Big East's Georgetown Hoyas.

Wood was the only Pioneer to finish in double figures, leading a contingent of nine different players who all entered the scoring column. Following her in that effort was junior center Emma Kirby with six points while Nalyce Dudley, Grace John and Dianne Crespo López all followed with five points.

As a team, Sacred Heart finished the game shooting 30.6 percent from the field, connecting on 15-of-49 field goal attempts. Three of the 15 field goals came from outside the three-point arc, all from different player with Wood, Dudley and John all connecting from long range. The Pioneers also dropped the battle of the board by a 36-31 margin with Kirby leading that effort with five boards.

RECORDS
Sacred Heart: 1-3
Georgetown: 2-2

TOP PERFORMERS
Amelia Wood: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5-14 FG
Emma Kirby: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3-5 FG
Grace John: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists

FIRST QUARTER NOTES

·       After an empty possession for both teams out of the gates, the Hoyas struck first with a three pointer 52 seconds in and added two free throws for an early 5-2 lead.

·       Kirby would get the Pioneers on the board just over 90 seconds into the contest with a layup.

·       The first three of the evening for SHU came with just over five minutes on the clock as Dudley drained the long range bucket to make it a one-point game, 8-7.

·       After Kirby converted a layup before the media timeout, the Hoyas came out of that first break to end the quarter on an 11-0 run, taking a 22-9 lead into the quarter break.  

SECOND QUARTER NOTES

·       Sacred Heart would be the first two score in the second quarter with Jordanna Schrecker driving the left side of the lane for a layup on the Pioneers opening possession.

·       The Hoyas would continue to keep the pressure on, extending their lead to 37-13.

·       After going more than four minutes without a field goal, Wood broke the drought with a three pointer to make it 37-18 with under four minutes remaining.

·       The Hoyas would go on to score seven of the final nine points of the half to take a 44-20 lead into the locker room at the break.

THIRD QUARTER NOTES

·       After surrendering the first two baskets to the Hoyas, the Pioneers opened up the second half with a three pointer from John.

·       Just prior to the halfway point of the quarter, SHU rattled off six-straight, the last of which came on a steal and fast break bucket from Wood which forced a Georgetown timeout. Wood also opened the six point stretch with a fall-away jumper.

·       The Pioneers muster just two more points in the quarter as Georgetown extended its lead out to 57-31 at the final intermission.

FOURTH QUARTER NOTES

·       Coming out of that final break, the Pioneers would rattle off back-to-back baskets with layups from Wood and Esther Kursite, the second of which was a put-back attempt as SHU finished the game with an 11-7 lead in second chance opportunities.

·       Georgetown would build its lead out to 68-38 before another burst from the Pioneers, this time a 5-0 stretch that resulted in a 68-43 Hoyas lead.

·       Crespo Lopez opened up that run with an old fashioned three point play as she was fouled on a layup, while Wood added the final two points at the free throw line coming out of the media timeout.

UP NEXT
To close out its stretch of four-straight road games, Sacred Heart heads to the Bay State to take on the Northeastern Huskies on Saturday, November 22. Tip off from the Huskies Cabot Center is set for 1:00 p.m. with all of the action available live on FloCollege.