WASHINGTON — Skye Pepp and Amya Scott each scored 12 points, but the Delaware State women's basketball team fell to the Georgetown Hoyas 84-47 on Monday.
The Hornets (0-1) struggled early and trailed 28-14 at the end of the first quarter. Georgetown extended the advantage to 30-14 before Delaware State mounted a 7-0 run, highlighted by a basket from Anise Geiger, to cut the deficit to nine. Georgetown answered quickly and took a 41-28 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, a 3-pointer by Scott capped a 5-0 run that trimmed Georgetown's lead to 48-36 with 7:03 remaining. The Hoyas countered with a massive scoring stretch to take a 70-37 lead into the final period. Delaware State hit a pair of 3-pointers in the third to account for six of its nine points in the quarter.
Despite the lopsided score, the Delaware State defense forced 19 Georgetown turnovers and converted those takeaways into 10 points. Skylah Kemp paced the Hornets defensively with three steals and added four points. Pepp secured a team-high five rebounds and recorded two steals.
Delaware State capitalized on post opportunities late in the game, scoring six of its 10 fourth-quarter points in the paint.
