Skip to main content

DePaul plays Georgetown on 3-game home skid

Georgetown Hoyas (9-6, 2-4 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (3-14, 0-6 Big East)

Chicago; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: DePaul takes on Georgetown looking to stop its three-game home losing streak.

The Blue Demons are 3-7 in home games. DePaul allows 72.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 11.7 points per game.

The Hoyas are 2-4 against Big East opponents. Georgetown has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

DePaul is shooting 36.6% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points lower than the 38.5% Georgetown allows to opponents. Georgetown averages 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 more made shots on average than the 5.1 per game DePaul gives up.

The Blue Demons and Hoyas match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Katie Novik is averaging 11.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals for the Blue Demons. Alayna West is averaging 7.4 points over the last 10 games.

Khia Miller is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Hoyas. Laila Jewett is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Demons: 1-9, averaging 53.6 points, 29.6 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 8.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 33.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.8 points per game.

Hoyas: 6-4, averaging 66.1 points, 34.9 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 9.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 39.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story