On the first day of classes for the second semester, the No. 3 Connecticut women’s basketball team (13-1, 1-1 Big East) defeated Georgetown (10-5, 1-1 Big East) 75-48 in front a packed McDonough Gymnasium.

The Huskies were in control right from the start, as they jumped out to a 17-4 lead early in the first half. They never looked back as the Hoyas were only able to get within nine points of the Huskies for the remainder of the game.

The Huskies had four players score in double figures. Senior guard Kelly Faris led Connecticut with 15 points, junior center Stefanie Dolson had 13 points, and junior guard Bria Hartley and freshman forward Breanna Stewart had 12 points apiece.

The Connecticut defense created problems for the Georgetown offense, as the Hoyas committed 26 turnovers and only shot 31 percent from the field. The Huskies limited senior Georgetown star scorer Sugar Rodgers. Rodgers, despite leading the Hoyas with 23 points, was chased relentlessly around the court by various Connecticut players and had 22 field goal attempts. Senior center Sydney Wilson and junior forward Andrea White each had nine points as well.

“We played extremely hard tonight, but giving up 30 points off of turnovers is tough,” said Georgetown head coach Keith Brown following the loss. “We did a lot of things that we wanted to do but we didn’t execute well.”

The Hoyas will look to rebound in their next game when they commence a two-game road trip on Saturday at Syracuse at 3:00 pm. The Hoyas will then travel to South Bend to face No. 2 Notre Dame.

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Last week, the Associated Press reported that Georgetown promoted assistant coach Keith Brown to the head coaching position for women’s basketball. On Monday, Georgetown confirmed the hire in a press release and on Wednesday morning, Athletic Director Lee Reed officially introduced Brown in a press conference.

Donning a Georgetown hat given to him by Reed, Brown spoke about the program at length and thanked his many supporters during his tenure at Georgetown. In a statement issued on Monday, Reed had kind words to offer on Brown’s hiring:

“I am excited to be promoting Keith to head women’s basketball coach. He has been an integral part of our success over the past few seasons and I am confident he can sustain the program’s momentum. Keith is a proven recruiter and motivator, he has the ability to push these student-athletes both on the court and in the classroom and I look forward to what he will bring to the program.”

Brown, a passionate presence on the Hoya bench for the past five seasons, served as former Head Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy’s top assistant in addition to his role as head of recruiting. He fills a void left by Williams-Flournoy after her departure for the vacant head coaching position at Auburn University.

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