PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Georgetown University women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end in heartbreaking manner on Thursday night as Rutgers University scored with less than a second remaining to defeat the Hoyas, 57-55, in the opening round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) at the RAC. GU’s season ends with a 16-14 overall record, while Rutgers improves to 19-14.
After a Dionna White (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill) layup completed a 10-4 Georgetown run to tie the score, 55-55, with 28 seconds left, Rutgers’ Kahleah Copper found a loose ball, after the Hoya defense deflected a pass, and put in the game-winning layup with just 0.